Hadley Hury’s most recent poem to appear here was “Screens” (August 2016) Return Trip By Hadley Hury When you spoke in your sleep I looked over your shoulder and the red digits showed 1:30 a.m. “Here,” you had said—softly but quite distinctly, as though in conversation, and evidently driving— “This is the road to my grandparents’ […]
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In Still Waters
In Still Waters By E.V. Wyler In still waters, the false logs slide, closing in on the calm lakeside. Beware! Bucolic bliss betrays the unwitting wader who strays where torpedoes of death reside! Through the surface’s underside the gleeful alligators glide towards the innocent one who plays in still waters. A lone splash . . […]
The Transcendental Mariner
Gregory Gunn’s most recent poem to appear here was “Ethereal Morning Awakening” (November 2013) The Transcendental Mariner By Gregory Gunn Engulfed by the hard horizon, he fully indicated his ensuing inclination to the void, his southful fate, his peculiar post meridians, and long-winded disrepair to the elements as if an ancient parable reversed an obstinate retrograde […]
Like Old Sailors
Laura Zucca-Scott’s most recent poem to appear here was “Rusty Wind” (May 2016) Like Old Sailors By Laura Zucca-Scott The road is burnt Under the unforgiving sun Tired and weary We look ahead Like old sailors Marked by the salt And years at sea We keep going Despite the distance Despite the hurt and strife We […]
Amazing English
Charlene James-Duguid’s most recent poem to appear here was “The Weight of the World” (July 2016) Amazing English Language. How She works when No One is watching Her. Truths in seventeen Syllables, bit of nature, Surprise on the side. Like overripe plums Bursting forth bright crimson flesh Haiku wins the race. What race? Any race Toward […]
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