Shirley Jones-Luke’s most recent poem to appear here was “Food Stamps” (March 2018). Theatrics in My Head By Shirley Jones-Luke I’m afraid of my own narrative, it never goes as I envisioned, reality slaps me in the face every time, tired of the sting My face stings, tired of the slaps, reality never goes as […]
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scarcely spring
Ariel Boswell is a nurse in Rochester, Minnesota. scarcely spring By Ariel Boswell the sun’s arc shoots higher; the light lingers, the crisp air whispers warmth I pass the detritus of winter’s receding snows: the white smudge of dried salt, dry bleached grass, a tangle of bush spotted with paper wrappers sometimes hidden by leaves, […]
A Mulch Pile Prayer
Lee Woodman lives and writes in Washington, D.C. A Mulch Pile Prayer By Lee Woodman Our Father who art in the mulch pile, Hallowed be thy Brussels sprouts. I embroidered this on a placemat I knew would make him chuckle. Thy corn has come, thy will was done, on earth as it was on the […]
Life Turns
Linda Sonrisa’s most recent poem to appear here was “Accidental Springs” (April 2018). Life Turns By Linda Sonrisa Dinner-table troubled tummy, nervous vomit in my closet— and you, you tap-dance in a too-expensive suit in the brief hallway of my youth. Dark Wine hurled against stained walls slaps and witches over dishes, tires and cheeks […]
Aging
Michael Copeland’s most recent poem to appear here was “Tears” (April 2018). Aging By Michael Copeland Her tears ran on forever turning cheek to aged bronze her mind ebbed with sadness. Hardening memories atrophied the joy she once knew, life would never be the same. Romance had left her crying, a broken heart was not […]
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