Charlene James-Duguid’s most recent poem to appear here was “The Tomato Master’s Love” (May 2017) Haiku July 4, 2016 By Charlene James-Duguid I like words, any Words, bright, light, decorative. Please, hang as sparklers. Celebrate Independence Day, Shoot the Cannon! By Charlene James-Duguid Give out flags to dimpled little girls To wave at drumming high school […]
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Fireflies
Douglas Polk’s most recent poem to appear here was “At Zero” (June 2013) Fireflies By Douglas Polk fireflies, one of God’s gifts to summer nights, the magic real and visible in the soft specs of tiny light, the phenomena need not be explained, but only experienced, sparking memories, and dreams through the warm dark night, seen […]
To Bear Witness
E.V. Wyler’s most recent poem to appear here was “Damned and Desperate” (February 2017) To Bear Witness By E.V. Wyler To bear witness . . . and awaken the world . . . he’ll rise: Helpless to halt routine horrors he’s seeing, A scared, adolescent boy of slender size, Nabbed and dehumanized solely for “being,” Keeps records […]
Stasis
Joe Wells’ most recent poem to appear here was “Viewpoint” (March 2017) Stasis By Joe Wells Yet again the clock ticks— my head pulsates, silence resonates in an empty chest. Restless, paralyzed I lay, sedating my idle to rest. Of course, I’ve heard what they all say. After each night there’s always another day! Oh […]
This path could be its echo
Simon Perchik’s most recent poem to appear here was “You come by as if this dirt was once” (December 2016) This path could be its echo clings to your exhausted cry and once around one shoulder climbs, covers the Earth already those footsteps mourners will use follow as emptiness and not answer anymore or look :this […]
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