Pedicure A poem by Joe Cottonwood Pedicure Your feet are not flowers.They’re just, you say, feetwith purplish-brown veins on top and tortoise-shell calluses on bottom,tuber toes in the normal numberdoing the job they’re meant to do.For that you say you’re happy. Covering the... Continue Reading →
Hazel A poem by Laree Kiely Hazel I always picture her harvesting blackberriesSoon to be pies or jamsApron on, basket in handHer garden; her one place of joy and peace and forgettingForgetting the weight of her broken soul; the gaping... Continue Reading →
Guiding LightA poem by Jennifer Lagier Guiding Light Rising winds push ocean waves and charcoal fogagainst headlandsguarded by a semi-circle of granite boulders.Beneath red-turreted roof, a brilliant Fresnel lenspours guiding light toward approaching ships,offers safe passage for those adriftseeking protective... Continue Reading →
A Note for You in the Wilderness A poem by Claire Coenen A Note for You in the Wilderness I promise this forest will not entangle you forever.Like sunrays trickling through the branches,illumination will arrive. The painful terrain will softenbeneath... Continue Reading →
In the Wake of the Seasonal Scarlet SunA poem by Donna Best In the Wake of the Seasonal Scarlet SunReports speak of summer’s hard knuckle heat.When I opened the doorthe ball of sun intersecting day and nightrevealed itselfglared as an... Continue Reading →
Dog and turtle A poem by Joe Cottonwood Dog and turtle Leggy dog, extrovertnose down, neck extendedprofile of a construction crane on tiptoe creeps forward, a ballet of caution, curiosityapproaching turtle. Introvert turtleprofile of stoneretreats into shell at road center.Dog ear and nose... Continue Reading →
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