Harry Calhoun wrote this. Dear Little Thing By Harry Calhoun I think the baby bird was dying from the time my shiny young Labradors, sweet and black, chased it under the deck. But I lost control of their chase and when I cornered it by the tool shed it got away. All I wanted was […]
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King of the Hill
Marc Carver’s most recent poem to appear here was The Grateful Dead (January 2014). King of the Hill By Marc Carver At the entrance to the town I jumped up onto the wall and sat there in the sun closed my eyes and listened to all the people pass by I saw one old boy […]
Struggle
Souvik Chakraborty’s poem Rail Station at Midnight appeared here in December 2013. Struggle By Souvik Chakraborty Sunlight fades away, the shadows get longer. The field is uneven, the crowd looks hostile. Still, the batsman does not lose hope, his heart stays strong, Though he faces certain defeat, he holds on to his smile. Night comes […]
Outside the Zoo
Changming Yuan’s most recent poem to appear here was Walking My Inner Being (March 2014). Outside the Zoo By Changming Yuan A hen party is held Around a sitting duck While there is a bull meeting Where you can see the elephant Getting the goose when it tries to tell The difference between the sheep […]
A History for Samuel
Michael H Brownstein wrote this poem. A History for Samuel By Michael H Brownstein I was raised on a farm with no indoor plumbing and her long strands of rainbow and leprechaun glitter slide down her back. Let’s remember Samuel, she says. This is not the story of my life. Sometimes the heart of a […]
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