Michael Thompson’s poem Azure Blue appeared here in May 2013. RockBy Michael Thompson I’m a rock.They think that I have a family,But I’m a rock. True, I feel wind and weather,But I’m a rock. Want to know where I came from?I would tell you–But I’m a rock.I might have come from a volcano,But I have no brainTo […]
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Adagio in Blue
Stan Galloway’s most recent poem to appear here was Half a Century (May 2013). Adagio in BlueBy Stan Galloway One by one the stars flick on,brushtip helloes, sprinkling,slightly smeared through relaxed eyelids.Undulating rhythmfrom our heartsrides this moment’s languor,slow, subsiding contentment,subdued in jasmine moisturedistilled where our bodies moved.The whisper of your breathing anda pan flute on a far […]
The Anticipation of Sweetness
Heather Bell Adams lives in Raleigh NC. She has published short fiction, poetry, and essays. Visit her website and follow her on Twitter. The Anticipation of SweetnessBy Heather Bell Adams This morning I wake up wondering what is different I stretch out under the blanket (like a cat, you would say) reach for my fuzzy slippers (sexy, you […]
The Key
Christopher Roe’s most recent poem to appear here was Stormy Infinity (May 2013). The KeyBy Christopher Roe Arthritic fingers of memoryfumble with the rusty keytrying to escape fromthe lonely prisonof the skullclutching feebly at the airof a changed worldsinking slowly into the mist dismissedby the conscious,the unconsciousnesspolishes the keyand waits.
The mirage
Dawnell Harrison’s most recent poem to appear here was Childhood (May 2013). The mirageBy Dawnell Harrison i am married to a mirage.the moon rises under the meat of your tongue.forty five years now i have worked to pull the muckfrom your mouth. still it is all exit signsleading nowhere. it is unbearable out herein the desert having […]
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