Hongri Yuan’s most recent poem to appear here was “Golden Giant” (June 2019). Platinum City By Hongri Yuan Translated by Manu Mangattu Assistant Professor, Department of English St George College Aruvithura, India Ah! Of iridescent gems of time The heavenly road you paved light！ In a kingdom of stars, I found my home. In the […]
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Bricks and Stones
Jeanette Cheezum’s most recent poem to appear here was “Ritual” (December 2018). Bricks and StonesBy Jeanette CheezumI traveled life’s road dodging bricks and stones.When I arrived at a garden gate, I reveled for a short time of hope and sunshine.I brought children into this world with hopes of the fulfillment of their lives.They traveled life’s road, dodging […]
Bloodshed Worthy
Penny Wilson lives and writes in Fort Worth, Texas. You can follow her on Twitter. Bloodshed Worthy By Penny Wilson Velvet petals soft as a kiss dew embraced with alluring scent intoxicate tempted fingers covet thorns ignored pain endured bloodshed worthy to possess such beauty
As if by yourself the harness
Simon Perchik’s most recent poem to appear here was “You begin to sweat, for hours” (April 2019). By Simon Perchik As if by yourself the harness half branches, half marble struggling to slow the moss and around both shoulders the crowd envies such a strength –a fake! what they don’t see is the iron bit […]
The Pond: a cautionary tale
Tom Gnagey lives and writes in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Pond: a cautionary tale By Tom Gnagey The breeze has mostly calmed. The surface mostly stilled. My gently rolling reflection confirms it is I sitting there studying my pond; of some surprise it is an old, worn, tired mien that rises to meet me. The water, […]
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