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Somewhere a Dreamer...
Even As A Child—Poetry and Photos by Joyce Odam, Sacramento, CA TEASE IN A SLEAZEAfter Silent Partner by Ray Caesar, 2009The only adornment now is her exaggeration—posed like a siren,...
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Collecting Moonstones
—Poetry by Claire J. Baker, Pinole, CA—Photos of Moonstones Courtesy of Public DomainNEAR PLACERVILLEGrasshopperson a thawed meadow knowmore of the ways of waterthan the State engineerthrusting a red...
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Dragons and Unicorns
Art Wall With Cat—Poetry from Cleveland, OH Curated by Smith (Steven B. Smith)—Visuals by SmithICE MELTS IN ONLY ONE DIRECTIONso time doesntsuddenly flowin reverseexcept on anniversariesunder bourbon...
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March Madness
—Poetry and Photos by Taylor Graham, Placerville, CA—And scroll down for Form Fiddlers’ Friday!!BELOW THE SURFACE Morning on the pond, ripples on water stirred now by breeze, alive with ducks and...
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Sombreuil
Sombreuil: The First Rose of Spring—Poetry by Tom Goff, Carmichael, CA—Public Domain Photos SOMBREUIL White garden sheen, months longYour petals lasted,Your rose-glow a nuanced strong, Never blinding;...
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The Luminous Wheel
—Poetry and Photos of Puget Sound by Douglas Cole, Seattle, WA DARK CARNIVALI use your business cards as bookmarks—that way you ride with me for sure. Let someone else explain the equation of that...
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Heavens to Mergatroyd!
—Poetry by Joseph Nolan, Michelle Kunert, Caschwa (Carl B. Schwartz)—Public Domain Photos Courtesy of Joseph Nolan, Stockton, CASAILOR-BOY AND DOLPHINS—Joseph NolanBy sharing joy,Joy will increaseBy...
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Little Nests of Words
Apophthegm as in Daffodil—Poetry and Original Artwork by Joyce Odam, Sacramento, CA TITLES LIKE THISbelong to poems—come to you first or last, a little nest of words,perfect for what’s coming to...
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Bird Talk
—Poetry by Linda Klein, Los Angeles, CA—Public Domain Artwork THE OSPREYGliding above a wide expanse of ocean,his strong wings wave in circular motion,fanning out in feathery graceto slice the air...
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Among the Lily Pads
—Poetry by Carol Louise Moon, Placerville, CA—Public Domain Photos of Springtime Babies Courtesy of Joseph Nolan, Stockton, CACONSIDER SPRINGAfter Robert Francis’s “Squash in Blossom”Consider the...
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Remembering Sheep
—Poetry by Taylor Graham, Placerville, CA—And scroll down to Form Fiddlers’ Friday!!REMEMBERING SHEEP organically fertilized fields Our ewes are gone, but how they linger still, the pasturage they...
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Hoys & More Hoys
—Poetry by Michael H. Brownstein, Jefferson City, MO—Photos Courtesy of Public DomainIN THE DISTANCE, HOYS AND MORE HOYSand yet they were too slim to be so fast,the fence line curved wood,...
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Fighting For Life
Tafadzwa Chiwanza—Poetry by Tafadzwa Lemuel Chiwanza, Harare, Zimbabwe—Public Domain Photos of Harare, ZimbabweI WROTE ABOUT THIS TOWNHarare's streets are wounds dripping pus in the form of decaying...
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Set-ups And Hazy Sunshine
Suck-er! —Poetry by Kevin Jones, Joseph Nolan, Caschwa (Carl Schwartz), and Michael H. Brownstein—Public Domain Photos Courtesy of Joseph Nolan, Stockton, CALAST TIME I FELT THE STING OF A METAL RULER...
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Mind of the Mind of the Mind
All of Me—Poetry and Photos by Joyce Odam, Sacramento, CA ANTTo pity something so small and get away with it,watch daylight form at the window,wear sound, like glass, around you,that...
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Fighting For a Gentler World
—Poetry by Lindsey Hanson, San Francisco, CA—Art Courtesy of Public DomainIN HER 40s‘It was cute 20 years ago’ he says‘It was never cute’ I sayShe's crying againNaked, grabbing strange men and old...
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Trying to Find Cheap Heaven
—Poetry by Dan Provost, Berlin, New Hampshire—Public Domain Photos WAITING FOR THE CARDIOLOGIST My confessions are made of gold. No will of the wispFriday walk-through— Trying to find cheap heaven....
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Shoot for Stars
—Poetry and Photos by Taylor Graham, Placerville, CA—And scroll down for Form Fiddlers’ Friday!!BLACKBIRD PIE The Muse’s chair sits out in all weathers gathering wisps of cloud-thoughts passing by and...
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Glowing Like A Promise
—Poetry by Kevin M. Hibshman, Philadelphia, PA—Public Domain Photos EXILE ON PAIN STREETDread miasma of early morning. Sirens and skateboarders barely penetrate my boredom. Looking back sideways on a...
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Clear Days Ahead
—Artwork by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal—Poetry by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal, West Covina, CA ON A CLEAR DAY On a clear dayI can see the mountainswhere they have always been. Flecks of silversnow,...
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