Persephone Decides to Catch Up On Emails During a Low Self-Esteem Day A poem by Chrissy Stegman Persephone Decides to Catch Up On Emails During a Low Self-Esteem Day She opened an email from Banana Republic. It encouraged her... Continue Reading →
Chewed-Up A poem by Kimberly Peterson Chewed-UpWith flat-footed power and toes-down brakes, my oldest son scoots on a red plastic motorcycle along St. Lawrence River pathways. Pregnant with his brother, I trudge behind. Past the phantom pulp and paper mill.... Continue Reading →
Chairs on a Hill A poem by Deborah E Martin Chairs on a Hill Winding Vermont tree-lined roads Driving through a veil of rain Beyond the curve of the road A hill comes into view dotted with Orange, blue, yellow, white Flowered,... Continue Reading →
A Blustery Wednesday Night A poem by Diane Funston A Blustery Wednesday Night A blustery Wednesday. The wind roared all night, all day lonelier than freight trains twice as fast as fickle men, howling like women left behind. We write... Continue Reading →
Hard the Growing A poem by Joannie Stangeland Hard the Growing At night, the bunnies munch my winter rye, green blades cut short. The bunnies come into my garden. The fox comes into my dreams. In myth, a fox was... Continue Reading →
Going Within A poem by Melanie Joy Going Within The sea retreats, leavinggilled slices along the shivering shore. I gather green fishing net rope,saving fish from their last breath fates.I feel like Moby Dick,entering a giant whale’s jaw.Or was it a different storyof a boy... Continue Reading →
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