Ailill lives and writes in Nebraska. A Violin wails in Old Man Winter. By Ailill A violin wails in Old Man Winter. Coyote howls piercing shivery moon with needy night; hounding with bone clattering wind. Banshee screams slices ears of siren dreams; his horned owl all seeing soul sight holding trial over chitter chattering mind. […]
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Puja
Rajiv Khandelwal’s most recent poem to appear here was “My Wife” (February 2020). Puja By Rajiv Khandelwal Business had been going Through a rough patch So, we decided to do a puja In prescribed ritualistic manner Replete with religious discourses Which if heard focused intent With one’s whole being Is believed to provide Overall prosperity […]
The Hogweeds of Hogwash
E.V. Wyler’s most recent poem to appear here was “To Bear Witness” (July 2017). The Hogweeds of Hogwash By E.V. Wyler Under mottled lights of marbleized moonbeams, if gargoyles leapt from gutters to garden the Wastelands of Hogwash and tallied deceptions with offensive flowers in fields where fallacies bloom, then giant hogweeds would appropriately designate […]
Times Like These
Nancy Scott McBride’s most recent poem to appear here was “Butterfly Summer” (January 2020). Times Like These By Nancy Scott McBride Times like these don’t really need all the waving arms, clenched fists, loud shouts and ugly insults of dissent. We’ve had enough of that already. Times like these do just fine with little, quiet, […]
Choose to be Extraordinary: Radiance
Erin Holly McDermott is a high school freshman. She wrote this poem for her eighth-grade graduation. She loves lacrosse, basketball, and running, and she excels at science and history. Erin also enjoys photography and writing. Choose to Be Extraordinary: Radiance By Erin Holly McDermott Light. It can be an unheeded warning, Or a beacon of hope. […]
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