Interlude A poem by Lorraine Caputo Interlude Twilight has long faded tonight here in Los Crepúsculos* & still a few tamunagueros work in sparse streetlamp light, finishing their mural of San Antonio – their sun still bright, the cuatros & tambores waiting for the next festival. Los Crepúsculos – a neighborhood in Barquisimeto... Continue Reading →
The Bin Men A poem by Jennie E. Owen The Bin Men When she awakes, it is a grumbling world.Not quite light, her children sleep like resussDolls on the mattress; fingers stiff in the early chill. Grey boils, roils with... Continue Reading →
Starling at the New Food Truck A poem by Marianne Szlyk Starling at the New Food TruckSmaller, more dapper than a crow,the yellow-beaked starling dances,skips, and hops over cracked asphaltin front of the sleek food truck.Banda from an AM stationshakes... Continue Reading →
After a Migraine A poem by Laura Foley After a Migraine I hear mourning doves, robins and wrens,quelling my brain’s aural debristhat for days played too loudly with itself.Now, I reflect how the mind in painturned reflectionless cave. Now, I... Continue Reading →
Summer Days A poem by Lois Perch Villemaire Summer Days Pink peonies surrounded by buzzing honey beesmeant it was summer.Smell of the wading pool baking in the sun as the green garden hosesnaked across the lawn filling it up.Staying outside after dinnerwith neighborhood... Continue Reading →
The Song of Summer A poem by Judi Brannan Armbruster The Song of Summer The song of a summer thunderstormBegins with red sky dawnThen wind rises with the sunChimes respond in chorusSoon enough the crackle of lightningAnd the percussion of... Continue Reading →
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