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Poetry Corner: James Garrett “Long, Long Ago”

July 27, 2018 by James M. Garrett Leave a Comment

I don’t know you, girl in my sight, Sweet and clean, with hair bouncing light. A smile on your face, and sparkle in your eyes, Too young to practice the ways of the lies. Turning your gaze to friends by your side, To look on your world, now growing so wide. Exploring and testing, thrilled […]

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Poetry Corner: Bud Light “Please Listen”

July 27, 2018 by Bud Light Leave a Comment

Listen to the clamor of voices ; heard from poets and writers. Wishing to tell us something; words that come from the heart; Their meaning truly revealing.  They ARE telling us something, Of life, love and death; explicit is their meaning; Preparing us for all seasons; And life, love and death.

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Poetry Corner: Carol Gieg “Caregiving”

July 27, 2018 by Carol Gieg Leave a Comment

A gift, the compassion of a caregiver, A nobler pursuit, there never was one. Guardian for those disenfranchised and weak, Victims of power and greed, they’ve become. Children sobbing for their parents, Separated from them and in cells. What criminals these, who fled in terror, seeking refuge from their hell

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Poetry Corner: Ranjit Gill “Chasing a Butterfly”

July 20, 2018 by Ranjit Gill Leave a Comment

Chasing a butterfly constantly out of reach I feel the need to dream I keep struggling and striving to improve, not just surviving. “The time is always now,” I remind myself whenever I feel I’m stuck. And no, I ain’t on drugs. And I ain’t on god. I need to be myself. Screw everything else. […]

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Poetry Corner: Nina Serrano “Smoke No. 2 July 2018”

July 20, 2018 by Nina Serrano Leave a Comment

The wind shifted today We get a break from the smoke of 32 thousand acres of forest  burning and maybe plastic and other toxics too When the fire started the sun turned red Liz looked up and called it a Chinese Lantern as we drove north along the freeway Not knowing what was happening between […]

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Poetry Corner: Carol Gieg “Mirror Image”

July 20, 2018 by Carol Gieg Leave a Comment

(This poem is dedicated to Johanna Ely, Benicia’s sixth poet laureate who completed her term at the end of June.) How very much we’ve been enriched, Through you as poet laureate, this past two years. So like the hummingbird to which you are drawn, A mirror image in so many ways. Drawing forth sustenance as […]

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Poetry Corner: James Garrett “Evening Flight”

July 20, 2018 by James M. Garrett Leave a Comment

An evening wind is blowing, Softly pushing at the leaves. Above, a lone plane flies on through the night. I picture you seated by a window. The fragrance of your perfume envelopes me, And I wish that you were home with me tonight. Wish that I could hold you again, As I hear the sound […]

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Poetry Corner: Thomas Stanton “A Benicia Poem”

July 13, 2018 by Thomas Stanton Leave a Comment

…train once ran to it biggest ships in the world leathered tethered busted and full tied to it gold in a drugstore teeth to the skeins rest and repose daughters of the light men of blue and bold poems here poems about here too fairly democratic duck bones turquoise gusts seagull and guts odes to […]

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Poetry Corner: Nina Serrano “The Night After the 4th of July- A Haiku”

July 13, 2018 by Nina Serrano Leave a Comment

No rockets red glare Firecrackers quieted Could hear crickets sing

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Poetry Corner: Ranjit Gill “Unfinished Walking Books”

July 13, 2018 by Ranjit Gill Leave a Comment

We are unfinished walking books being interviewed by other stars. We are who we are. Well, at least we are who we are thus far. Constantly changing! Thoughts rearranging, archiving and updating. I’m not who I was yesterday. Tomorrow will never come. I’m forever stuck …in the moment!

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