Harris Tobias gave us Haikus 9 and 10 in September. In keeping with the seasonal motif, today we get official word that the party is over. So sad … Fall Again By Harris Tobias Fall again You’d think we’d learn What to expect at Summer’s end The last big party The confetti trees and all those […]
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Inspiration
Ailill’s poem I am appeared here as part of Contributor Series 5: Dramatis Personae. Where did Ailill get the inspiration to write Inspiration? In his words: “I wrote that after asking the question ‘what is inspiration’ to the I Ching at an online site. I received my reading, thought about it, and wrote the poem. Since then […]
A Soldier’s Love Letter
While many writers struggle with inspiration, Nathaniel Spears writes to inspire others. His last appearance here was with his poem Friends in August. His book Inspiration 2 Smile is forthcoming from unbound CONTENT. A Soldier’s Love Letter By Nathaniel Spears My heavenly father My beautiful kids And 4 you My love will never end Everyday being away […]
Contributor Series 6: A Currency of Words, The Descent
It’s been a great series, and it all wraps up tonight! Contributor Series 6: A Currency of Words The Descent By Joseph Murphy As evening drew up I lingered outside, Waiting for what might jump From mind to page. I must wake the slumbering body of these words. A stirring has begun! At my feet, […]
Contributor Series 6: A Currency of Words, Handle
Contributor Series 6: A Currency of Words Handle By Paul Hostovsky Because I don’t have anything to hold onto, because I don’t have a Bible or a family ancestor or two the way others seem to when the going gets a little bumpy as they say in airplanes flying around up in the firmament, a […]
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