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November 20, 2019  |  By . In Poetry, Uncategorized

Poetry: Shades of Departure

Shades of Departure by Dirk James   Life, designed as a rose flowering layer upon layer, petal over petal. The story of creation coming into full bloom. A blueprinted moon   placed in motion over this handmade earth moving through the transparency of air.   At dawn, one shadow squared across acres of light. The […]

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November 13, 2019  |  By . In Poetry

Poetry: My Path

My Path by Dan Grote Am I easier to stomach now, a sloppy drunk with a neat drink? A generic face with a designer drug, hoping to find a hypodermic in a haystack? Every sunset, an irradiated orange, every morning a whore with open arms. How much really changes in twelve uneasy steps? (My strides […]

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October 30, 2019  |  By . In Poetry, Uncategorized

Poetry: On Finding God

On Finding God by Diana Sher   On Christmas Eve, I brought two 9 X 13 Containers Of coleslaw and macaroni salad To my synagogue To feed four homeless families We were sheltering for the week. Before dinner we said a prayer I took the hand Of a young black woman And gently squeezed. When […]

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October 23, 2019  |  By . In Poetry, Uncategorized

Poetry: I Wish to Hold You

I Wish to Hold You by Marc Livanos   There are so many words, I wish you could hear whenever you are near.   The silence in my throat wishes you could say all that I cannot ask.   Voice your fears and you will heal, surely as summer follows spring.   Then only can […]

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