Retelling the Story Because my mother taught little and what she taught I did not believe, I decided to take matters into my own hands; saved the money from Christmas, walked down the road forbidden me to travel, past the peep shows, the strippers, past the bruised faces of the drunks, straight to the lady on the corner– fishnet, leather, makeup thick as icing. Her room was small and angular; […]
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Bob Findysz | What comes from silence…and Space
What comes from silence? My world is polluted by noise and racket. Mechanical din from mobile machines —automobile, autobus, motorcycle, helicopter, airplane, bulldozer, cement mixer, lawn mower–automatic espresso makers, dishwashers, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, chainsaws, jackhammers, bike bells; electronic blight from high and low tech: a cacophony of music blaring from unseen amplifiers, irritating beeps from constant messages and apps on ubiquitous smart phones, TVs and radios full of bad […]
Harry Youtt | Partners
Canoe and Swans Sometimes their canoe will coast, gliding over silence, in an almost-sunshine day that so far hasn’t begun to ripple the water. The two of them seem to know where they want it to go, even without clunk or splash of a guiding paddle. Her back leans warm against his shins. He feels her hair brushing his knees, as they watch the mist try to rise from the […]
Barbara Jean | Partnership poems
Ménage a trois In my head, I live with an ideal husband; home by five, check in hand, gourmet cook (vegan, of course), bouquet of daisies, lover of verse. He’s tiny, sure (to fit in my head), but I can’t complain because he picks up after himself and never watches TV. I love a different man than he; up and down with the tides, sweet and generous with his time, […]
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