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3 poems by Vyacheslav Konoval

A patriot in a bulletproof vest Asian tigress, and a brave Kazakh kitty, purrs quietly sneak up, meanwhile fear of enemies as the holiday approaches. Body armor factory fragile girl built national glory and honor You, Madina, deserve it. Volunteer veterans A battalion is born from former police officers, wear a chevron take the patchContinue reading “3 poems by Vyacheslav Konoval”

2 poems by Debra Black

Boketto: The Act of Gazing Into the Distance tap-dancing into the sea, gazing into and between the here and there, the formless formlessness, the never-ending horizon, edgeless perfection of nothing and everything, perfect emptiness. floating into the timeless sky graced by a single lotus, white translucent pearls in the sky. Wabi Sabi: Beauty in theContinue reading “2 poems by Debra Black”

3 poems by Karolin Frick

SWEETNESS OF LIFE I can taste the sweetness of life Just like the scent of the blooming lilac bushes decorating the sides of the roads I feel the warmth from within, Evoked by the generosity and kindness of people Just like the Oslo sun touching my skin after a long, cold winter I now hearContinue reading “3 poems by Karolin Frick”

4 poems by Michael Lee Johnson

I Age Arthritis and aging make it hard, I walk gingerly, with a cane, and walk slow, bent forward, fear threats, falls, fear denouement─ I turn pages, my family albums become a task. But I can still bake and shake, sugar cookies, sweet potato, lemon meringue pies. Alone, most of my time, but never onContinue reading “4 poems by Michael Lee Johnson”

3 poems by Anna Yin

Found Poems –thanks to Leonard Cohen * so long, Marianne in February sunset Cohen dances to the end * take this waltz everyone knows first we take Manhattan * the slow thaw Lake Ontario echoes a thousand kisses deep * closing time tower of song happens to the heart * birds on the wire waitingContinue reading “3 poems by Anna Yin”

3 poems by James Croal Jackson

Infinity Reservoir each time a glass is raised to mouth & drank each time it’s clear water’s the last to go take a river under forever dry ground or a waterfall bounding from nothing if the sky was ocean we’d drink it falling filling another cup to restore our blood where to place this treasuryContinue reading “3 poems by James Croal Jackson”

Mirage of Greatness. a poem by Gerald Seniuk

MIRAGE OF GREATNESS Oh Putin, how sad you must feel, humiliated and beaten back in Kyiv, which you boasted would be taken in three days. The embarrassment of all those tanks, strung out, unable to move forward, unable to escape, all proudly marked with your own nazified Zed— how you must dread having to lookContinue reading “Mirage of Greatness. a poem by Gerald Seniuk”

Floating Clouds. a poem by Bhoj Kumar Dhamala

Floating Clouds One day I encountered The floating clouds Upon which they asked. “Your life Floats like ours Are you not furious? For the wind that sweeps you away.” I replied, “I love wandering As a voyager to see the world Changing shapes for my composure.” Return to Journal Bhoj Kumar Dhamala (Nepal) is M.A,Continue reading “Floating Clouds. a poem by Bhoj Kumar Dhamala”

3 poems by Jasna Gugić

LIFE This life is soaked with tears and the words are too small to pronounce all life in an instant and my love hidden in the corners of solitude. This life is soaked with tears and the pain of the past is stronger than the impending ecstasy in the kiss of the night and myContinue reading “3 poems by Jasna Gugić”

I won’t give you pathos for flowers. a poem by John Echem

I won’t give you pathos for flowers (For James Coburn, a tribute on his birthday) Steeped in the lost idyll of ancient times, The drumroll began to toll, As he sat withdrawn on a cobblestone, Beneath strokes from a belfry tower. “I won’t give you pathos for flowers,” A lad said to him. His gazeContinue reading “I won’t give you pathos for flowers. a poem by John Echem”