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Cowboys and angels

07.07.13 Posted in today's words by

Dawnell Harrison’s most recent poem to appear here was The Mirage (June 2013). Cowboys and angelsBy Dawnell Harrison Cowboys and angelsFill the night In this small Idaho townIn the middle of somewhere. Tunes drift in wavesFrom the jukebox and the light Of the moon filters downFilament by filament. I travel down the dirt-soddenPath with you always marriedTo […]


Robin

07.06.13 Posted in today's words by

Kate Hammerich’s most recent poem to appear here was when she cut out her voice appeared here in February 2013. Robin By Kate HammerichNovember 10, 2012After the same nurses keep coming with full syringes, night after night, they ask their questions: Who is on the phone? Why am I alone? Some days are a compromise, some teach […]


#31

07.05.13 Posted in today's words by

Elizabeth Akin Stelling’s more recent poem to apear was #18 (May 2013). #31By Elizabeth Akin Stelling A heat wave in 1971 had me on the kitchen floor under the air vent and leaning against the cool oven door. My tummy tugged at me for food, and there was nothing else to do. The pantry was bare but […]


Fugue

07.04.13 Posted in words to linger on by

Christopher Roe’s most recent poem to appear here was The Key (June 2013). FugueBy Christopher Roe The palpable silence of the room, the brittle stillness of the airefficiency humming all around us. The frail figure on the bedonce so vibrant, once so familiar–a stranger now.Whatever we had, had been had and would never exist again.In the hallway, […]


Discerning Vision

07.03.13 Posted in today's words by

Bill Webb’s most recent poem to appear here was untitled (May 2013). Discerning VisionBy Bill Webb I saw her yesterdayas she sauntered byshining in the reflectedadmiration of others.After, I caught my breath,composed myself. I knewif you would ask I could sayyou are much to be preferred.


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