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Yet Wave

03.19.13 Posted in today's words by

Ray Sharp’s most recent poem to appear here was Cats (December 2012). Yet Wave By Ray Sharp We fly the mythof our eternal happinesswith the fabricof American flags still standing on the moonappearing to wavein the steady breezeof a near-totalabsence of air.


Looking for a Shore

03.18.13 Posted in today's words by

Laura Zucca-Scott’s most recent poem to appear here was My Words (December 2012). Looking for a Shore By Laura Zucca-Scott I miss the seaDesperatelyCrazilyI miss the smellAnd the raging waves My heart needs a rhythmI cannot find inlandTall grass will not doPlease understandI am not difficultI am just me


Accumulation

03.18.13 Posted in words to linger on by

Susan Sweetland Garay’s most recent poem to appear here was Past Lives (February 2013). AccumulationBy Susan Sweetland GarayWe both knew thata half empty shelfwould not be at home hereso we go to work filling it. Changing lives so dramaticallymakes it hard to stayin touch with the past. I remember reaching up and outof the chlorinated waterto pull […]


Cloud

03.17.13 Posted in today's words by

Dawnell Harrison’s most recent poem to appear here was Words (May 2012). Cloud By Dawnell Harrison My ravished tears cloudAnd freeze to ice drops In this negative twentyDegree weather. The timid light doesNot enfold me in its arms. It’s a day for a silent shroudOf ghosts, stalactites in caves, And bats coming up likeLarge, dark shadowsIn the […]


The Girl and the Mirror

03.16.13 Posted in today's words by

Risica Caputi is a massage therapist and bookworm from Sarasota FL. She is pursuing a degree in literature with University of Phoenix. After living all over the country, Risica now resides in Littleton ME. To see what it’s like to be an outsider in a small town, visit her blog. The Girl and the Mirror is […]


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