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Alternate Crocuses By The Road Purple pointed crocuses shoot up through grass, The ground’s heart warms in the sun as cold nights pass. Spring peaks its head above the green like a flirt, Purple periscope looking above the dirt, No … Continue reading →

I Do(e) The Dressing Room (south) welcomes our brides: Trilby, Carly, Angie, Cher, arrows pierce chalkboard hearts— the shop’s logo a rack of antlers, warning betrothed that soon their veils will turn and bristle twisted crown of points, velvet fur … Continue reading →

Moon over the City The large window, a mirror to the night sky, reflects the moon, almost absorbs the ample, perfect pearl as if it’s rising inside glass. This vitreous facade on the bustling street has harnessed the rays of … Continue reading →

Writers’ Retreat off Inspiration Lane Apologies to John Lennon and “Lucy” Picture some writers in boats on a vast lake, the waves have gone gentle, the water like glass. Then there before them, the sun’s close to setting: a darkness … Continue reading →

Yes, 9 years. And I have poets, far and wide, to thank for making this not just an annual tradition but a successful one as well. 30 for 30 started with a small cadre of poets – 30, to be … Continue reading →