By Lynn Hughes She says she misses it, sitting on the back porch, Husking corn, plucking peas from their pods, I knew she snuck into the garden To pick the baby carrots and eat the tender beans. She reminisces about the posthole digger and the sawbuck for peeling logs. She longs for the horses and … Continue reading Perspectives
Petticoat in Mafeking and Other Poems
By Julia Vaughan Petticoat in Mafeking Fourteenth of October, Eighteen Ninety Nine Ada wrote to her sister, Emily The great Siege of Mafeking had begun Four children, under twelve, to keep safely Fifty-seven letters detail the horror Dug outs under wagons, surrounded by Sandbags, the new, safe-home in a hollow Ninety-six pound shells, dynamite craters … Continue reading Petticoat in Mafeking and Other Poems
Soap Bubbles
By Jim Bates My daughter hands me the soapy wand and says, "Here, Mom, your turn." I take it from her and dip it in the solution before whipping it through the air. Allie watches mesmerized as the bubbles form and begin to float away. Then she's all motion as she bolts from my side, … Continue reading Soap Bubbles
Tears and Fears
By Mike Neville You can sit all alone and shed many tears… Sit in the dark and have some fears… Life isn’t always what it seems to be… It’s not always pain, rain, and misery… Sunshine of the day is meant for you… Darkness isn’t what it seems to be… Sunshine, blue skies brings out … Continue reading Tears and Fears
Next and Other Poems
By Maria A. Arana Next Life is about changes Work is one place this is felt Either you get better and move up Or you are decimated and move out could be better things could be things look down and the pit keeps deepening and widening until the rain comes and drowns you out things … Continue reading Next and Other Poems
White Fairy Lights Brighten the Trails
By Carmen F Micsa Life can be a fairy-tale Photo by CARMEN F MICSA, Salmon Falls Trails, CA White fairy lanterns — orbits of light cascade down winter’s raw and reddish earth on an early spring day. Wide-opened cups of joy — nature’s nod to winter’s sorrows melted away as quickly as chirping sparrows. Serene snow globes, the delicate white … Continue reading White Fairy Lights Brighten the Trails
Treasure and Other Poems
By Eric Nicholson Treasure Sometimes there's treasure to keep but you have to dive deep. There's nothing to lose except the mask they gave you. Retreat to find your own Seat. Today you can choose your own journey and track where the lines in your mask crack. Today you can stand on the brink - … Continue reading Treasure and Other Poems
Two Lifelines
By David R. Topper a line a Euclidean line infinite in length timeless mid-month, a birth, our first grandchild a girl the dawn of fresh joy the trajectory of a new life a lifeline: starting at zero finite in length & time a few days later, a diagnosis early stage of dementia my wife the … Continue reading Two Lifelines
Boarding the Last Ferry and Other Poems
By Milton P. Ehrlich Boarding the Last Ferry Standing room only. I really don’t want to die. You are not alone. Happens to the best of us. With no sugar in your tea You’ve had your last few laughs. Bring along a little schnapps instead. Brace yourself for being ready to face the great Unknown … Continue reading Boarding the Last Ferry and Other Poems
Truth Box
By Aanika Gajendragad They say you cause drama the most when you’re between the ages 11 to 16. We refused to believe that then, but it is true. I used to stay in a boarding school, and God, now that I think of it, I did have a lot of people I disliked. We had … Continue reading Truth Box
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