No Bananas A poem by Lex Runciman No Bananas From The Conversation Series Today, I have no bananas in my nose… And you’re declaring this, why? It’s a thing, a thing to be happy about. And have you ever discovered bananas there, in... Continue Reading →
Tear A poem by Jasna Gugić TearI feel a tear coming on In grey clouds That smell of autumn rain, Crying And my poem brings disquiet Into my frayed thoughts Scattered over the whiteness of imagination. Sorrow comes with autumn... Continue Reading →
Dear Enchiladas Verde A poem by Shawn Aveningo-Sanders Dear Enchiladas Verde ~ for Jeni You came as offering from a neighbor when prescribed bedrest kept a mother from cooking for her children. We could taste the kindness wrapped inside... Continue Reading →
Olympic Peninsula Propaganda A poem by Linda B. Myers Olympic Peninsula PropagandaIt wasn’t supposed to be like this. Snow was only mentioned in Chamber brochures as appearing on the mountaintops for far-away pretty, not close-up practicality. It was kept secret,... Continue Reading →
Perennial A poem by F.D. Perennial My Father, anxious, yells at me to take the next left. In a hurry to get to Parker’s Appliance store to buy my Mother a new oven, washer, and refrigerator. Weak from chemotherapy, he... Continue Reading →
The Final Divide A poem by Diane Elayne Dees The Final Divide Tables and lamps were hauled away, crystal and jewelry sold, bank accounts drained, photographs banished from sight.Meanwhile, in the attic, two crumbling boxes of Christmas tree ornaments remained. Months... Continue Reading →