Murray Dunlap dedicates this poem to his loving wife. His last poem to appear here was “Memorial Day” (May 2017) Peace By Murray Dunlap With a broken brain In a world gone mad I search for peace God sustains me And keeps me going For longer than I expect Nearly dead To newly wed Peace equals […]
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The Kiss
Nels Hanson grew up on a small farm in the San Joaquin Valley of California and has worked as a farmer, teacher and contract writer/editor. His fiction received the San Francisco Foundation’s James D. Phelan Award and Pushcart nominations in 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016. His poems received a 2014 Pushcart nomination, Sharkpack Review’s 2014 […]
Afterglow
Ana Paula Amaral’s most recent poem to appear here was “The woman on the park bench” (June 2017) Afterglow By Ana Paula Amaral No afterglows rest awake in the blue Not anymore, not since the rain The golden hail echoed in the sewer And travelled the city I feel the cold breeze of night The […]
Elliot
Cary Lynne’s most recent poem to appear here was “Tuesday Afternoon” (June 2017) Elliot By Cary Lynne So it began when you said something you always said that was so lame and it just got me wrong and I grabbed the spatula and flung the egg from the pan over at you and of course you […]
Embraces
Howard F. Stein’s most recent poem to appear here was “Purpose” (June 2017) Embraces By Howard F. Stein You hugging me, I hugging you— not so easily parsed as it may appear. Your arms envelop my body, as if they could reach all the way around. I respond in kind, as if you had […]
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