any acorn can A poem by Alan Gann any acorn canfalleasiest thing in the worldletting go can be hard but once you dogravity does all the workso any acorn cantake rootgather water and sunlightand grow ring by ring until itcasts... Continue Reading →
My Friend Gave Me Old Pictures of My Father A poem by Lucia Cherciu My Friend Gave Me Old Pictures of My Father I wanted the journals, although I couldn’tdecipher the handwriting.I wanted someone to fix my sewing machineso I... Continue Reading →
The Quiet A poem by Gary Grossman The QuietRising before the sunI leave the bed softly,my beshert unstirred,then tread across our slate-blueSpanish floor, its breatheunseen in the dark.Every day yields thin sheets ofhappiness, to be separated,and held lightly by their... Continue Reading →
Forbearance A poem by Fay L. Loomis Forbearancenebulous light filtersthrough jet branchesthis drear first daymajestic golden tapersflames lick upwardilluminate breakfast tableshadow wrangles my gutstroke, two heart attackslimitations snug me tightfade into a wily mix:meditation, books, movies,conversation, exerciseanger’s gorge loosensstill the... Continue Reading →
Perception A poem by Linda Williams PerceptionI stop to smell the fragrant flower,Note the insect nestled there.I think to myself,“What a lovely home he has.”You wander by and make a mental noteTo buy some insect spray tomorrow.I wake and stretch... Continue Reading →
Growing up Poor A poem by Gary Grossman Growing up Pooris like Herpes simplex—never cured, won’t leave,always texting to hang.It just lays there silently,until life chews me upand spits me out, like myfirst bite of cheap steak—then,and only then, it... Continue Reading →
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