Daughter’s Housekeeping A poem by Jennifer Mills Kerr Daughter’s Housekeeping To polish my family tree and scrub sorrow from sunrise, I vacuum the depths of winter, a damp grief that somehow smells sweet. My mother’s life, a cross-stitched handkerchief, whisky-soaked and... Continue Reading →
Honeybee A poem by Richard Levine Honeybee Come see how this honeybee is feasting in the purple prayer of a crocus cup, and how in an April shower it seeks cover under flower petals and sweet saffron-colored pollen. There, it... Continue Reading →
Turner by the Sea: Costa Teguise, Lanzarote A poem by Jan Zlotnik Schmidt Turner by the Sea: Costa Teguise, Lanzarote Turner knew the power of the sea. The way light sparks and streams on water disintegrating fear. The way trembling vanishes In... Continue Reading →
My Father’s Voice A poem by Johnny Kovatch My Father’s Voice I forget how our conversation starts, but when he ends a thought with When I cross over the river, I know my father is referencing when he’s no longer... Continue Reading →
Walking Uptown With My Mother A poem by Shoshauna Shy Walking Uptown With My Mother Me 10 or 11 stumbling along in my stained Hush Puppies while she collects catcalls from workmen in passing trucks like posies plucked and pocketed... Continue Reading →
The Pale Yellow Line A poem by Jacqueline Jules The Pale Yellow Line Sharing a bedroom with a pink carpet, back in southern Virginia, my sister and I borrowed Momma’s yardstick to measure the dividing line we made of masking... Continue Reading →
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