Indian Sunset
'She is still dazed by the dream
an Arabian jasmine crushed by hungry bees
forsaking the honeyed darkness of sleep'
Ahila Sambamoorthy
Five Poems
'bug-eyed mistress
of the grave
sweet sad seductress
of the moon man'
Ian Irvine
Jane and Ngozi by Copley Square
'Your hair, latticed by a regimen
of ropes and pleats, keeps nothing warm.'
Elliza McGrand
Two Poems
'In the blood-coloured cage
Behind my ribs
The lion circles.'
J. Michael Yates
In Reply to Gil
'The last taboo is falling: elephants weep, cedars talk,
random divinity dances, burners on fragrant snow.'
Deborah Tobola
Two Poems
'It's Sunday morning,
And I'm walking
Down Main Street
'
Doug Tanoury
The Wedding
'188 jurors judging bride vs. groom all rise'
Brandon C. Pyle