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Poem – rpm (By Abdulrahman M Abu-yaman)

September 30, 2024 Antarctica Journal

rpm (rhetorical paradoxi-metaphorisis) scleras, snow white pupils, dilated. brain box, sparking incandescently. he asks the physician: ‘tell me doctor, what’s my malady?’ stares at his sloppy zig-zag manuscript and replies ‘rpm’. not comprehending, he utters, ‘excuse me?’, physician expatiates: ‘rhetorical paradoxi-metaphorisis, a rare cerebral disorder in which the forebrain “wordyfactures” weird grandiloquent and aesthetic phrases and clauses sub- consciously, using […]

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Poem – ROARING SUN (By Joseph Cavera)

September 30, 2024 Antarctica Journal

ROARING SUN (By Joseph Cavera) Endless are the days that begin again my tredging and dredging across the plains within planes through the tall grass and beyond green scenes and misty screens front the path to the distant shores Held within are the Tides so free which confide to me the planet’s raring flow while blacker waves make incredible […]

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Poem – Mammo (By Layla Lenhardt)

September 30, 2024 Antarctica Journal

Mammo At first, the grief was bare, an unsheathed sword, its presence sharp. But then it turned, slowly, into a faded tattoo on a hidden part of my body. I tried calling your phone last night. I don’t know what I expected, but I was scared. When I’m dripping in too much darkness, that same profound, welling of […]

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Poem – I Always Think About You (By Wafula p’Khisa)

September 29, 2024 Antarctica Journal

I always think about you Whenever I fail to tame tears Flowing and overflowing like Nile waters– Siphoning strength from a bereft soul And chasing sleep at midnight; Leaving me restless like an insomniac… I always think about you Once I falter cheering my spirit on: To endure gnawing loneliness That humbles me to bow To silence’s sorrowful songs! […]

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Poem – UNIVERSAL PALETTE (By Joseph Cavera)

September 29, 2024 Antarctica Journal

UNIVERSAL PALETTE (By Joseph Cavera) Trim your palette of ink they decree Royal Amethyst choirs send thee Responses from reading notes from long ago is key Gazing out, Viridian forests house a lush of trees While behind me dances barrel-fulls of Mahogany monkeys Burnt Sienna dunes seep strong tunes for free And cobalt gears turn here by Warehouse Three […]

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Poem – Morning Coffee Can Be So Important (By Donal Mahoney)

September 29, 2024 Antarctica Journal

A tragedy happened to Willie and Millie after years of marriage. All their kids were doing well and had nice families of their own but tragedy struck one dawn before Willie had had his morning coffee. Millie was on her third cup and Willie said Millie looked at him the wrong way and Willie asked, “What’s that look all about, Millie, what did I do now?” […]

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Poem – Plainly Insanely (By Ray Gallucci)

September 28, 2024 Antarctica Journal

PLAINLY INSANELY Insanity’s defined as doing many times Exactly as before, expecting different ends. Like beating horses dead, expecting to revive But never with success, yet still repeating trend. When process rules the roost, can never deviate No matter if it makes unquestioned logic to. For once the grooves are set, no possible escape Like chariots from ruts […]

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Poem – Because (By Allison Grayhurst)

September 28, 2024 Antarctica Journal

Because Because of you my heart has hatched its most treasured nerve. I am no longer nagged by the sulphur darkness that carves away the surface from my lungs. Because of you we have two more to join us on our journey. Two children, ruled by humour and the deep-drawn breath. I no longer need false conversation, struggling to […]

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Poem – Manhattan Landlord (By Gary Beck)

September 28, 2024 Antarctica Journal

Manhattan Landlord I ran a swell restaurant for many years on a good block in Manhattan. I wasn’t rich, but made a good living, paid my workers well so they were happy and passed it on to customers. Then my lease ran out. The landlord raised the rent, three hundred percent. There was no way I could […]

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Poem – Sponging Up Succor (By Frank De Canio)

September 28, 2024 Antarctica Journal

Sponging Up Succor I’m suffering through vinegary days, as if I’m Jesus at His Calvary. Arrested from my customary ways by modern versions of its harsh decree, I bend beneath the burden of my cross. Recalling laurels in Jerusalem, I’m painfully reminded of my loss who sport a fool’s cap for a diadem. As I secure my seat at […]

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Poem – rpm (By Abdulrahman M Abu-yaman)

Poem – ROARING SUN (By Joseph Cavera)

Poem – Mammo (By Layla Lenhardt)

Poem – I Always Think About You (By Wafula p’Khisa)

Poem – UNIVERSAL PALETTE (By Joseph Cavera)

Poem – Morning Coffee Can Be So Important (By Donal Mahoney)

Poem – Plainly Insanely (By Ray Gallucci)

Poem – Because (By Allison Grayhurst)

Poem – Manhattan Landlord (By Gary Beck)

Poem – Sponging Up Succor (By Frank De Canio)