Richard Schnap’s poem Evil Inclination appeared here in January 2014. Happily Ever After By Richard Schnap In this world there are things We are destined to throw away Nursery rhymes from lost childhoods Yellowed letters by summer lovers All of them pages from a biography Of someone we knew once upon a time Someone whose story we […]
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It Would Be Easier to Think of White Knights
Holly Day’s most recent poem to appear here was In the end. It Would Be Easier to Think of White Knights By Holly Day if I wasn’t the one always killing spiders, digging holes for dead pets going to work every day. If it wasn’t me putting food on the table I’m now sure why. […]
Before You
The difference between two eras. Before You By Julie Ellinger Hunt Before you, I didn’t believe. Trees were just trees. The earth was just something beneath my feet. God was just someone foolish, crazy people spoke to when lonely. Life was just a succession of days filled with responsibility. Before you, when clouds parted, only […]
God, You Will Not Bargain
Corey Mesler’s most recent poem to appear here was Stalker (January 2014). God, You Will Not Bargain By Corey Mesler No matter how deeply I go down into myself/my God is dark, and like a webbing made/of a hundred roots, that drink in silence. ………………………………………..–Rainer Maria Rilke God, You will not bargain. They tell me You […]
Double Nature
Julia Hones poem Choice appeared here in January 2014. Double Nature By Julia Hones Amid the expanse of meadows the remnant of a tree caught my attention. Akin to the sculpture of a wild goose about to fly away into the sky or to a dinosaur, a piece of history embedded in its bones. The […]
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