like pretty tulips by linda m. crate
everything has been hard and heavy, as of late; in my world and the world at large— so yesterday i was drinking in small wonders like pretty tulips dancing out in spring sunlight, and the little white butterflies dancing through them; and soon i found a pair of jeweled jasper green eyes glancing back at […]
The sun sets to the right hand side by Trenton Lee Tiemeyer
I’m driving towards Texas, crossing the Oklahoma panhandle. Jesus, take the wheel. I have a Saint Christopher on the visor, a hula gal on the dash, a Split Lip sticker on the bumper. It should take seven hours to reach my destination. I check my watch, reset the trip odometer, for mileage purposes. I see […]
What I Can Offer You by Rich Orloff
I cannot fix your pain I cannot solve your problem I can’t prevent the sorrow you’re feeling Or even guarantee I’ll make you smile However, because I’ve known Joy embracing me and disappearing in the middle of the night Feeling safe and despairing if I’ll ever feel safe again Lowering my guard and being ambushed […]
by Natalye Childress
*this poem is in .jpg to preserve formatting *this is the unformatted text of the poem after rainer maria rilke you, the poet, have become world weary, word-wrought. and god is all but extinct. and so you gather your einsamkeit, your footfall — so tender — and let them lead you to a village in […]
Orchards of Udders by Jon Wesick
dripped on the blanket while air rustled tamarind trees. Chekhov drank a Thai iced tea and plummeted out of this poem. A flock of circles twittered in the hacksaw bushes rasping songs from lavender throats. The birds feasted on hull berries, stale-bread cruxes, and old coffee filters. The flummox jammed his body against the plow. […]
