Charlene James-Duguid’s most recent poem to appear here was “Scary Clowns Appear” (November 2016) On His Birthday By Charlene James-Duguid Dive bar devotee His eye for unusual, A sense of different From conventional To avant he sees the world Not jaded, jaundiced, Never stymied or Subdued, he crashes through life Takes on all comers Welcomes the […]
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Arrived
Arrived By Michael O’Keefe As I lay here watching my wife sleep, angelic The early morning sun casts a halo around her face She is as beautiful to me now as the day I met her And that day she took my breath away In the instant, I am forced to puzzle Why it took […]
Return
Heather Minette’s most recent poem to appear here was “Gentle Anarchy” (August 2016) Return By Heather Minette Sometimes from these infinite cycles of lost and found, there emerges a strange woman who looks just like me, conducting the most convincing performance, when really I am farther from myself than the stars. But I am back. I […]
Why Super Heroes Have Capes
Paul Goldberg’s most recent poem to appear here was “Fly fishing” (July 2016) Why Super Heroes Have Capes By Paul Goldberg On the couch, barely four, saucer eyes affixed to the floor, Howard Henry Grape wanted a super hero’s cape. There it lay, all shiny and red, “A super cape,” his mother said. Laying his paint […]
Her Love
Michael Copeland’s most recent poem to appear here was “Walnut Brown” (November 2016) Her Love By Michael Copeland Captured by the winds of the West, her smile carried to the four corners of the earth. Her warming touch melted men where they stood, unable to flee the onslaught of love. A siren call echoed the seas […]
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