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Fortress

06.04.14 Posted in today's words by

Igor Krajcev is from Macedonia. Fortress By Igor Krajcev Shady shadows ghastly groans They wait for me to wither they wait in flame, imprisoned in poison a touch will not kill me, life is what hurts. I see a bird flying off too far away to touch with no fear nor worry but shadowed still. […]


Checklist for Love

06.03.14 Posted in today's words by

Glenn Johnson’s most recent poem to appear here was Gravity (June 2013). Checklist for Love By Glenn Johnson Love’s history carefully held and inventoried; checklist made: √Excitement and curiosity of new love √Requisite mutual respect √Honesty … vocal, emotional √Compatibility of interests, desires √Mirror’s images, visions of selves √Itinerary of journeys spiritual √Mutual melding of […]


Before I Was 30

06.02.14 Posted in today's words by

Liz Napieralski lives in the high desert mountains of Santa Fe NM. her poetry has most recently appeared in Third Wednesday, ditch, The Mas Tequila Review. Visit her blog. Before I Was 30 By Liz Napieralski I was going to publish a book a brilliant, undeniably influential book and then move overseas, finally become fluent […]


Photographs

06.01.14 Posted in today's words by

Morgan Bazilian’s most recent poem to appear here was He Says (May 2014). Photographs By Morgan Bazilian Pictures bent on the mantle held up by other things: books, boxes, a vase The people smiling, moving hands splayed, touching They look straight ahead And by now they have forgotten where he went when he left a […]


Dandelion

05.31.14 Posted in today's words by

John Kaniecki’s most recent poem to appear here was Cracked (December 2013). Dandelion By John Kaniecki I stumble upon the enormous In the tiny, tiny, tiny A tender seed flowing in the breezy winds Planted aptly as it settles Like unto a humble kind deed of faith A candle of light shedding Pointing to the […]


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