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 Tybee Sunrise—Poetry by Gary D. Grossman, PhD, Athens, GA—Original Art and Sculptures by Gary D. Grossman   AMBIVALENT ABOUT CROWS1. My heart a pendulum—crow love to crow hate—and back again—these...
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 —Photo Courtesy of Public Domain—Poetry and Artwork by David Alec Knight, Chatham, Ontario, Canada from his book,  Leper Mosh(Click once to enlarge)             ____________________Today’s...
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 —Poetry and Photos by Taylor Graham,Placerville, CA—And then scroll down forForm Fiddlers’ Friday!!   SNOWBOUND WITH DOGS & SPIDERI woke again to frosted windowsand icy steps—midwinter night as...
View ArticleHolding Heaven's Map
 —Poetry by Claire J. Baker, Pinole, CA—Photos Courtesy of Public Domain  A SHIMMERING     a pantoumHigh in the sky a shimmeringin wakes of a million wistful wishes,as people pray both day and...
View ArticleLittle Secret Pear
 —Poetry by Roe Brown, Sacramento, CA—Photos Courtesy of Public Domain   LITTLE SECRET PEARWhen pears are left to ripen on the tree,they turn mealy and unpleasant.If harvested when they are mature,they...
View ArticleThe Luxury of Misfortunes
 —Public Domain Photo Courtesy of Joe Nolan —Poetry by Don Campbell, Shiva Neupane,Stephen Kingsnorth, Nolcha Fox, Joe Nolan, Caschwa—Public Domain Photos Courtesy ofJoe Nolan and Nolcha Fox   THE...
View ArticleWrong is Never Right
 Contemplation—Poetry by Joyce Odam and Robin Gale Odam,Sacramento, CA—Photos by Robin Gale Odam   STANDING BAREFOOT—Robin Gale OdamStanding barefoot in the grassbefore first light in the comfort...
View ArticleLoneliness and the Moon
 —Artwork and Photos Courtesy of Public Domain—Poetry by Linda Klein, Playa Vista, CA    LONELINESSIt is the dust that gathers in the corners of rooms where no one walks.It is the underlying hum of...
View ArticleArabesque
 Stephen Demonstrates the Arabesque —Photo by Denise Kingsnorth —Poetry by Stephen Kingsnorth, Coedpoeth, Wrexham, Wales—Other Photos Courtesy of Public Domain   PARKINSON’S DANCEOld body, poor...
View ArticleLooking for Blooming Poems
—Poetry and Photos by Taylor Graham,Placerville, CA—And then scroll down for Form Fiddlers’ Friday!   PYRACANTHA MORNINGThis firethorn is bounty for birds, robins tipsy with berries,cedar waxwings with...
View ArticleJust a Pixel in a Pixel
 —Poetry by Don Kingfisher Campbell, Alhambra, CA—Photos Courtesy of Public Domain   Electrified man screams he can't leave his little houseMy brain is surrounded by a fenceMy mind is a lion god...
View ArticleTake These Stanzas For A Ride
 —Poetry by Nolcha Fox, Buffalo, WY—Public Domain Photos Courtesy of Nolcha Fox   Take these stanzasfor a ride,gun those couplets,love the mileageof the meter.Clutch your pearlsand let the windchew...
View ArticleMercy, Mercy
 —Watercolor by Laurie Edelman—Poetry by Nolcha Fox, Ian Copestick, Stephen Kingsnorth, Sayani Mukherjee, Joe Nolan, Shiva Neupane, andCaschwa (Carl Swartz)—Original Watercolors by Laurie...
View ArticleThe Whispered Truth of Our Muses
 Cold Winter Sun—Poetry by Joyce Odam and Robin Gale Odam, Sacramento, CA—Photos by Robin Gale Odam  THINKING BEYOND SLEEP—Joyce OdamWaking came slow.The outside world was forming.The fog was beautiful...
View ArticleAn Offering of Roses
 Carol Alena Aronoff—Poetry and Photos by Carol Alena Aronoff, Hawai’i   OFFERING OF ROSESI place an offering at ocean’s edgemixing sea foam with gratitude.Rose petals scatter like prayerson the wind,...
View ArticleReturning to the Sea
 —Poetry by Cynthia Linville, Lincoln, CA—Photos of the Sonoma Coast by Cynthia Linville   DRAWING PERSPECTIVE*1. Be Aware of the Horizon     Sometimes history slings you sideways: a voice, a name2....
View ArticleMerciful Mornings
 —Poetry and Photos by Taylor Graham,Placerville, CA—And then scroll down forForm Fiddlers’ Friday!!   OUT OF THE DARK   After the huff and puff, the flash and boom,the days of pouring rain—would the...
View ArticleFragments of a Heart
 —Poetry by Jackie Chou, Pico Rivera, CA—Illustrations Courtesy of Public Domain    THE ROCK There's a rock on my chest.Its jagged edges rub against the flesh.I try to wiggle it off,but it sits there...
View ArticleSnowSongs
 —Poetry by Kimberly Bolton, Jefferson City, MO—Photos Courtesy of Public Domain    A SENSE OF SNOWI come awake this morning startled by the overnight snowfall, the icy chill of the window causing my...
View ArticleLove, Regardless
 —Poetry by Michael H. Brownstein, Nolcha Fox, Stephen Kingsnorth, Claire J. Baker,Shiva Neupane, Katy Brown, Caschwa, and Tom Goff—Public Domain Photos Courtesyof Joe Nolan, Stockton, CA   MY...
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