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The Open Door

07.10.14 Posted in today's words by

Marc Carver’s most recent poem to appear here was Tales of Men, Part Two (June 2014). The Open Door By Marc Carver I looked into the house across the street. The light is on in an upstairs bedroom. It shines so brightly on the vinyl paint of the door you can almost see the grain. […]


Work as a Poem

07.09.14 Posted in today's words by

Dale Leffler’s most recent poem to appear here was A Half-Finished Life, a Comma (June 2014). Work as a Poem By Dale Leffler The showing up ……………the dressing up ………………………the impressing up …………………………………the goings on ………………………………………….the holding on …………………………………………………….for the end to come ………………………………………………………………So we can do something else ………………………………………………………………………..somewhere else ………………………………………………………………………………….for someone else ……………………………………………………………………………………………but […]


Measured, weighed and found wanting

07.08.14 Posted in today's words by

Michael D Brown’s poem A green apologetic appeared here in June 2014. Measured, weighed and found wanting By Michael D Brown Scales tip and I rise, but sometimes sinking is best and my price does not reflect true value, but a discount cannot be discounted, and I am less than the whole of my being, […]


London

07.07.14 Posted in today's words by

Sadie Miller has previously published her mother’s autobiography via Aurum Press. Her short stories are included in a forthcoming anthology by Snowbooks and a forthcoming issue of Prole Magazine. She has an audio script in development with Audio Scribble. London By Sadie Miller Let us put on our masks And dance around each other like snakes. […]


Valentine’s Day Thoughts

07.06.14 Posted in today's words by

Mark Gooch’s most recent poem to appear here was Thought Provoking (March 2014). Valentine’s Day Thoughts By Mark Gooch Love is the theme Or so it seems Racks of greeting cards, Heart-shaped candies, And displays of Necklaces, rings, and other shiny things Scattered strategically throughout the store. I pause to reflect And question the purpose […]


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