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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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Poetry Corner: James Garrett “The Photo”

July 13, 2018 by James M. Garrett Leave a Comment

A photo carried many miles, Warmed by one of your quiet smiles. Its soiled surface wrinkled with age, Like a favorite book on the very first page. On stormy seas and fevered shores, The picture seen in my hands was yours. Comforting on days both long and hard, This tracing etched on a paper card. […]

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Jeff Burkhart’s “Rhyme and Reason”: Shopping Carts

July 8, 2018 by Jeff Burkhart 1 Comment

People pushing shopping carts, down all the aisles for miles Stacking all their merchandise, into imposing piles Heading for the checkout line, express or otherwise Then to the car to drive back home, and back and forth; time flies People pushing shopping carts, no groceries inside No money in their pockets, and no place they […]

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Poetry Corner: Mary Susan Gast “Fire Haze”

July 6, 2018 by Mary Susan Gast Leave a Comment

Dawn came heavy-lidded, Puffy-eyed with smoke, The sapphire sky tarred with ash, The light an anxious yellowed gray.

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Poetry Corner: Ranjit Gill “Time to Get High”

July 6, 2018 by Ranjit Gill Leave a Comment

For some, to be in love must be a fantasy but not for me. It’s reality. You smoke and drink I get high off love. F*** your useless drugs! I’m in love with life, every moment and every breath. I won’t give up ‘til my last breath! I might as well keep on going until […]

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Poetry Corner: Johanna Ely “Why Every Night I Keep a Lamp Lit”

July 6, 2018 by Johanna Ely Leave a Comment

In my house I keep a glass lamp by the front door. It is in the shape of a tulip, and inside it, a light bulb flickers in the shape of a tear. I keep it lit all night long— a small comfort for those who are lost, for ghosts who believe they have been […]

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Poetry Corner: James Garrett “The Ultimate, or the Ultimate Goal?”

July 6, 2018 by James M. Garrett Leave a Comment

One was new to the task, Slow in catching the clue. Too much was new, In One’s young life to view. Words from the past He repeatedly said, Form memory of time, And echo in One’s head. One didn’t understand at the time. He meant, “Do your best.” One always did. One passed every test. […]

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