Poets in this issue — click a name to read
- Antebi, Debbi
- Barker, Bartholomew
- Boyle, Story
- Brager, Heather
- Buckley, Thomas
- Carr, Laurence
- Cudzilo, Brian
- David, Ingrid
- Davidson, Tracy
- Ellman, Neil
- Flanders, Rheta
- Folkart, Alice
- Fowler, Milo James
- Good, Howie
- Hartwell, Richard
- Hayes, Thomas
- Joo, Jungmin
- Joy, Alexander
- Larke, Maude
- Leslie, Stephen
- Martinez, Pablo Miguel
- Nelson, Eric
- Nesterova, Yuliya
- Ngo, Deborah
- Ratcliffe, Michael
- Riggin, Garrin
- Romo, Gb
- Rubirosa, Dj
- Scott, Andrew
- Shapiro, Barbara
- Steele, Craig
- Synclair, A.g
- Ward, Anthony
- Webb, Don
- Weston, Joanna M.
- Whitman, Neal
Don Webb
A hypodermic
of broken words in brain-vein
Bill�s eternal nod.
Story Boyle
To Florida, we�re the same,
the people and the pepper trees:
conquistadors.
Michael Ratcliffe
I sit on the pier;
The river flows slowly past.
So much like my life.
A.g Synclair
Red river desert
accipitridae seek food
the spoils of war
Bartholomew Barker
Grasping reality is
Trying to save a bee
In a swimming pool
Alice Folkart
Womb-like heat,
damp and throbbing,
birth of summer
Joanna M. Weston
her funeral
the pale colours
of distant islands
Barbara Shapiro
Perched atop a sign,
Seemingly squawking the words
We try to not laugh.
Barbara Shapiro
My favorite time of
day - he arrives by school bus
to embrace his dad.
Milo James Fowler
postmodern ballads
work for food need cash God bless
weathered cardboard signs
Anthony Ward
His eyes spilling down her blouse
Dribbling down her cleavage
Leaving a noticeable stain
Stephen Leslie
Her delicate hands
Beckon me over
Traffic cop
Stephen Leslie
Steps worn smooth
By millions of shod feet
National park
Stephen Leslie
Chief economist
Says the economy�s fine
His chauffeured car
Howie Good
The gull hovers on the crosswinds,
a hand doubtfully poised
over an empty chessboard.
DJ Rubirosa
Memory of memories:
Enchanting angel was she
Yet remains no more
Ingrid David
running water gently whispers
noisy birds patiently waiting
gifts of the universe
Tracy Davidson
frost-christened cobwebs
covering the garage door
the fumes go unseen
Deborah Ngo
"One day"
Two malicious words
One empty promise
Debbi Antebi
the crunching makes her cringe�
it�s the sudden sound of death
for the crushed snail.
Heather Brager
the devil came in
hovering in empty spaces
watching and waiting
Heather Brager
the dust is falling
drifting on air emulsified
a flurry of discontent
Heather Brager
moments owe us nothing
earth is hardwired for time
we�ll find fair again
GB Romo
Thorns surround my agave heart;
spirit and knowledge rest within;
one hundred years to flower.
GB Romo
Life is a horned toad resting in the shadow
of a rock, away from the blistering sun,
and the owl waiting at night.
Craig Steele
we ask our Greek tour guide
the name of local flowers:
"yellow 'beside-the-roadiums�"
A.g Synclair
four red roses bloom
and give a sense of purpose
to bored bumblebees
Yuliya Nesterova
Asphalt bear hug
for a wilted dandelion:
Fighter till the end
Brian Cudzilo
Beneath a stray cloud
a single budding rose grows
to its stems dismay.
Thomas Buckley
butterflies, stormy skies
schools of fish, a final kiss
inky mess- rorschach test
Neil Ellman
Folded like an origami crane
the universe assumes
its own reality.
Alexander Joy
How quiet it was
right before he shot himself...
How quiet after.
Garrin Riggin
He wore his suit like
a Bronx cheer; like a spit
painting in a gold frame.
Andrew Scott
Dance under the moonlight,
gazes that catch and share fire,
glowing romantics.
Andrew Scott
A sleeping angel,
resting in neverland tonight,
dreaming of rainbows.
Jungmin Joo
I ran as fast as I could,
and as hard as I could muster�
until my heart gave out.
Jungmin Joo
Stepped outside
to find a darkening sky.
Should I have?
Howie Good
Which way is tomorrow from here?
There�s a sun in the belly with a thousand rays.
How long it�s taking the light to reach us!
Pablo Miguel Martinez
boys bake on the beach
sexy ingredients stirred
slowly these sweets rise
Maude Larke
Contrast from bright light to darkness
is not disorienting enough to prevent
finding the balcony railing and vaulting over it.
Eric Nelson
Cars swerve to avoid
an old straw hat
lying in the street.
Thomas Hayes
Pretty girl in school
Stealing glances before class
Siren song of youth
Thomas Hayes
Long slow coffee sips,
bloodshot eyes greet the morning,
Party life ransom.
Neal Whitman
wind picking up
a gray fox
makes its rounds
Richard Hartwell
mother bird returns
feathered warmth and loving care
spring enters summer
Richard Hartwell
Fall is not remorse
Cyclic time cannot be lost
Spring revisits birth
Garrin Riggin
The delicate naked
branches made a puzzle
of the bridge and water.
Laurence Carr
pencil skates on sheets
wood on wood like skin on skin
a lover�s intrigue
Laurence Carr
pen chases paper
words find the writer�s heartbeat
they seek nothing else
Rheta Flanders
Grey weathered stone
Tilted to the right
Confederate Soldier