How to Brush a Dog to Transform TimeA poem by Tricia Knoll How to Brush a Dog to Transform TimeKnow your dog’s term limits.For a furry English Shepherdthat’s fifteen minutes – free of Fourth of Julygrenades, earthquakes, or lightning,no visible... Continue Reading →
Scarlatti Out West A poem by Marianne Szlyk Scarlatti Out WestThese notes could be waterheard on the radio,the classical music stationstreaming in from the coast.Even the announcer’s voicesounds like a full reservoir,but someone else’s reservoir.This sonata could makethe listener believeit... Continue Reading →
Sophia's Hands A poem by Diane Frank Sophia's HandsJust before she was born,her father tripped over Emily Dickinson's grave.Her poems are wiser than her years,and sometimes I wonder howthese words can come from a penheld by such small hands. Her... Continue Reading →
It Takes A Village A poem by Linda Williams It Takes A VillageThe wet green ferns glisten in the rain:A community of ferns,Growing here beside the path,Established in their neighborhood.Not alone, however, for growingThrough, the largest frondIs a stemmed flower,... Continue Reading →
CrowsA poem by B.J. Buckley CrowsI've been communingwith the cheerful raucous crowswho gather and dispersetheir flap and clatterperipatetic through the town,favoring the old neighborhoodswith their stately treesand lawns, or the parkswhere, despite our cloistering,scraps are still to be had,as well... Continue Reading →
Arrested Tongues A poem by Njeri Wangari Arrested Tongues A year agomy tongue got arrestedroaming the streets at night on Silent Avenue Her charge,possession with intent to distribute On herwas an ounce of wordswhich when inhaledcauses loss of all inhibitionshallucinations... Continue Reading →
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