Charlene James-Duguid most recently published two haiku here in December 2017. All I Can Thank You With Is Words By Charlene James-Duguid True friends brave the winds Bringing Nature’s selfless gifts Armed merely with smiles. Harsh infirmities Of their own, hidden deeply By a country wish Bill and Reva Jo Share, then share again, hopes […]
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No One Left to Ask
William C. Ross’ most recent poem to appear here was “Curtain” (March 2017) No One Left to Ask By William C. Ross Dying flames flickered in the old fireplace, and the hour was too late to add a log. He leafed through the worn address books— His, hers, theirs. The names seemed to need an […]
Musical Passages For Theatre Interludes
Aaron Kent lives and writes in Praze in the United Kingdom. Musical Passages For Theatre Interludes By Aaron Kent I sing the rhythm-struck gauntlet, the wax coated blade on the west of my pupils. From left-field a harp struck with all edges of solar’s Plexus—a pair of brothers in the diamond fields picking coal. I […]
Sour Patch Kid
Maalik Howard’s most recent poem to appear here was “Nina” (December 2017) Sour Patch Kid By Maalik Howard First she’s sour then she’s sweet like a sour patch kid. Her sour is a pinch from a middle school crush. The tiny prick of pain is submerged by the joyous sentiment of her attention greeting you, […]
Tea-dark page of parchment
Susan Davis Gabbay’s most recent poem to appear here was “I am as a child, lost” (December 2017) Tea-dark page of parchment Now framed in gold, We treasure you, for Once in Babylon Three hundred years ago A learned scribe Lighted his oil lamp Bent over ink, took pen in hand To indite these words […]
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