The Thrill of New Crayons A poem by Lois Perch Villemaire The Thrill of New Crayons We snapped open the cardboard lidinhaling the familiar scentof the yellow and green container,rows and rows in the grand 64-packEach standing like a waxy... Continue Reading →
Kitchen Talk A poem by Sarah Russell Kitchen Talk A timeless, woman-shaped tableau—grandmothers, aunts, cousins cooking,laughing. Amy is expecting a baby—her first—and the love, advice and questions are as nourishing as the bread baking and red saucesimmering. Names? What hospital? Do you need a crib? Her... Continue Reading →
Starting OverA poem by Tricia McCallum Starting OverI would replace the finger you lost on your right handworking in munitions during the war.You always hid away that hand.Gone would be a troubled older brother sneaking into your room at nightand his... Continue Reading →
Ovation A poem by Laurie Kuntz Ovation If this is my last poemmay my words continue. I’ll relax in breaths of finality-- I’ve joined in the laughter,the clapping after music, a hearty dinner, frivolities in all its forms. I stand in ovation for... Continue Reading →
Seeds A poem by Pamela Hill Epps Seeds Tenderly you scrape the seedsfrom the belly of the delicata squash.I have finally found something that mystomach does not turn against. For over a year you have watched me from your citadel of... Continue Reading →
Lifeline A poem by Sarah Zwickle Lifeline My toddler drawson the pages of my diary.Bold lines—strong willed,loving, testing, pushing—so much meand not me. Potent, heady linesthat lead me to the placewhere words become soil,rich and loamy and fragrantfrom constant growthand... Continue Reading →
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