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Special Feature — Word Poems
Poems containing the words circle, remain, illusion, and bridge.

 

Separated
 
you're here as a favor on my carousel bed where we cling on a single horse-about
 
Martina Mihelicova

 

Two Poems
 
She holds her torn heart
stitches wounds punched

by nails and sword
 
Nancy Jentsch

 

Who's Listening
 
The fateful hints she gave,
even at her best,
were not meant
to save
 
Ruth D. Handel

 

Don't Get Too Comfortable
 
When I was ten he told me, "Sheila is way smarter than you are.
I think my parents are having second thoughts."
 
Steven Deutsch

 

The Seafarer
 
The memories are painted blue,
the conversations heavy
and muddled.
 
Jen Davis

 

The List of Wishes
 
you're digging fossils, rocks, chunks of rusted metals,
pieces of green pottery, earrings, combs
 
James Underwood

 

Frank and Dinah, Knarf and Hanid
 
Here an easel-stand blackboard
near the chimney wall
and there, my grandmother shelling peas
 
Marjorie Mir

 

Two Poems
 
At the end of each day he feared
putting away his paints.
 
Bob Bradshaw

 

Perspective
 
I hope my wishes and my pleasures never meet.
I draw from your mouth an old phantom.
 
Joel Fry