Category: poetry
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Two Poems by R. Gerry Fabian
Lost Time has already leftwhen he wakes in the morning.is involved in a mergerduring coffee breakwill be out of the officeat lunch timehas gone on the roadfor the surprise inspectiondecides to work lateright before quitting timealways finds himin the tap roomway pastthe shank of the evening. Working Conditions I returned from two week’s vacationto…
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Two Poems
by R. Gerry Fabian Lost Time has already leftwhen he wakes in the morning.is involved in a mergerduring coffee breakwill be out of the officeat lunch timehas gone on the roadfor the surprise inspectiondecides to work lateright before quitting timealways finds himin the tap roomway pastthe shank of the evening. Working Conditions I returned from…
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Perspective
by Megha Sood With my shackled mind and encumbered thoughtsas my feet rise upsteps of the old mighty templedesolate yet imbued;with the fullness of lifemy body disguised as a prayerand my palms foldedas the dissatisfaction is neatly tuckedin the center of my palmsI count the stepsin sync with my raging heartbeats and bated breathI walk…
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Divine Incantation
by Megha Sood a poem is like a spell–a memory moving through the shadows of timelike a divine incantation:like a river flowing in your soulboisterous,unfettered;unapologetic.as it cleanses the crevicesthose sluices clogged through eonsit paves its own way when it moves through its structurea lexicon of words and its broken semanticsa language so deeply knows as…
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Two Native Tongues
by Taleen Mardirossian My tongue belongs to two lovers. I spend my days with one, my nights with the other. One is older, much older, much wiser. He’s had fewer lovers, so I am careful not to lose him. I wear his poetry on my lips, his dances in my feet. He’s a wanderer, a traveler–…
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Absolution
by Mukund Gnanadesikan Cloud enshrouded lakeHears silent cries of mourningWaterfall forgives& Mukund Gnanadesikan Mukund Gnanadesikan’s work can be seen in Adelaide Literary Magazine, The Ibis The Bangalore Review, Bloodroot Literary Magazine, Blood and Thunder: Musings on the Art of Medicine, Tanka Journal, Cathexis Northwest, Duck Lake Journal, Stardust Review, Calliope and The Cape Rock among…
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Dreaming Venus
Thomas Piekarski is a former editor of the California State Poetry Quarterly. His poetry has appeared in publications internationally, including Taj Mahal Review, Poetry Quarterly, Pennsylvania Literary Journal, Poetry Salzburg, and South African Literary Journal. He has published a travel guide, Best Choices In Northern California, as well as three books of poetry, the latest…
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Two Poems
by Christina Petrides Pressure To be silencedis to be discouraged.Stifled dreams seep awayto poison air, earth,and people.Unrealized ambitions,thwarted hopes,and muted prayers seetheuntil they burstinto enraged action—blind, fierce, and embittered. Pep Talk Knock it back to good old times square one.Show them what you’re made of—not jelly donuts & egg-dipped toast,but vinegar and spit.Lift up the…
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Train Ride To Kaltungo
by Efe Ogufere A creation story in Eden we shared midmorning conversations with a butterfly 7 Wildfire from within the flames voices in my mother tongue urging me to jump & The Origin of Butterflies the little things that tickle the butterflies between your eyes. 7 Odyssey lost leaves in autumn spend a lifetime in…
Dream Noir 