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Hungry Mornings and Thirsty Nights

01.09.15 Posted in today's words by

Jeanette Cheezum’s most recent poem to appear here was Lament (December 2014). Hungry Mornings and Thirsty Nights By Jeanette Cheezum Baby on the way, but can’t stay. Too busy running the roads, not enough time to play. Money in the pocket spends like water. Booze in the gut doesn’t clear the head. She’s found me […]


Sydney

01.08.15 Posted in today's words by

Erren Geraud Kelly’s most recent poem to appear here was Coffeehouse Poem #47 (December 2014). Sydney By Erren Geraud Kelly whose smile is bigger than any ego whose eyes are deeper than jupiter whose love is bigger than my appetite who should not be having breakfast in a homeless shelter in oregon but back in […]


Fast Food

01.05.15 Posted in today's words by

JK Durick gives us this post-holiday selection. Fast Food By JK Durick We make such easy targets of ourselves Waddling away, with a Big Mac and fries On our breath, evolving in our stomachs Comforted, satisfied, our fast food slows Us down, makes the best of our obesity Our measured gait, our treasured weight Enough […]


What We Are

12.31.14 Posted in today's words by

Bobbie Troy’s most recent poem to appear here was She: In Black (November 2014). What We Are By Bobbie Troy we are less than a breath in the universe but all breaths minuscule but mighty powerless but powerful nothing but all an everlasting conundrum passed down through the centuries yet still unsolved  


Fulcrum found

12.30.14 Posted in today's words by

Christopher Roe’s most recent poem to appear here was Living the artist’s life (November 2014). Fulcrum found By Christopher Roe The tipping point Of Archimedes’ dream; A lever long enough And a place to stand. Recognize the moment As it happens Find its fulcrum And use your lever To move the earth With the weight […]


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