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Numerology

11.09.13 Posted in today's words by

Frieda Landau’s most recent poem to appear here was Entropy (January 2013). Numerology By Frieda Landau I Faded purple ink Outward sign of inward scars Badge of survival II Faded purple ink on desiccated forearms Overheated rooms and untouched bowls of fruit Scraps of Yiddish pieced into conversations Of past times and past people of […]


She: In Recovery

11.08.13 Posted in today's words by

Something somber in this turning time from Bobbie Troy. She: In Recovery By Bobbie Troy she looked in the mirror at her bald head, sagging skin, and darkened eyes, all those of a stranger and wondered if chemotherapy was really worth it  


Summer’s Nighttime Song

11.07.13 Posted in today's words by

Lawrence Weber is a teacher, poet, and published writer. His research interests include  the Civil War era, 19th century religious history, transcendentalism, and the revolutionary/early republic era. He lives in New York. His work has been published in history journals and magazines including Military Heritage. Lawrence is happy to be a part of vox poetica […]


As we fly by

11.06.13 Posted in today's words by

Laura Zucca-Scott’s most recent poem to appear here was Still the Same Yellow Flower (June 2013). As we fly by Laura Zucca-Scott From the car’s window A barn appears in the morning mist Ancient and defeated Red fading into burnt orange A wall caved in Too tired to stand tall Was the music playing in […]


Reflection

11.05.13 Posted in today's words by

Jamie Collins poem Someday I’ll Find You appeared here in January 2012. Reflection By Jamie Collins ……….I stare at myself in a broken mirror. The cracks fracture my image and I see in my eye an even smaller version of me unaffected by the mirror’s disability.  


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