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Kitchen Window – J. Joy “Sistah Joy” Matthews Alford
Standing here the world looks bright. Squirrels still scamper and red-breasted robins hop amid my freshly cut lawn. A lone but lovely lilac bush and soon to bloom forsythia soothe my spirit. All seems right with the world through this … Continue reading
How to Write During a Pandemic – Susan Scheid
Inhale, but not too deeply unless you have recently disinfected your workspace. Wash your hands again. Secure your mask over nose and mouth. Take care so it doesn’t fog up your glasses. Now you are ready to begin. Close your … Continue reading
In Which the Singer Becomes a Nurse – Marianne Szlyk
Title: In Which the Singer Becomes a Nurse White coat thrown over a jade polyester dress, the singer graduates from nursing school. She stands with a friend, a woman from the Gambia, the classmate she sang hymns with … Continue reading
Lines – Bonnie Naradzay
This has been done before, standing in line for a long time. Think of Soviet women who queued for hours for bread. And I have learned about the lines … Continue reading
Five Haikus – Valerie Beers
Untitled Cops in the T.P. aisle. Everyone freaking out. I just want the chips. Scary Snacks Going to the store,to get the groceries and snacksis scary right now. Untitled Big shopping tonight.Just once a week till it’s safe.Mandatory masks. Untitled … Continue reading
Trying to Write a Poem – Joy Mar
I’m trying to write a poem about the personal cost of this pandemic the losses I feel. How I miss being at the office every day. Then I remember the first-responders who must go to … Continue reading
Proof of Life – Francesca Rand
Lavender plants basking on the balcony Cardinals bantering in the tree below A lone squirrel scampers across the street A warm breeze blows through the silence of the courtyard, scattering leaves across the damp grass The only remnants of last … Continue reading
COVID 19 Let’s hope we can put food on every table! — Mary Tavakoli
Title: COVID 19 Let’s hope we can put food on every table! From the first COVID patient in November 2019, to Italy’s mass deaths in February 2020, We said, don’t worry that couldn’t be our story! From cherry blossoms and … Continue reading
The Impeachment of Macbeth: A Poem by Edward Belfar
Here; s a link to a wonderful poem by Edward Belfar that was recently featured in HIGHSHELFPRESS.
In Memoriam: Grace J. Neyssen
The Housekeeper(fr. “Memories of Bedford-Stuyvessant”) He didn’t come one Thursday,Mr. Woods, my father’s bookkeeper.Meyer, the plumber, hadn’t seen himdown on the Bowery, on the blacklittered sidewalk, lying againsta brick building, a fifthof whiskey in his hand.Every third Thursday he came,tall, … Continue reading
