Barbara Tramonte’s most recent poem to appear here was “Could We Be the Same?” (December 2018). Solitude By Barbara Tramonte Now that you can’t walk I don’t shout, “Come here.” That mole I see munching the dahlias and rudbeckia in back won’t be seen in a rush to the window. The cardinal, like a fire […]
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Original Sin
Christine Taylor’s most recent poem to appear here was “Thanksgiving” (December 2018). Original Sin By Christine Taylor Sit near the dark pond nestled among the trees where the heads of water lilies seize the sun, the stems beneath tangled assaulted by creatures who have their own interests at heart. Witness a dragonfly skim the surface, […]
Then I Left
Rajnish Mishra’s most recent poem to appear here was “Tricks language plays” (July 2018). Then I Left By Rajnish Mishra I come home after years and carry bribes along: bribes for minds to remember, to remind me the forgotten me. I carry chocolates for all. Death is of two kinds: permanent or temporary removal from […]
Exquisite Slumming
Murray Dunlap’s most recent poem to appear here was “A Design of Life” (November 2018). Exquisite Slumming By Murray Dunlap Lost presence of mind Found an exquisite way to slum Time in excess, wander Blessedly, write Words may give insight Pleasure freely given The time of words The time to slum Words on paper Thoughts […]
Not yet feathers though you
Simon Perchik’s most recent poem to appear here was “Everywhere at once, aimless” (October 2018). Not yet feathers though you still breathe in the smoke trailing from some climbing turn hidden by clouds and weightless circling this tree allowed at last to shed its bark, warmed the way each leaf expects a better life somewhere, […]
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