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26.2 x 5

02.08.15 Posted in today's words by

Juliana Norwood’s most recent poem to appear here was Rush (November 2014). 26.2 x 5 By Juliana Norwood It’s the last mile that kills you no matter how well you’ve trained and eaten no matter how positive your attitude. The last mile is the whole reason I run.  


Indian Summer

02.07.15 Posted in today's words by

Nancy Scott’s most recent poem to appear here was Heat Wave (November 2014). Indian Summer By Nancy Scott Freak snowfall, and all the leaves have not fallen. The maple still green. Afternoon drops slowly into our laps the apples. Songbirds have flown and the shrill drilling of insects dies down. Wild geese are leaving the […]


Five-Star Mansion

02.06.15 Posted in today's words by

Clarissa McFairy’s most recent poem to appear here was Curtsey to a King (August 2014). Five-Star Mansion By Clarissa McFairy She makes her bed meticulously Sheets billow as she flings them up in air like a prayer and lays them gently on her mattress: the cold brick paving of the Post Office I see the […]


What the Women Wrote, 6

02.05.15 Posted in today's words by

This is the next installation in a series of poems written collectively by women living with cancer. The previous poem in the series was What the Women Wrote, 5 (June 2014). Message to the World From Women on the Banks of the Susquehanna This is the time to share our creativity. Our hearts celebrate love, […]


Pillows Talk

02.04.15 Posted in today's words by

Elizabeth Dublin’s most recent poem to appear here was Stepping Out (August 2014). Pillows Talk By Elizabeth Dublin Pillows talk as I fold the sheets. What they have to say is rough on the ears but no surprise. I knew but didn’t want to know about the blonde and the ginger about the bourbon and […]


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