BUS TO SANTEE, SOUTH CAROLINA by John Horváth
BUTTON COLLECTIONby Howard Winn BUTTON COLLECTIONBringing order to our mother’s house,as she sat in her rocking chairwatching a daytime television program,my sister threw out old candy boxescontaining buttons hoardedfrom at least sixty years.They sounded like...
BIG TIME by Dave Nielsen
BIG TIMEby Dave Nielsen
Time’s Up
To see how beautiful a single rock is,to put one in one’s yardby crane, by a teamof workers.The beginning of time—set off by a flowerbed!Look at the children next to...
LOVE by Katharine Studer
LOVEby Katharine Studer
Love
Before the word is spokenA man might walk on handsDangling mid-air without a net or wire,Concentrating to keep the weightof his legs extended straight in the center,Nudging his fingers to gain an...
REDUCTION by Jonathan Dowdle
REDUCTIONby Jonathan Dowdle
RiffIn the rebound, resound,Where all thoughts go to drown,And we sleep beneath the sea,That buries us in echoes bleed;How are we to sleep or dreamBetween the stitch and the seam,Plucking grief from...