Poetry
Poem – Warning Signs (By Gary Beck)
We ignore preparations that insure survival so citizens of neglect have little chance in a doomed nation, brought about by the greed of our masters concerned with their comforts, while the people struggle to pay the rent, put food on ...
Poem – LET’S GO FLY A KITE (By Narges)
Let’s go fly the kite - By Narges Friend, gather the broken frame Change the eroded parts Attach the needed new pieces Allow new glue to dry Apply a fresh coat of color to frame Choose a vibrant shade for ...
Poem – CRESCENT MOON (By John Tustin)
CRESCENT MOON You reside In this room That stinks Like moonlight And me. Crescent Moon Pries as She is wont To do In rooms That stink Like her light, Where only Silence Is Uttered, Sharper than The silver Flashing In ...
Poem – Removal (By Michael Roeder)
A new rising falls giving way to complete urgency of the now and gives glorious rise to the future. Pale towers of sheer strength tremble with the force of a billion suns give exuberant exultation to the oceans of the ...
Poem – WAR SPECULATION (By Joseph Cavera)
WAR SPECULATION (By Joseph Cavera) "its so scary.....when all the bullets have been fired, and all the men of one side are eternally dismissed.....the world about them lies in mess of shrapnel and waste- shattered, and in flames" ...
Poem – Victor’s Deli on Jamaica Avenue (By Tom Brogan)
Victor’s Deli has tables to enjoy your breakfast or lunch. There is always a line for the scrumptious food. Victor’s wife owns the business and keeps the name even though they are divorced. For a while a delivery man used ...
Poem – WAITING FOR SPRING (By Robert Trabold)
WAITING FOR SPRING (By Robert Trabold) I so wanted to go to the seashore today – was a a long winter. Wind at the shore was sharp but not bitter cold as in recent weeks. Sun was out friendly. Dunes ...
Poem – WOBBLEDEHOY (By Ray Gallucci)
■ WOBBLEDEHOY* {Bolide impact at the K-T [Cretaceous-Tertiary]boundary. There is widespread belief that bolide impact wasthe major killing mechanism at the K-T boundary [that reputedly killed thedinosaurs]. The GTME [Gravity Theory of Mass Extinction] asserts that it was not and that ...
Poem – QUESTIONABLE CHOICE (By Ray Gallucci)
QUESTIONABLE CHOICE Gathered at the water hole Primates lacking hair. Cover selves from neck to toe Lest reveal what's there. Feeding till they're satisfied, Drinking till they're full. Elders showing sagging hides From the planet's pull. Try imagining these apes ...
Poem – Respitoration (By David Russell)
Respitoration Can there still be irrigation Now the stem’s closed, dry? Can there still be imagination – When the bottom’s gone awry – When everyone can see Through every ancient icon? In spite of everything, maybe – When light floods ...