Richard Schnap’s most recent poem to appear here was My Father’s Dream (October 2014). After the Thaw By Richard Schnap As winter’s grey grass segues to green And the magnolia buds thicken and swell I open my door and its hinges creak A sign of the advent of widening warmth On the street I see […]
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Glazed
Peter C Venable’s most recent poem to appear here was At 5 AM. Glazed By Peter C Venable Last night God anointed creation with freezing drizzle. Trees and shrubs bowed in homage. Dark houses groaned under thickening ice. Roofs sagged. Eerie, this hush– shadows of icicles silently sawed through whiteness until a limb snapped and […]
Rush
Juliana Norwood’s most recent poem to appear here was Birth Day (July 2014). Rush By Juliana Norwood exhilarated by the running shopping cooking tablesetting and the music cleaning planning treetrimming and the visiting drinking toasting thanksgiving there is the day after and the space leftover that cries out for chocolate cuddling marshmallows quilts promises and […]
Dancing to Twilight
Kay Middleton and Mark Gooch collaborated on this poem. Dancing to Twilight By Kay Middleton and Mark Gooch Sunshine, warmth on my face motoring carefree, radio blaring Suddenly a sound, a sideways impact, numbing …..falling music, …..familiar I know no one I see you walking toward me white flowing gown, skin fair eyes of blue. You hold […]
Heat Wave
Nancy Scott’s poem The Light appeared here in May 2014. Heat Wave By Nancy Scott Rising before dawn to do a walking meditation, I try to repeat green planet with every breath I take. But brown grass crunching underfoot distracts me, and global warming worries keep me from focusing on my chant. My thoughts are […]
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