Tasting Night & Day
—Poetry by James lee Jobe, Davis, CA—Public Domain Photos Courtesy of James Lee Jobethe land where I live is a land of treesand a land of trees is a land of birdsa cold night in autumn and from above...
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—Poetry by Kimberly Bolton, Jefferson City, MO—Public Domain Photos SETTLING INThe hummingbirds flew the coop last October,Off to find their winter home in the south.Brown leaves fold into the ground...
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—Poetry by Tom Goff, Joe Nolan, Michelle Kunert, Caschwa (Carl Schwartz)—Public Domain Photos Courtesy of Joe Nolan, Stockton, CA IN CAHOOTS—Tom Goff, Carmichael, CA You Capitol police Who bravely...
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—Poetry and Photos by Joyce Odam, Sacramento, CASOMEONE IN A RENTED ROOMSomeone in a rented room playing a violin to the night, to the music itself, in tributeto the mood and to the violinist, music...
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Zambezi River—Public Domain Photo—Poetry by Linda Klein, Los Angeles, CA UNCLE MAXIE’S CHAIRIn Grandma Rose's kitchen,near a doorway, stood a wooden chair,crudely painted white.It was hard and had...
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Mindseye—Poetry and Visuals by Smith (Steven B. Smith), Cleveland, OHFrog on logpart wouldpart bog Storm Front Winter stormturns night white 2byus Open roadClosed mindDetour Blue Flame...
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Latches—Poetry and Photos by Taylor Graham, Placerville, CA—And scroll down to Form Fiddlers’ Friday! VIRTUAL REALITY MAGIC I’m on Zoom, internet-connection “unstable” for sharing poetry—poems by...
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—Poetry by James Lee Jobe, Davis, CA—Public Domain Photos Courtesy of James Lee Jobegrasslands a lot of it farmed the fauna hereabouts is goodred tail hawks burrowing owls a few coyotes big athletic...
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—Public Domain Photo Courtesy of Joseph Nolan, Stockton, CATHE MEANING OF POETRY—Joseph Nolan, Stockton, CAPoetry is religion.Poetry is Spirituality.Poetry is compassion.Otherwise, why would we bother...
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—Poetry by Michelle Kunert, Michael Ceraolo, Caschwa (Carl Schwartz) and Joseph Nolan—Public Domain Photos Courtesy of Joseph Nolan BUBBLES AND SKY—Joseph Nolan, Stockton, CABubble rises into air,To...
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Interpretation—Poetry and Original Artwork by Joyce Odam, Sacramento, CAALIENATIONSCome, birds, come, words,the world needs us— we are special—today—tonight—wherever time finds us— holding our...
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—Poetry by Ann Wehrman, Sacramento, CA—Photos by Chris FeldmanWAITING AT HOME FOR THE WORLD TO REOPENhome wears many faces but the heart remains the same as simple as curling next to you sleeping on a...
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—Poetry by Carol Louise Moon, Placerville, CA—“Nature’s Photoshop” Photo Series by Carol Louise MoonACORN WOODPECKERPerched on top the telephone pole, a cavity carved out there, a family of...
View ArticleBeyond the Chaos of the Sea
—Poetry and Photos by Taylor Graham, Placerville, CA—And scroll down for Form Fiddlers' Friday!SUMMONS What is that soft uncanny light that wakes at night? It seems to bloom in my small room, to...
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—Drawing by Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal—Poetry by Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal, West Covina, CA—Public Domain Photos SPELLBOUND Your gaze puts color in my face,your eyes like the color of the seaand sky...
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—Photos by Michelle Kunert—Poetry by Michelle Kunert, Sacramento, CAPoet James Lee Jobe suggests that, in the time of COVID-19, maybe you should consider writing your own obituary But I do...
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—Poetry by Joseph Nolan, Michelle Kunert and Caschwa—Public Domain Photos Courtesy of Joseph Nolan, Stockton, CACHEESEBURGERS, SO RAD!—Joseph NolanIt was the biggest,Fattest, greasiest burger That...
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An Illusion—Poetry and Original Artwork by Joyce Odam, Sacramento, CAON PERFECTIONI have marred the page with my pencil,made a rude mark and reached for an eraser.Now there is flaw and...
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—Poetry by Tom Goff, Carmichael, CA—Original Artwork by Norman J. Olson, Maplewood, MNCALIFORNIA SUN We wanted this remorseless golden sun(But California sun burns lethal white).Earth, faintly...
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Damselfly—Poetry by Claire J. Baker, Pinole, CA—Public Domain Photos CUMULUS CLOUDSThe book of sky opens, pages turningas cumulus clouds heap, converge,billow, spread wide into snowy meadows moving...
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