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WILLOW AND BARK by Sally Sandler
WILLOW AND BARK
by Sally Sandler
Somedays I Am That Cypress
The past has all blown east.The Monterey cypress felt it leavein...
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CAPTIVE by David Williamson
Captive
Thursday’s trap door below hermemory swings and upclimbs the same captoralways that man, grey wool suitred carnationtaking her furniture, picturesSaturdays hostageagain she bumps into the emptyspaces...
REMEMBERING CAMUS by Reed Venrick
REMEMBERING CAMUS
by Reed Venrick
Circles of the Sea
The Eye was the first circle(Emerson)
Those last days of summer,...
FOUR POEMS by John Casey
Perfect Day
Leaves dancing, rustlingDelicately caressedBy the soft breezeA whispered wind song
Patches of sun, dartingBreak through branchesCascade and collideIn prismatic collageOn the forest floor
DOGS OF AUSTRALIA by Rodney A. Williams
Dogs of AustraliaFor German migrants internedas enemy aliens on Torrens Islandin the Port Adelaide River Estuaryduring World War 1.1I am a dog of AustraliaWalked here by this country’s first peopleAcross a land...
SIXTEEN OF ME by Lefcothea-Maria Golgaki
SIXTEEN OF ME
To Giorgos
by Lefcothea-Maria Golgaki
The Promise
The girl was told hapless creatures cannot marchFinite their choicesThe...
RETURN by Angela Shepherd
RETURN
by Angela Shepherd
Return
You came to me as I took my first breath, the spirit which filled my lungs and energized...
MULTIPURPOSE by Robert Travis Hicks
MULTIPURPOSE
by Robert Travis Hicks
The Gallows
Head hung, haunted by hoary whispersA time before the milk curdledBefore you leftBefore the mirror met...
EMPRESS by Chani Zwibel
EMPRESS
by Chani Zwibel
EMPRESSPlease send good newsand graceful configurations of repose.I want to recline on this silver maple settee and read this gilt-edged tome in peace.I...
MORNING SONG by John Leonard
MORNING SONG
by John Leonard
No Cream, No Sugar
Being awake feels like having eternal patience.Nights slowly dripping into my orange coffee cup.
