by Austin Alexis
Selfishly, she threw rice to sparrows,
cascading pigeons and a few rooks,
despite people yelling at her:
“You’re feeding the park’s rats, too!”
She stood tall, a beggar woman
enjoying her afternoon pastime. Continue reading
Category Archives: Poetry
Charity
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Up Into the Trees
by Philip Jason
I will always remember that night
when you told me you were never going
to die, that your father had been a god Continue reading
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Autumn Shadows
by Paula Goldman
Deepening shadows, evening darkness
early, lingering in the morning. Clear
lake views, dropping leaves. I ache for summer’s
levity, the beach, the ocean of my youth,
early, lingering in the morning. Clear
lake views, dropping leaves. I ache for summer’s
levity, the beach, the ocean of my youth,
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Unsolicited
by Katie Kemple
In the Sprouts parking lot with my teen, hands balancing
soap, sunblock, a bag of rainbow gummy bears, Continue reading
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Auntie’s Ways
by Tobi Alfier
Early mornings, when the sun looked like sunrise
and sunset both, she’d go out walking. Continue reading
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