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I Can Only Give You Gold
—Poems and Photos by D.R. Wagner, Locke THE ARGUMENTThe fog has come down to the riverTonight. It has something to sayThat must not be shared with any traveller.“They ran before the quartering...
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A Higher Language
—Mandalas and Poem by Carol Louise Moon, SacramentoTREES: A HIGHER LANGUAGEThe sign says, "Muir Woods National Monument". John Muir called these redwoods coated in crimson wool "monuments". A ribbon...
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Magic and Tragic
Cottage on the Cape—Poems and Photos by B.Z. Niditch, Brookline, MAENVIRONMENTAL POETMore than poets on earthor mourning doves surfacingon the resonate skythe shore was more pristinein my childhoodthan...
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Nurturing Our Demons
—Poems and Photos by Joyce Odam, SacramentoNURTURING YOUR DEMONSYou who nurture your demons—oh, you who nurture—nurture your demons—what do you expect from them—as pets—nurtured from love into...
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Not-So-Distant Fires
Star-thistle—Photo by Taylor GrahamDOG-WALK WITH THISTLECeantaurea solstitialis —Taylor Graham, Placerville The leash in my left hand, with my rightI pull upstart Star-thistle from the edgeof...
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Do You Believe in Angels?
—Photo by Robert Lee Haycock, AntiochHORNS OVER HOOVES—Donal Mahoney, St. Louis, MOYou meet all kinds of women in pubs,women far different than womenyou meet in church on Sundaywhen you're in a pew...
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Sharp Edges of the Night
Phil Weidman, Joyce Odam, Robin Odamat the "Tough Old Broads" readingin Sacramento on June 14, 2014 —Photo by Ann Menebroker, SacramentoGROTESQUE—Amy LowellWhy do the lilies goggle their tongues at...
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Outlands of the Heart
Surface Prism—Poems and Photos by D.R. Wagner, LockeA FEW OF THE TALES THE TRAVELERSTOLD US ABOUT THINGS THEY HAD SEENThe little palaces where theChildren stop to drink.Gabrielle understands...
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To Drink The Moon
Hungry Ghost Mural Painting in Pemayangtse Buddhist Monastery in Pelling, SikkimADAM'S COMPLAINT—Denise LevertovSome people,no matter what you give them,still want the moon.The bread,the salt,white...
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Hearts of Wildfire
—Poems by B.Z. Niditch, Brookline, MA—Wildfire Photos by Katy Brown, DavisA POET'S CAUSEYou set outwith implicationsyou cannot fathomfor the futureas you beginyour first draft,excited by...
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Bring Me a Wild Strawberry
—Poems and Photos by Joyce Odam, Sacramento FAIRY TALE FORESTThis is Fairy Tale Forest, opening slow,with a winding sunlit path leading into it.The warm light dances on leaves and...
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Tough As Old Boots
Garden—Photo by Taylor GrahamDROUGHT LOG—Taylor Graham, PlacervilleTough as old boots, the cabbagesand bitter pears. I stira smoked chipotle smolder into the beansto soothe the heat.Here’s no Indian...
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Falling Into the Stars
—Poems and Photos by Martie Odell-Ingebretsen, SacramentoTO DREAM OF HONEYED CLOVERI walked on callused roadfollowing a curling thoughtand I was drenched my breath a torchfor I knew where I was...
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Shadow-Words
Indiscretion —Painting by Paul Klee, 1935INDISCRETION—Neil Ellman, Livingston, NJ(after the painting by Paul Klee)We are caught by prying eyesIn the indiscretions of our liveslike fish in a net woven...
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Dreaming
Arms—Michael Pollard—Poems and Artwork by D.R. Wagner, LockeA FOUNTAIN1. A fountain almost entirely filled with coins. The water Is only inches deep and the fountain continues to be filled each day...
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Playing the Accordion
The Accordion Player—Painting by Vladimir Fomin, 2004A love of music, nearly perfect pitch—without knowing it he had a gift to play the accordion. He even loved that sort of music—polkas and tangos,...
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Toy Boxes & Lauren Bacall
—Poems and Photos by B.Z. Niditch, Brookline, MATOY BOXESPlaying with toy boxesof greeting cardstaking them apartand making them rhymein my childhoodwith my riddled fingersto unravel linesin shadow...
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The Long Remembering
—Poems and Photos by Joyce Odam, SacramentoWANTING TOYSAm I a child now,wanting toys?I look at dolls on shelves.I wish for China clownsin satin hats,ornately dressed.I stare at mobilesand touch at...
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Camera Obscura
Contrastro—Photo by Robin Gale OdamDARKEN IT —Robin Gale Odam, SacramentoIt started with high, sweet notes and rich amber harmony, for contrast. As I composed, the song told me I was mistaken, told me...
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Downriver
Second Star to the Right and Straight On 'Til Morning—Poems and Photos by Robert Lee Haycock, AntiochHOLD YOUR NOSECan you hear me Hollowed men in tailored suits Swear your oaths Into mirrored chests...
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