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This poem is not about you

03.04.13 Posted in words to linger on by

Mimsy Farquhar lives with her husband and contingent of 4 children, 3 dogs, 2 cats and is currently taking applications for the lone animal role once filled by a tree frog named Piggy. She tempers her love of hard science with poetry, trying to draw word pictures of things we can’t see.This poem is not […]


Breath

03.03.13 Posted in today's words by

Jeannette Gallagher’s most recent poem to appear here was Jet Crash! Good Friday (January 2013). Breath By Jeanette Gallagher There is such strengthIn drawing breathKnowing where one ends And the next begins To enjoy the comfortOf the familiarIn loving relationshipsYou inhale security Illusion of permanenceObscures your visionYou forget capricious MarchBrings chaotic winds Loss of love blindsidesBreath becomes erraticWith […]


Domestic Pantheon

03.02.13 Posted in today's words by

Rusty Kjarvik is a writer, musician, and artist. His poetry publications include 3:AM Magazine, Emerge Literary Journal, and Rio Grande Review. With short fiction inHaggard & Halloo and visual art forBaltimore Review, Kjarvik also performs world fusion music. Visit his blog. Domestic Pantheon By Rusty Kjarvik Saraswati, for MusicShakyamuni, for Overcoming FearAdonai, for Honoring AncestorsDionysius, for AbundanceNapi, for the […]


Reminder

03.01.13 Posted in today's words by

Elizabeth Dublin’s poem Yulish appeared here in December 2012. Reminder By Elizabeth Dublin I’ve only thought of youoncesince then. It was when the sun shone inthat particular way orangeagainst the concreteas if lit from behind the wall.


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