Broken in A poem by Helen Freeman Broken in Wild and tiedoutside by the doorat a crossroads, your soft ears jitter,tuning to surroundingslike satellite sensors. Grabbed and freed, your whiskers twitch,you buck and pull. Mother brays her sonic creak. Men drag you off,force a halter... Continue Reading →
Deauville, New Year's Night A poem by N.L. Holmes Deauville, New Year's Night Lights fracture off rain-slick streetsin damp cold of night on the Channel.At the Beaux-Arts cream-cake of a casino,tall windows pour streams of goldinto the dark. Hotel restaurants... Continue Reading →
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary A poem by Lois Perch Villemaire Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Winding wooden walkways—elevated paths through the wetlands.Vegetation is the havenof large and small critters,darting with a swoosh through the plantings and grasses. It was created to protect and preservethe... Continue Reading →
Solitude A poem by Maggie Rosen Solitude“You have raised three lonely children.” (My father to my mother in a fight, circa 1980)If there were a way to raise a child to loneliness,my mother probably could have done it.But that was... Continue Reading →
People who rise in darkness A poem by Joe Cottonwood People who rise in darkness From the street long agoyou see glow of windowsfrosty and foggyas you toss a roll of news. You’re just a kid breathing clouds into the airbut... Continue Reading →
Low Moral Ground A poem by Patricia Walsh Low Moral GroundNot knowing where to get off, hated for sameCrying on apposite shoulders, a singular cult.Asked, not told to merrily switch placesEscalating, with reason, a timeless displayConsuming time wasted on a... Continue Reading →
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