Three Poems by Siddh Dutta
My Mother knows not the Taste of Meat
Let the hurdles fall apart,
if only my mother could claim
a portion of her life;
for a day.
Not that...
Three Poems by Holly Day
Under the Lights
I open my mouth and imagine butterflies are going to fly out
that inside me are flocks of brilliant monarchs that have struggled
to...
Two Poems by Gary Beck
Departure II
I sit by the bedside
of my beloved
watching the ravished shell
barely respirating
as I hope with all my soul
her suffering will end
and she will soon...
Three Poems by George Freek
The Outer Shore
Like a spider in a web,
the moon is hidden
behind a mass of clouds.
Does it understand
the concept of waiting?
Of course not. It’s...
Two Persian Poems
Translated from the Persian by Bänoo Zan
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1.
Disinviting Nowruz
By Khalilullah Khalili
Tell Nowruz not to come this year
not to find its way to the country of...
Codger Poems – By George Angel
I.
A life of adjustment,
a life spent looking
for a vein.
Oh, that one,
not the first one
nor the last one,
but one along the way.
What if that one
were...
Four Poems by Duane Anderson
You’re Fine
She said I was fine
as I tried moving my water bottle
from the bench seat in front of me
so she would have room
to...
Onsra – By Parismita Kakati
Onsra
When they burn me by the river, my pyre
ignites
with smoke that rises thick and not sandalwood sweet.
A stench grapples the air, reeking of desire
like...
Poems by Mohanarangam N
A Vesper Stroll
It was a blithe wintry vesper;
Strolled I, zealously anigh hillock.
The hillside's scenario was glimmering green.
Perceived I, covey returning to nests.
Gazed I, the...
Poems by Vishnu Raj
The Obedient Stone
The water, soft as memory,
finds me still — tunneling through sand,
through the hush of six obedient feet. It
hums like a...
