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Day and Night in Kingdom of Heaven

10.26.18 Posted in today's words by

Yuan Hongri’s most recent poem to appear here was “Home Sweet Home Beyond Milky Way” (August 2018). Day and Night in Kingdom of Heaven By Yuan Hongri Translation by Manu Mangattu Last night, gazing at the stars I saw those countless gems smile Numberless from my past life Limitless in the silver kingdom Sprang from […]


Them With No Answer

10.25.18 Posted in today's words by

Rachel Fenton lives and writes in Auckland, New Zealand. Them With No Answer By Rachel Fenton We went to Wentworth remembering walking estate as kids with grandparents long since dead, whose daughter said ‘Aye,’ with nod of head and set herse on first bench to light up, jiggered from crossing car park, she would watch […]


Skyline Drive // Conway, Arkansas

10.24.18 Posted in today's words by

Quinn Carver Johnson lives and writes in Conway, Arkansas. “You can see a million miles tonight, but you can’t get very far.” —Counting Crows Skyline Drive // Conway, Arkansas By Quinn Carver Johnson Somewhere in Arkansas right now there is a field, empty in these winter months, covered by a thin sheet of water (melted […]


Everywhere at once, aimless

10.23.18 Posted in today's words by

Simon Perchik’s most recent poem to appear here was “You can’t stop, talk” (September 2018). Everywhere at once, aimless though the day lilies no longer make a sound are used to how the sun can still be found in moonlight that has no rain left to comfort with warm stones and the mist that is […]


Forecast

10.22.18 Posted in today's words by

Gary Beck’s most recent poem to appear here was “The Evolution of the Law” (September 2018). Forecast By Gary Beck After grey, cold week the sun came out, temperatures climbed, warm fall day. The birds began to sing, the younger birds thought it was spring, the older birds enjoyed the day, but knew that winter […]


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