Emily Ramser’s poem anger appeared here in May 2012.SaviorBy Emily Ramser“Send us a SAVIOR!”They beg, for theycannot save themselveswith palms raised.But does he come?They look for feet glidingover water and smoothing theripples they made, but see none.Is peace brought in the cup of his hand?Folded among the lines of his brow, is there hope?No, for they find […]
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The View
Jim Kuperstein’s most recent poem to appear here was Trees Upside Down (January 2013). The View By Jim Kuperstein The rain has stopped, wispy clouds partedThe man sits in his office pondering another sunsetAcross the bay and above Point Loma,clouds glow with the promise of eveningThis office his Alcatraz and Point Loma his San FranciscoJust beyond reach […]
Next Station
Diane Sciacchitano is a writer who lives on Long Island NY. Her work has appeared at Newsday and other local newspapers. Her specialty is writing about everyday life. Next Station By Diane Sciacchitano You kept my bones so straight, so strongEstrogen, you were mine all alongNo time for restDays full of zestA face that had a constant […]
Revelation
James McGurk’s most recent poem to appear here was Cancer (November 2012). Revelation By James McGurk I trust autumn Most As the leaves on The trees change Revealing more Of themselves Though their secrets Hidden in the Blood That drains Down To Ancient roots Lets the un-believer […]
Entropy
Frieda Landau’s most recent poem to appear here was Small Talk (January 2013). Entropy By Frieda Landau We start to die the moment we are bornThrust from the velvet darkness of the wombThat first breath leads inexorably to the lastThe grubby child happily diggingIn the dirt is digging his own grave
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