Tick...Tick...Tick...A poem by Peter M. Gordon Tick…Tick…Tick… I host a bomb in my body.Only doctors who read scans see it.Sometimes I can feel its ticking.Sometimes I can forget it’s there. Sarcoidosis, doctors name it. Latinword makes it sound scientific.Perhaps we... Continue Reading →
The River A poem by Rosalie Sanara Petrouske The River (For Dee, with love)My sister said,the day we are born,a date is chosen for usto leave life.We don’t know whenor how soon.My mother used to say this too.As a child... Continue Reading →
Ghosts a poem by Paul Hooker GhostsBy blood and by choice, we make our ghosts; we haunt ourselves. —Diana Gabaldon, Drums of Autumn. You are not alone here.The mirror cracks and shattersIn myriad tinkling falling sliversThat whisper like a Judas... Continue Reading →
Poetry Book Review: "I lost summer somewhere" by Sarah Russell #booklovers #poetry #poetrycommunity #amreading #bookshelf
The Gathering, or Years that Fall Apart - by Ann E. Wallace
I think they come
in waves of seven,
the high tides rolling
with luck and comfort,
so slowly and staying long
enough to tease permanence
but in time,
Family Tongue - A Poem by Rahat Tasneem "My father has many tongues,
but little feelings to go with them"
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