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Unseasonable Gift

03.26.14 Posted in today's words by

Mariah Boone’s most recent poem to appear here was Verano (October 2013). Unseasonal Gift By Mariah Boone Citrus for Christmas Suns in the cold Bright globes to fight oldness and night The darkness gets shorter but creeping so slow Juice of life to remember the Light.


Here’s the thing about snow angels

03.25.14 Posted in today's words by

Sarah Endo’s most recent poem to appear here was Literally (August 2013). Here’s the thing about snow angels: By Sarah Endo You have to be willing. You have to be willing to flop down in the snow, flail or wiggle your arms and legs. You have to be willing to surrender your dignity for there […]


The Wind of Autumn

03.24.14 Posted in today's words by

Russ Eidson wrote this poem. The Wind of Autumn By Russ Eidson The wind of autumn blows across the schoolyard. The rain is a gray and steady drizzle. The leaves have not started to turn– a car rides by with a rap tune blaring out obscenities– then a sharp yell from a postadolescent voice– all […]


Let Grief Pour Out of You as if You Are Watering a Garden

03.23.14 Posted in today's words by

Rose Arrowsmith DeCoux’s poem Instead of Writing Poems appeared here in February 2014. Let Grief Pour Out of You as if You Are Watering a Garden By Rose Arrowsmith DeCoux Let grief pour out of you as if you are watering a garden, slowly with the force of the glaciers behind you. On these hard […]


Portrait in Three Movements

03.22.14 Posted in today's words by

Richard Schnap’s most recent poem to appear here was Happily Ever After (February 2014). Portrait in Three Movements By Richard Schnap 1 She stands in a corner Against two walls One grey with an aura of light About her, the other black As a starless night sky. She wears a white blouse And a long […]


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