by Rajagopal Kaimal Blue sky. Breeze. Flowers. Birds. Springtime in her garden; her home; her heart. … Artist: Abdo Hassan I began writing poetry quite early in life. It was triggered by my puppy […]
Not Forgettable
by Ted E.F. Roberts after stretched hearts and out-loud love we writhe in a chaos of snarled sheets, haiku parts and aphorisms. nothing about you is forgettable. your breathy hushed moans and […]
You Have One Message
by Wim Coleman I see a rainbow. I thought I’d catch you there. Now I see two rainbows. I’m calling on the only Tuesday in November. It’s three-thirty in the afternoon but only temporarily. I […]
Sole Exposure (or Love Me Raw)
by Erica Jasmin Brown Let me strip for you, Take off the layers, Bare my soul in a way no one else will see. Remove the mask, Displace the veil, Show you all there is […]
Joyce
by Ed Ahern When I was fourteen there was a girl I thought was cute but never had the nerve to chase. We spent four years near but never close and thirty years in mutual […]
Behind Me in Line
by Mary Shanley She had a bobbed nose. I recognized the tell-tale incision scars around her nostrils. She wore an excess amount of copper colored face powder. When I caught a brief glimpse of her […]
After Neneh Cherry
by Mary Shanley No worries when I sing along with Neneh Cherry. She delivers me to the inside, where the percolating begins. Where words awaken the flow and I’m moving in a direction like none […]
Two Poems
by Alan Parry & & Pallbearer i’ll always be grateful to dad for allowing me the freedom to say no, i’m not comfortable with that & Last wish i yearn to die in the dark […]
quit notice
by Salam Wosu because my body is a house situated beside the beautiful sea overlooking the horizon/ high above clouds I cannot afford it. Today I sold a piece/ of my […]
I Write To Tell You
by Salam Wosu I write to tell you that my bones are made of contention And my skin black with discord I write to tell you that I come from the dust And I am […]
