The cats tore up the fabric, hanging underneath the chair. A wasp got in the house, I chased it in my underwear! A flaming pile of space of junk, lit the sky out in the back, Like it did the night before; Are we under attack?! Incidents occurring Twixt the people and police, Guns, beheadings, […]
Poetry Corner: Nick Sestanovich “The Revolution Will Not Be Aggregated”
(In gratitude to Gil Scott-Heron. The medium has changed, but the message is the same.) You do not need to keep refreshing your browser because the revolution will not be aggregated. The revolution will not be limited to 140 characters or less. The revolution will not be skipped after five seconds. The revolution will not […]
Poetry Corner: Bud Light “Where Has it All Gone (A Reflection on a Rainy Night)”
People don’t much smile any more The skies are gray… It isn’t like before. Everyone is going to the races. Our life is fast. It’s full of empty spaces. Solemn faces. Where is the trust we had? Aren’t you my brother? Why do you pray with me One day… And then, prey on me on […]
Poetry Corner: Frances Jackson-Patrick “Leily”
She wears polka dot shoes with heels I gave her though not yet five and far away she follows me my shadow belated child of my child’s child. She wears a cowboy hat with heels I gave her she said, “I love God and Grandma Frances Jackets.” laughing hard until I cried overcome by a […]
Poetry Corner: Peter Blueberry “Eagle on the Waves”
There’s an angry storm Raging far out to sea. It’s whipping up the water, Giving it plenty of energy. Soon, large waves will be thrashing, And flying towards the land, Like eagles on the waves, Pounding onto the sand. So keep a watchful eye out, When the sea does roar, You might just see an […]
Poetry Corner: “Love, When it Came” by Frances Jackson-Patrick
Love, when it came came late springing forth from tide’s retreat into my tired eyes then silken-like slipped o’er my breasts my shoulders and my thighs a shimmering dress of forgotten sighs. A suppleness replaced the gaunt of aging limbs light of foot and lovely I became (love’s sleight of hand the consequence) in fading […]
Poetry Corner: “Germs (Or No Hope for Soap)” by Peter Blueberry
Miss Green was teaching When she happened to mention The invented invention Of Zacharias Jansen She said, “Because of him We now wash with soap. Because it’s he who invented The microscope.” “And from then on we could see What we saw not before, The germs on our skin That were making us sore.” “And […]
Poetry Corner: “Treasures in the Attic” by Sandy Parker
Sidling up the stair case, footprints in the dust, squeaky door, hinges full of rust. Hesitantly, she ascends to the attic. Relieved, it remains the same. Dim light through the window, shadows in the corners. So glad she came. Old scrapbooks call to her, edges fluttering as they speak, pick me, pick me, hear my […]
Poetry Corner: “Old Images” by Joel Fallon
How cumbersome the camera was, the tripod too and box of plates. The fuss to get the light just so, to make the whole thing straight and true was almost more than they could stand. Important too that everyone be still, not thrash or mill about. Regardless, trees moved in the wind and water flowed […]
Poetry Corner: “Benicia” by Frances Jackson-Patrick
Saline waters of the Bay recede when Benicia sends her tides to sea with mountain water in their sweetened waves to bless the iron ships that pass. Benicia dips her flowered hair to scent the breeze that wafts our wetland birds between the fingers of her hands, back to their huddled nests again. She walks […]