Bridge A poem by Laura Foley Bridge I want to write long lines that spread like water across a page, words to assure me beauty still exists and has meaning. I want my words to bridge unscalable cliffs over human... Continue Reading →
After a Migraine A poem by Laura Foley After a Migraine I hear mourning doves, robins and wrens,quelling my brain’s aural debristhat for days played too loudly with itself.Now, I reflect how the mind in painturned reflectionless cave. Now, I... Continue Reading →
Red Light, Green Light By Laura Foley
"An ambulance pulls in front of me,
siren shattering the still winter night,
flashing red light I follow,..." #poet #writing #poetry #poems #poem #poetryjournal
The Staff of Life for Gary They were strolling a boulevard, hand in hand past an aromatic Chinese restaurant, simmering night of ‘sixty-nine, just home from Viet Nam— when something inside him broke, and he woke to find his fingers... Continue Reading →
In Unison Years before she leaves my father, before she’s subsumed by wine’s delusion, Mother’s doing exercises, Jack LaLanne in shades of gray. Too young for school, I lie beside her, absorbing her body warmth, her comforting fragrance, allies on... Continue Reading →
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