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Hecate's Cauldron
Hecate—Anonymous PaintingHECATE, LAUGHING—Loch Henson, Diamond Springs, CA“Welcome to The Crossroads, child, I have been waiting.What will it be?”I stared at her long flowing hair, and nimble fingers...
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From Fiddles Bewitched
Ghosts in Arden Park—Photo by Michelle Kunert, Sacramento, CAOCTOBER GUISE—Taylor Graham, Placerville, CAWoodsmoke hazes the canyon. On this long ridge, leaf-trees are in full-blaze amber goldrush...
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A Head Full of Bees
—Poems and Photos by Joyce Odam, Sacramento, CATHE CARNIVAL OF DAYS AND NIGHTSThe clown arrives with his black mask and signature; he will amuse with his pointed humor—wait for the laughter.Who knows...
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Praise Autumn Rain
Reflections in a Gold Pan—Poems by Tom Goff, Carmichael, CA—Photos by Taylor Graham, Placerville, CAFOR THE DEATH OF A DROUGHTPraise autumn rain that mimics green young spring,for California fall...
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Hey, Jazz Poet!
Nasturtium—Photos by Stacey Jacklyn Morgan, Fair Oaks, CA—Poems by B.Z. Niditch, Brookline, MATHE TROUTEating the trouton my Friday fish daythen placing onmy plateand disha lemon sherbetfor...
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Second-Hand Society
—Poems and Photos by Michael Marrotti, Pittsburgh, PASECOND-HAND SOCIETYThe insults continueto arrive in the mailtelling me how muchI've used this monthwhen my supplyis dwindlingOccasionallyI'm...
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Shadows in the Water
—Poems by D.R. Wagner, Locke, CA—Visuals Courtesy of D.R. WagnerA STICKY LIGHTBrought to the roomAs a crucifix by a conversationAbout what the body feelsAs it climbs from muddySwamp water, bitten by...
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November Leaves
Fall Leaf—Photo by Katy Brown, Davis, CA NOVEMBER—Robert FrostWe saw leaves go to glory,Then almost migratoryGo part way down the lane,And then to end the storyGet beaten down and pastedIn one wild...
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In the Name of Autumn
Fledged Nest—Photo by Taylor Graham, Placerville, CAIN THE NAME OF AUTUMN—Sue Daly, Sacramento, CAThe maples are bleedingreleasing their quota of leaves,we watch them drift down to the magnetic pullof...
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November Shadows
—Poems and Zentangles by Joyce Odam, Sacramento, CATHE STORM THAT PASSEDThere was a storm.It was November. Night.I was alone. I can remember . . .rhyme can soothe the troubled—the wan and...
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The Doorway Time
Serendipity (store in Auburn, CA)—Photos by Michelle Kunert, Sacramento, CA—Poems by JD DeHart, Chattanooga, TNIN BETWEEENThis is the doorway time,the passage from youthto adulthoodWhere we use wordswe...
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Between the Lines
Old Door—Poems by B.Z. Niditich, Brookline, MA—Photos by Katy Brown, Davis, CAAN UNEASY SLEEPAn uneasy sleepup in improper Vermontwith a deep dreamof ice fishinghearing my aunt'scopper pans on the...
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Hey, Steam Roller Mama!
Transmission—Photo by Robert Lee Haycock, Antioch, CASTREAM—Robert Lee Haycockat the far edge of nighton the verge of sleepd-ringso-ringssplit ringsbrake springsthe tv set behind my eyes nothing but...
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What Song is This?
Sheep Trail—Poems by D.R. Wagner, Locke, CA—Visuals provided by D.R. WagnerPROMISE MEPromise me that you will tellNo one about this poem.That only you and I will knowOf it and hear its sounding.Promise...
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Tender Like a Rainbow
Close—Photo by Martin Stranka (b. 1984) GOLD MEDAL—Philippe Soupault Night jostles her stars It rains sand and cotton It is so hot but silence weaves sighs and the glory of summer Signals a little...
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Shine On, Supermoon
Blue—Photo by Stacey Lee Morgan, Fair Oaks, CAAT THE WOODLAND PARK ZOO—Jane Blue, Sacramento, CA(After Sylvia Plath’s “The Munich Mannequins”“Perfection is terrible, it cannot have children.”)As Sylvia...
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Seas of Effort
—Poems and Photos by Joyce Odam, Sacramento, CAWE CATCH THE BALL OF LIGHT We catch the ball of lightunder the twelve starsof some mysterious sky-symboland throw it to each other withsuch skill...
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The Sweet Unheard
Supermoon—Photo by Katy Brown, Davis, CAEARLY TO VOTE (Carmichael, Presidential Election 2016, just before 7am)—Tom Goff, Carmichael, CA No threats, no Trump poll-watcher. Suburb here.Earnest about...
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An Uneasy Peace
—Anonymous Photos—Poems by B.Z. Niditch, Brookline, MAWE KEEP THINKINGWe keep thinkingin shock wavesalong the wind-cowed oceanin my orange kayakof underside-bluethat todayeverything can be newand in...
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Arranging Things
Waiting to Fall—Photos by Katy Brown, Davis, CA—Poems by Donal Mahoney, St. Louis, MO A CHIPMUNK CHORTLES HIS APPLAUSEShe’s not young, his wife.They’ve been together 40 yearsbut when she gardens in her...
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