Ray Sharp’s most recent poem to appear here was To the One That Got Away (February 2012).MayfliesBy Ray Sharp We were skinny dipping,toes squishing in cool mud,in a quiet, shady poolon the bend of a desert creek. You told me that mayflieslive but one day as adults,too busy mating to eat,so they have no use for mouths. […]

Mariah Boone’s most recent poem to appear here was Urban Offerings to the Wild (March 2012).Herb BoxBy Mariah Boone The dill in the herb box has gone to seed.It isA starAn alien arrayA yellow-green burst of fireworks.

Bobbie Troy’s most recent poem to appear here was She: In Depression (March 2012). Mingled PurposesBy Bobbie Troy in the chaosof mingled purposeswe tryto make tragedy ephemeralor even nonexistentwe try to place the sunwhere we want it to shine but yet we endeavorto sift through the chaosto find that one bit of truth,validity, reason, or lovethat will make […]

Murray Dunlap’s most recent poem to appear here was At Last (March 2012). LoveBy Murray Dunlap The amount of love is magnified by lossThe wariness to reenter, confoundingHowever, I believe in loveAnd so it goesI reenter, like it or notMy heart aches and turnsMy heart aches with heartacheStupid poemMy belief is that love, the poison, is the only […]

Vivekanand Jha’s most recent poem to appear here was Stigmatic Widowhood (March 2012).ColorBy Vivekanand Jha I do not know which colorcolor is made of. It changes like a lizardlike ungrateful man to his needslike politicians according toclimatic conditions of election. Color is as fictitious and gullible asthe tears of woman and crocodile. Color is as fragile and […]