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View – Grace Cavalieri
My sacred space, a bird flying to the feeder the shade of a tree, berries in the forest heat from the sun on the pane flames of experience lashing on glass the clear path of vision the straight edge of … Continue reading
In The Merry Month of May – Cathy Hailey
The springtime greening of the woods, the stippling of light green leaves,means the masking of native dogwoods, the camouflaging of squirrelsracing over tree roots, teetering on logs crossing Rattlesnake Creek, the thickening of the veil obscuring our view of trains … Continue reading
Spoofing Shakespeare During the Pandemic – John Dutton
Macbeth ACT V SCENE I Dunsinane. Ante-room in the castle. [Enter a Doctor of Physic and a Waiting-Gentlewoman] Doctor I have two nights watched with you, but can perceive no truth in your report. When was it she last … Continue reading
Sea Sparkle – Pat Macintyre
Artist’s Statement: Pat Macintyre’s sea painting, “Sea Sparkle,” is non-representational, more the gesture of the sea. It captures the loose flowing waves as they touch the shore. Bio: Artist Pat Macintyre, owner/director of Reston Art Gallery at Lake Anne in … Continue reading
The First Week, Brandermill Woods Retirement Community — Larry Turner
Wednesday, March 11 At a staff/resident meeting to plan activities, we learned: No piano concert by outsider Don Irwin. Ouch! No pottery class with outside teacher. Ouch! No chair yoga class with outside leader. Ouch! No out-of-town guests. Thursday, … Continue reading
Quarantine – Katherine Gotthardt
Days of quarantine upon us, I find myself wearing different shoes. Nothing matches, not the fear-filled air with pear blossoms in bloom, nor sun’s heat paired with coolness of early spring, nor my footwear. Cooped up but in the yard, … Continue reading
Roots – Kathy Cable Smaltz
Lantana roots, too long for the green planter on our back porch can’t stretch deeply, so they double back on themselves, the flowers losing vibrancy each day in this quarantine May. When my husband tries to save the plant … Continue reading
Zombie America – Kim Drew Wright
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. I’m freaked out that I’m not more freaked … Continue reading
The Last Bluebells – Robin S. Kent
Bio: Robin Kent is best known for his dramatic images of Washington, D.C. and more distant landscapes such as night photography in back country areas of Yosemite National Park, the polar regions of Antarctica Peninsula, Greenland, Iceland, and the Canadian … Continue reading
Atelier Virus Muse – Richard Johnson
peeking through late night curtains shadows crawl high walls slink alleyways as faint humming neon colors dance the poet ponders directing images crafting stanzas praying breath becoming killer last lines Copyright 2020 Richard Johnson Bio: A happily … Continue reading
