Lucky A poem by Paulette Hampton Lucky How lucky am I To have a mind Strength and hands How fortunate am I to have a heart To be broken again and again To have the chance To breathe in and... Continue Reading →
We All Need SomethingA poem by Tricia McCallum We All Need Something You can hear me. I know you can. Despite the din of the socials, The news cycle on a loop, Each greedy nugget clamoring for a place in... Continue Reading →
Collecting Pearls A poem by Barb Christing Collecting Pearls The mercury falls, then rises; oscillates the sky between rain and snow, shades of gray. We flip our collars up, hunch against gusts that blow us into puddles veneered with ice.... Continue Reading →
what the peonies taught me: A poem by Jaweerya Mohammad what the peonies taught me: they began as gnarly roots resembling chicken feet, what strange beauty could possibly swirl inside? every May for five years they only sprouted green foliage,... Continue Reading →
Impermanence A poem by Barbara Cassidy Impermanence Opening the backdoor to the quick breath of cool the scent of rain earthy dank new growth familiar as the stringent first hit of the infant the smell of death bereavement a lifetime... Continue Reading →
Shame A poem by Holly Payne-Strange Shame I want your shame. I want to hold it close, treat it gently, like a rare bird, lost with nowhere to go. Let me coddle this sweet and delicate part of you, the... Continue Reading →
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