by Janice L. Freytag I watch the sparrows so many this yearplay in the lady’s thumb weeds,flitting up to landon the pink florets, ridinggravity down to the…
Hanging Gardens
by Paul Ilechko Curled and crumbled in uponas bee stung as lips turning from yellowbeneath the variegated purples that still holdstrong against the summer’s decay night will force recoverydrinking…
Snake Bitten
by Larry Pike Security camera footage remained uncleardespite the techs’ attempts to enhance it.Did Eve hesitate before she relentedand reached for the alluring orb dangling on a tender stem? Fluttering…
Gusty Winds May Exist
your chest thudding with the sound.
Hurtling across the land like this,
you may realize something,
St. Dympna and the Horse
“Her horse walks by her side,
never wavers, ivory pillar legs,
wide back, brown eyes scan ahead,
then his foot catches on a stone,
stumbles briefly, pulls back firmly.”