Stephanie Smith - Two Poems
A Lamentyour skinsmells of sandalwoodand sleepthe reekof winter’s corpseyour lips of mintand silk kisseslike slippery rooftopsskeletons dance uponlike my morning coffeethe dolorof life without youthe...
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The ItalienneWhat were those sentencesI wrote for her and polishedagain and againwhat did those letters say exactlythe epistles that I never sent but kept hiddenbeneath my mattress untilI would take...
View ArticleDonal Mahoney - One Poem
The Parish Carnival That's Bernie's wife on the carousellaughing and waving her arms.Once again she won't get off even though Bernie is yellingnext to the concession standjumping around in his wheel...
View ArticleRichard D. Houff - One Poem
Miniatures) Uncle JeanJean had a 3rd grade education, and never reallysaid a whole lot. He was my mother’s uncle, so that’show we’d address him.When he did speak, it was always in the past tense;his...
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Random Notes It’s Dylan on the stereo again: “A Simple Twist of Fate” with lukewarm sun, obligatory coffee, and my man-ufactured thoughts. The dogs asleep, and Ann'sdownstairs, I dive inside the music....
View ArticleJonathan Simkins - One Poem
Determinations of June ISomewhere it’s winter, somewhere the flesh closes,Too, in another womb; inside that wombThe luminous seed wakes; and we assumeIt barren, drum the season, thumb our nosesAt the...
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Fall and Rise The tides will fall and rise eternally As crisp winds cut across my face. Alone, internally— My quiet place. Journey To...
View ArticlePaul R. Davis - Three Poems
The Milky Way Poem(After viewing a nine gigapixel image) You can’t hold it in just one hand,it is ordinary in the universe, It is everything we know,it is everything we do not know, special to its...
View ArticleMarianne Szlyk - One Poem
Cabin Fever The green leaves outside glitter as if welded to the tree. Birds perched there sing harshly, if at all. Clouds are piling up like traffic. The air tastes like car exhaust. You are hoping...
View ArticleHerb Kauderer & Alan Katerinsky - One Poem
Verbal Masturbationin the age of talk mediaexercising freedom of speechno matter how stupidis considered a moral imperativehate and ignoranceare deemed justifiedby the need of the individualto express...
View ArticleTrish Saunders - One Poem
Life After Layoffs There was no need to duck your head when we saw you waitressingin Waimanalo, middle-aged and varicose-veined working under the table fortips so small they might be crumbs, Just tell...
View ArticleMichael H. Brownstein - Two Poems
Night, South Dakota, No Fresh Water for Forty Miles There is an ease in the way meteors breeze into flame like the sudden change in leaf one night, late autumn when their lives bleed into yellows,...
View ArticleM.R. Briceño - Two Poems
Jim BeamLet my love die.Sink it in all of thedead dreamsand full ashtraysof the world.Let it sink,and then let it die.Let my ambition die.Let me out of everyivy-league collegeand every law degreeand...
View ArticleMitchell Krockmalnik Grabois - Two Poems
Guillotine Underneath Kayla’s shirt you’ll find two quartersThere’s a guillotine where her heart should beFooled again-- the cantaloupe was unripe when she sliced it open In no moment is she winningThe...
View ArticleHannah Newcomer - One Poem
A Slowly Dying Stari.as i lay here and listento the soft jazz playing over the simple quiet of my house, i know. ii.what i know is that i must write, that if i didn't write the tumbling words, the...
View ArticleScott Vanya - One Poem
RightWhen you stop being a poetand start being a poemThe World hugs youas if to say "Welcome home"Speed limits look like a good idea:All saying "Enjoy this...
View ArticleLinda M. Crate - One Poem
New Beginning the winter has comeblessed us with ice and snow,and the grumblingis enormous;but the cold never bothered me,and perhaps winterisn't the curse we want to believe itto be—perhaps it's a new...
View ArticleStephen Jarrell Williams - Two Poems
Doubtful DoubtfulPeal of clothes upon the back porch willHelp herFeel the old exhilarationBack whenNo pangs of guiltAnonymous malesRaked her leavesIn moonlight shows of secrecyTheir great dark eyes...
View ArticleJacqueline Jules - Two Poems
The Art of the Stoic FaceWearing a hat to match her dress,Queen Elizabeth waved a gloved handfrom balcony, carriage, and cathedralfor four long Jubilee days.Her smile, like dentures hiding the absence...
View ArticleSudha Srivatsan - One Poem
UnforgivingA feeling so numbLike lost my little finger, Befriending the tail Gone missing for longA fragment of soul neatly exsectedLong warped my mind with denial Content traded smartly For the...
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