Sandy Patton’s most recent poem to appear here was “After the Rain” (April 2015) Sunrise By Sandy Patton Splendid silence at dawn. Savor brush of breeze on skin, feather-light caress. Splashes of waves rush to sweetly kiss shore awake. She arrives in shades of shimmering golden light.
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The Searing
Murray Dunlap’s most recent poem to appear here was “Now” (August 2016) The Searing By Murray Dunlap In time I would see And be heard How much desire can be Pent up And the delay Of gratification Sears my faith I muster the strength To believe in spite of it Because of it It hurts My […]
The Dreamer
The Dreamer By Dominic Knighten I’ve dreamed on steps shared by many. Porches slept on by few. Seats occupied by peers, spanned by time. I’ve dreamed on beaches where the sun never sets. Swings forever moved by the wind. Casting stones with force. Skipping for eternity. I’ve dreamed on nights before cafeteria meals. When connections […]
V. Mare Australe
Marie Lecrivain’s most recent poem to appear here was “Vitriol” (February 2014). V. Mare Australe By Marie Lecrivain This is where I come , when I don’t want to remember who you are, or what you did to me. This is where I find the cold heart that exists beneath your alabaster flesh, the precise icy […]
Return Trip
Hadley Hury’s most recent poem to appear here was “Screens” (August 2016) Return Trip By Hadley Hury When you spoke in your sleep I looked over your shoulder and the red digits showed 1:30 a.m. “Here,” you had said—softly but quite distinctly, as though in conversation, and evidently driving— “This is the road to my grandparents’ […]
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