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Poetry and Poetic Prose. Creative contributions from our talented guest poets.
The Graverobber
The Graverobber
Wretched man, corrupt, unkempt,
toothless, boozehound, with breath most foul,
Gimpy legs,…
Write Me a Letter
Write Me a Letter
Write me a letter.
The letter in which you could tell me
The things you haven’t told me for…
A Souvenir
I reached inside my chest
and let my hands remember
buried treasure ...
the doll with the loved-off face…
Reminded of the Warm Love
Reminded of the Warm Love
Reminded of the
warm love of
a Mother and child
today next to
people who…
Skipping Rope and Laughing
When children only stare at you, never ask you to play - or tease and lie, it's what bullying is today. Life has…
Gioco (Game)
I would remain half closed in one only round bracket, a belly from a line, as if I were a small fetus obscure…
The Alcove of Tau’ma and Hripsimé
The Alcove of Tau’ma and Hripsimé I am in the alcove of the Saints today
Saint Thomas, the doubting one,…
His Broken Wing
Remember, you gathered
stones for me – emptied
edges of a brook took water
from a stream – dried soil of
spring…
Someday We Would Play, My Child..
Someday we would play
My child,
When I’d spare the time.Each day you bring to me
Your toys and ask
If…
Eyes Closed
Talking to me
your eyes opened
as if you were
deep inside
my mind –Why did I study
your face?
Fifth Avenue
I have walked Fifth Avenue
for weeks – past Joe’s
News Stand – Al’s Pool Room,
even down a lonely alley -
to…
Dawn
A child walks
below a balcony,
sea gulls begin to
squawk and flock into
a tribe, as the child
touches sand…
As Life Goes On
As if Time has stood still.
Does one just Float with the Tides,
or Pray to God to have the Courage
to go beyond…
I Am in Motion…
Frustrated, in pain, but... I am in motion.Motion begets motion, while rest begets rest.
Only that which is…
He Hears Us
He Hears Us
God hears our
prayers, thoughts, words
moments of despair.
Gravitate to Him
in all weather-…