Kaleidoscope A poem by Sheila Wellehan Kaleidoscope Friends and familywere forever, sturdy and stableas my church’s stained-glass windows,I believed as a child.But people come and go,a sequence of shifting shapesand hues—a kaleidoscope,whirling patterns and swirling palettes,tumbling pieces of mirror and... Continue Reading →
The Inspiring of Molly HeaddA poem by Patrick Deeley The Inspiring of Molly Headd While rummaging among dust-furred bits and piecesjumbled under a bedand seeming to belong to no-one,you find a womanabout whom the world – if it ever supposed... Continue Reading →
To the Man I Passed On My Way to Trader Joe’s A poem by Nina Avedon To the Man I Passed On My Way to Trader Joe’s No, it was not the artificial limbattached to the runner’s build—I hadn't scanned... Continue Reading →
Orkney A poem by Robert Strickland OrkneyUnbroken moorsawash with purple.A patched skynot quite yieldingto the light.And the gulls screamed.The sea, crashing,in the controlled violenceof an onslaught continues,defied, until finally somethingjust gives wayand falls.A paleolithic sunsetover emerging paths,we walk, our feetcold-soaked.... Continue Reading →
The Thrill of New Crayons A poem by Lois Perch Villemaire The Thrill of New Crayons We snapped open the cardboard lidinhaling the familiar scentof the yellow and green container,rows and rows in the grand 64-packEach standing like a waxy... Continue Reading →
Kitchen Talk A poem by Sarah Russell Kitchen Talk A timeless, woman-shaped tableau—grandmothers, aunts, cousins cooking,laughing. Amy is expecting a baby—her first—and the love, advice and questions are as nourishing as the bread baking and red saucesimmering. Names? What hospital? Do you need a crib? Her... Continue Reading →
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