Contributor Series 11: On BirthdaysGifted DelicacyBy Karen Jakubowskifor Rob Parchment circle settles into springformEarthquake on the countertopWooden mallet smashing grahamsMelted butterfall cascadesInto pool of sugar crushed crackersMix and press crusty confectionFoil wrapped base formed Ignite the bath in readiness Solid ingredients bang and clamorSturdy Kitchen-Aid thumps and jumpsAs it pummels bricks of PhillyWrestled silk and granular […]
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Contributor Series 11: On Birthdays, Mutual Birthday
Contributor Series 11: On BirthdaysMutual BirthdayBy Lisa M DragoOh, he says, I’ll be 67 in February–why move to a foreign countrywhere I can’t fly or speak the language?Blue sky thermals give life meaning. February? What day in February? The last day of the month.The 28th?He nods.My breath held, I stare in disbelief. My finger points […]
Contributor Series 11: On Birthdays, Once upon a primal scream
Contributor Series 11: On BirthdaysOnce upon a primal screamBy Christopher Roe Suspended in a zen-like stateof warm, dark and moist silence — silent —except for a slow, steady, muffledinsistent yet distant drum beatreverberating through his bodystirring his primitive soul with its familiar comforting rhythm.And he was thoroughly content to let his existence unfold — slowly —as he […]
Contributor Series 11: On Birthdays, Birthday: life renews
Contributor Series 11: On BirthdaysBirthday: life renewsBy Mark GoochCells divideGrowing and expandingDay after dayMonth after monthImmersed in warmthSheltered from harmUntilVoicesNursesBright lightsCold airLoud noisesBaby cryingLook out worldI have arrived! Mark Gooch’s most recent poem to appear here was Evolution of Music (October 2011).
Contributor Series 11: On Birthdays, On Her Birthday, That Threshold of First Roses
Contributor Series 11: On BirthdaysOn Her Birthday, That Threshold of First RosesBy KJ Hannah GreenbergOn her birthday, that threshold of first roses,All ruby or magenta-shaded, scented(Unlike blooms these forty years latter),We got silly with charades, danced performances,Made ingenious skits, bubbled forth festive singing. Cakes, nowadays believed “old-fashioned,”Then grew frosting flowers, turtles, goldfish,While neighbors’ spangled little […]
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