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Dreamtalk
The Foot of the American Falls, Niagara—Poems and Photos by D.R. Wagner, Locke, CA PRESSING THE MOMENTI have no idea why they would let usRemain on the boat.It is very beautiful and we love itBut...
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Will Coyotes Howl?
—Photo by Katy Brown, Davis, CAPARADIGM OF QUESTIONS—Taylor Graham, Placerville, CA Will coyotes howl before the moon eclipses? And must that blood moon rise as round, rich and golden as a lamp lit...
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Blood Moon Rising
Blood Moon in Trees—Photo by Katy Brown, Davis, CAMY SILENT SURFACE—Tom Goff, CarmichaelI love the vast surface of silence; and it is my chief delight to break it. —Carl Nielsen,...
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The Ornamental Rages
—Poems and Photos by Joyce Odam, SacramentoBEFORE IT RAINSThe ornamental rages are hiding in our lives.We give them names like love and duty.We hang our pictures straight upon them;the Indian praying...
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White Silk
—Poems by Li Po —Anonymous Artwork AUTUMN RIVER SONGThe moon shimmers in green water.White herons fly through the moonlight.The young man hears a girl gathering water-chestnuts:into the night,...
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Dancing Hours
Schooner—Poems by B.Z. Niditch, Brookline, MA—Photos by Denise Flanagan, Newton, MAFALL TWILIGHTTwilight tendernesson beds of earth and skydwindling lineamentsof a great returning lovesleepless by the...
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Not At All Like Life
—Anonymous Photos—Poems by Donal Mahoney, St. Louis, MONOT AT ALL LIKE LIFEBathroom faucethas a slow drip.I can barely see it.Shorter wife sees it,wants it fixed now.I try hard but can’t do it.Plumber...
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Maid of the Mist
D.R. Wagner on his current trip to Niagara Falls—Poems by D.R. Wagner, Locke CA—Photos by D.R. Wagner and Suzy QueueSPILLINGWe were not supposed to compareThe miracles when they occurred.One was...
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What Sort of Future?
Bogomil Gjuzel (1939- )THE SEED—Bogomil Gjuzel, MacedoniaWith all the past's weight, we have become so light; we may simply disappear.All history seems an epitaph, our seed so long suppressed its...
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Below the Surface
All Directions—Photo of Calif. Capital Air Show by Katy BrownWELCOME—Caschwa, SacramentoA herd of sheepskin rugsExtends from the parlorAnchored by a baby grand pianoDown the hallwayAlongside the...
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Too Dark for Mirrors
Red Tentacles—Poems and Zentangles by Joyce Odam, SacramentoTHE BLACK DOOR After Patio Door with Green Leaf, 1956 by Georgia O’KeefeThe black door entices, but if you enter, where...
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Mild Insanity
J.D. DeHart, Chattenooga, TennesseeHOW ABOUT YOULet's make this book, thisstory, about you, let'snot focus on meWhat are the featuresof your life that you'd liketo share, and how longhas it been since...
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Spilling Out Dream Words
—Poems by B.Z. Niditch, Brookline, MA—Photos by Denise Flanagan, Newton, MA OCTOBER IN NEW YORKAfter an October walkin Central Parkimpressed with the flushedfresh air of the dark cityenjoying...
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Burnt Sugar
—Poems and Photos by Kate Campbell, SacramentoORISON FOR SALMONThey’re everywhere, they’re us, plentifulbenevolent, fragile, driven, languid in fallwhen mothers prepare reds for eggs whilemales waltz...
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Wind Chime for a Tongue
The Rapids of the Lower Niagara River—Poems and Photos by D.R. Wagner, Locke, CATEARS AND THEIR CHILDRENThe room had no ceiling.Someone had recently takenThe stars out for their evening walk And they...
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Taking the Lost Road
Frank StanfordCIRCLE OF LORCA—Frank Stanford (1948-1978)When you take the lost road You come to the snow And when you find the snow You get down on your hands and knees Like a sick dog That’s been...
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The Sweetness of Unheard Music
Nearly Done —Photo by Robert Lee HaycockCITY OF THE VANDALS—Robert Lee Haycock, Antioch, CATraversing this city of the VandalsEntangled in nets I have mendedThat graffito speaks to meI can not, will...
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Star Music
—Poems and Zentangles by Joyce Odam, SacramentoSUN-RUSTIt is an old summer; let us play while the air is golden and time is longand lissome as a serpent gathering the swift ground as it slips between...
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The Loneliness of Stones
Giant's Tooth —Poems and Photos by Taylor Graham, Placerville, CAJUNCTION OF WINDSI can’t find the place on a mapso I’ll follow my dog. He has no fear of dragonsbeyond our known world, printedin two...
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Birdsong Words
Pumpkins—Poems by B.Z. Niditch, Brookline, MA—Photos by Denise Flanagan, Newton, MA FALLFall is the time spanto read Whitman's Leavesof Grass to man upor be mowed downwhen passing the touch...
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