Poetry , Volume 9, Issue 2
Bird Feeder
A cardinal snacks on sunflower seeds. / Two feet from the feeder to my patio table — blue, / with yellow chairs just painted by my father. / A year…
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Poetry , Volume 9, Issue 2
tired, teetering between the tides—still life in Venice
From the airplane window, I caress / a little fish of stone and cement / emerging from the lagoon / a bittersweet smile; / so charismatic, nostalgic /…
Poetry , Volume 9, Issue 2
My Rolling Seas
My Rolling Sea My Rolling Sea / Alone I waited Aged I waited / for the sun to rise for the sun to rise / over the Sea of Galilee. over the Sea of Galilee.…
Poetry , Volume 9, Issue 2
Garden of the Fugitives
I. / Once taken up by homes, / this whole expanse had been / transformed into a vineyard. / The triclinium held a trio of beds / on which at outdoor…
Poetry , Volume 9, Issue 2
Things to do in Ulaanbaatar
Visit an old Buddhist monastery. / Take a tour of the cashmere factory. / Catch a lecture at the university. / View contemporary art in a gallery. / Toast…
Poetry , Volume 9, Issue 2
Angst the Color of Thunderstorms
I’ve lingered too long over texts / that fail to instruct but inflict / angst the color of thunderstorms. / My doctor could prescribe a pill / that would…
Poetry , Volume 9, Issue 2
Bio-Rhythms, 24August25, 811pm
Twenty days ’til turning that big 8-0 / doing your damndest / to kick my multiple / middle of night / awakenings / (not unlike / our new / grand / child)…
Poetry , Volume 9, Issue 2
Woodhaven
During the reading at the library / of my old school, I mentioned / a stone tower throwing light signals / to guide the freight trains’ / switchbacks and…
Flash , Volume 9, Issue 2
The Day We Saw the Whale
It happened exactly one August night at three in the morning.
Flash , Volume 9, Issue 2
Empires Rise and Fall
The tiny couple by the brandy cask at the end of the bar dance like there is no tomorrow.
