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Communion

08.08.13 Posted in today's words by

Richard Schnap’s most recent poem to appear here was Antidote (May 2013).CommunionBy Richard Schnap I remember her eyesThe way one remembersThe headlights of a carArriving to take you home And I remember her scentThe way one remembersThe perfume of a roseAs it opens to the sky And I remember her voiceThe way one remembersThe cry of a […]


Literally

08.08.13 Posted in words to linger on by

Sarah Endo’s most recent poem to appear here was this (February 2013). LiterallyBy Sarah Endo The radio host intones,“Cape Cod National Seashore isliterally washing away,” which is dispiritingto an aging Atlantic aficionado, but also amusingto a lifelong language loverbecause “littorally” means having to do with the shore–the listener is at least ninety-nine percent sure. A confirmatory Google search […]


Timeworn Tome

08.07.13 Posted in today's words by

Jessica Marcarelli writes about planets, aliens, fairies, wizards, pirates, and even dark horrors. Despite her compulsive procrastination, her short stories and poems have been published in several print and online magazines. She lives in Arizona with her husband, one adorably insufferable cat, and enough books to cause a small avalanche. Visit her blog. Timeworn Tome By […]


translucent

08.06.13 Posted in today's words by

Bill Webb’s most recent poem to appear here was Discerning Vision (July 2013). translucent By Bill Webb what if there’s nothing left to be given? every good thing squandered scrambling after dreams that retreat each dawn to shadowy filament, morning’s uncertain memory an opaque bubble, that like me never contained anything at all


Helios

08.05.13 Posted in today's words by

James McGurk’s most recent poem to appear here was When time stops (July 2013). Helios By James McGurk The sun a rose flowering in the gloamingPetals tumbling across a windless sky mosaic into mosaic An efflorescence feast slipping beneath weeping waves Wearing a death mask and howling for the dawn


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