By: John Maxwell O’Brien Down by the Echo Lake (A Villanelle) Down by the echo lake in spectral dreams tin souls prepare their wake Green hands ring round the rake A lime of veils down by the echo lake Watered…
By: Stephen Mead Watering invites you to become all things littlest: Grub tongues, star-nosed moles, avid Aphids & missionary bees… Butterflies also, the fluttering migrations pass on, resemble the sun, shade, scent… So we are ephemera lasting gigantic as we…
By: Alan Berger He first got the news while painting his last painting. He was born in America but left for good, or bad, for Paris and never planned to go back, unless as an artistic hero. Nothing less will…
By: Daniel de Culla A teacher asks Little James What balls are those that don’t have hairs And Little James answered quicly: -None, teacher, because all the balls And more those of Villar Have hairs. There was laughter by spoonfuls Like…
By: Daniel de Cullá “Autumn Spider” (Song Caminos Rancheros/Fall Equinox 1975/Gioia). The Great Blafigria, Vol. II E III Once there was a spider Just finishing her web But autumn came With red and yellow leaves, and the wind That blew her…
By: Hope Anderson Lye Brook Falls, Vermont You have to walk a rocky path, careful not to twist an ankle or stumble and fall, the stones tripping you up like character flaws reminding you to be patient, careful, mindful. Your…
By: Matthew Roy Davey You pull in and let the engine idle for a minute before you switch it off. The hand that turns the key is trembling. You are early. You buy a coffee in a building that is the…
By: Sanjeev Sethi Audition Catachresis is absence of education not lethargy. Frame of reference as narrow as width of knowledge. This is it about good-looking people, their bodies do most of the business. Or do they? Foibles come by and by….
By: Stephanie Musarra No words left to say No words left on my page The seconds tick by As I fly into a rage A blank stare upon my face I’m in a bad way The deadline draws near As she…
By: Priya Anand Tansing at 13000 feet is a popular overnight halt for trekkers on the famous Goechala trek in Sikkim which starts at Yuksom 5670 feet and reaches a final altitude of 16000 feet. Stygian is the night and pale…