Poetry

Poem – Discourse (By David Russell)

Discourse He was the foam on the backwash of conversation, Repelled by the safety-pier; Seeming to crave a knife to answer The upward wave-choppings, He felt as if there were an invisible plastic partition Segmenting the round, globular flatness Of ...

Poem – Disappearance (By David B. Axelrod)

DISAPPEARANCE 1. I considered the phoenix— into the fire, a quick release of gas, the efficacy of ash. But does one truly rise? Is it a spirit or a conscious recollection of the past? 2. Those who acknowledge nothing swim ...
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Poem – A Facility for the Poor and Demented (By Donal Mahoney)

A Facility for the Poor and Demented   Fred visits Bill every month at  the facility he’s been in for years.  Age and booze brought Bill there. He's still strapped to his bed so he can't go wandering again  when he gets ...

Poem – The Stop & Shop Strike (By Robert Ronnow)

The Stop & Shop Strike The Stop & Shop strike v. Game of Thrones. In Game what’s not made plain is the condition of the people compared with warriors and queens. There is no mention of land-clearance, tree-felling, pruning, chopping, ...

Poem – Sweeping the Temple with a Straw Broom (By Mankh)

Sweeping the Temple with a Straw Broom - By Mankh   1 Dazzled by the pageantry and bright lights some lost their names having given them to God but the Nameless One had no use for them— that’s why the ...

Poem – In Good Company (By Fabrice B. Poussin)

In Good Company Hurt for the first time again, they swear to live, seeking protection in the indelible mirror; yet they stare in hope of freezing the image they hope all will see. Broken anew, birthing twins to the old ...

Poem – DEAR SPIDER (By John Grey)

DEAR SPIDER - By John Grey Ants are more efficient at what they do than people. Weeds can grow just about anywhere. Animals kill to survive not for pleasure. And they collect no gewgaws besides. A homeless man sits on ...

Poem – (By Nicolo Santilli)

sparks - By Nicolo Santilli    peek into a distant world   where the light is brighter   so that some of its light   spills through the opening     for it lies buried as a potential   in ...

Poem – Plain Girl Pretty (By Donal Mahoney)

■ Plain Girl Pretty Rose was a plain girl from a small town. She sang in the choir, never missed Bible study, left for the big city after high school.   She worked nights  in a shanty diner next to ...

Poem – “FOUR” CAST (By Ray Gallucci)

"FOUR" CAST The earth's been here four billion years, But humans mere four million. How often has the atmosphere Received a "global killing?" Have comets many seared the skies, Volcanoes oft erupted? What oceans parched till desert-dry And climates left ...