A Torrid Street Affair by Melanie Browne I bumped into a man on the street in Paris, “Mademoiselle,” He says, “Excusez-moi,” a glorious moment, my short Paris romance with a French speaking stranger, and just like that he walks away,... Continue Reading →
Shapezoids by Anastacia Tolbert what if people were shapes squares, circles & especially triangles angular pinnacles sounding off like thumped thimbles inside an open space of pyramid & geometry what if the equation were simple & you were either/neither kite... Continue Reading →
Gentle Spray by KJ Hannah Greenberg Gentle spray, your words lay Inscribed upon my heart: true Feather touches, your style Calms, restores faith, plus renews. Unwise trumps sought softer plums, Hid language once welcomed, While I, shied, huddling. Such Music... Continue Reading →
Children by Michael Ashley I watch as they play with a matchbox car, in their eyes the carpet is the lushest meadow, their limbs are mountains, and the light-bulb above is a swinging moon. Looking past them out through the... Continue Reading →
Closing by Kenneth P. Gurney Night tucks you under the covers of its darkness and never turns the stars off. When you ask Night to read you a bedtime story, it takes out a book of a billion bones. When... Continue Reading →
Music of the Spheres by Laurie Corzett In the quiet of the evening when starlight and peace prevail a haunting rhythm, music of the spheres, comes dancing embracing fear, kissing the pain away. Past twilight I watch the sky hoping... Continue Reading →
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