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Subway Stop C-19

05.29.20 Posted in today's words by

Thomas Locicero’s most recent poem to appear here was “My Uncle Joe Died Today” (April 2020). Subway Stop C-19 By Thomas Locicero There is a squelch announcing destinations. I no longer discern truth in voices, Garbled now as they are, as they have turned Their lips from my eyes, but in the moments When I […]


Joined unjoined

05.28.20 Posted in today's words by

Jenny Julind’s most recent poem to appear here was “Insight” (February 2020). Joined unjoined By Jenny Julind If two souls Are connected Then this is Beyond what You perceive of As real The connection lies In the realm of spirit While its manifestation May be quite short Its impact can Be huge Like a footstep […]


In the Search

05.27.20 Posted in today's words by

Molly Frederick’s most recent poem to appear here was “River Scene” (April 2020). In the Search By Molly Frederick I’m seeking the place of clear thinking, And sometimes it can be found.   Yet—tumbled like the crenelated, pink-to-apricot-over-cream- and-lined-with-pearl pale seashell— it can so easily be lost again, into the over-turning, under-churning turbulence of ocean […]


An Illusion in The Bright Mirror of Eternity

05.26.20 Posted in today's words by

Hongri Yuan’s most recent poem to appear here was “They Are Waiting For You in Outer Space” (April 2020). An Illusion in The Bright Mirror of Eternity By Hongri Yuan Every day is an illusion in the bright mirror of eternity. You see yourself from a teenager to an old man with gray hair, as […]


Blue Dot

05.25.20 Posted in today's words by

Shelly Norris currently resides in the woods of central Missouri with her husband John, two dogs, and seven cats. Please, don’t judge. A Wyoming native, Norris began writing poetry around the age of 12, mostly as a way to survive puberty. As a single mother of three sons, Norris had to concentrate on achieving an […]


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