Archive for the ‘Poetry’ Category

Day Floor-Fault

By Jill McCabe Johnson

Where sea grounds bow skyward,
waters boil. Dome of heat and stretch,
as rifts and junctions
budge the wombly crust
like wrinkles in turtle’s neck.


Day Cyclone

By Jill McCabe Johnson

Sky eddies swirl like the spinning dolphin
mad for his lover who watches in awe.
The tempest froths my surface skins,
and sprays torrents for Wind to scatter
into the puckered day.


Last Night the Moon

By John R. Cornwall

Last night the moon
Seemed awkward
In a semi-summer sky,
Yet bright still, like
A remarkable thought.


The Steady Simplicity of the Leaky Faucet

By Vincent Renstrom

The decision seemed that much bolder
for the well of silence it sprang from
that late winter day, as I stood at the sink
and stared across the driveway,
the furnace having just shut off,


Among the Things She Does Not Deserve

By Linda Back McKay

All-knowing certainty in any realm
Bellyaching and its namby-pamby rationale
Commentaries on creativity when bodies are being pulled from rubble
Deep despair any time especially now
Electricity or the expectancy of electricity when you clap your hands


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