THE ANTS

by Fred NagelPhoto from a video provided by Newsy Newslook to USA Today.Their round, brown bodies twinkling in the sun,They came together, not like one of Marlborough�s victories,But in a chocolate flow.On my knees above the patch, I triedTo make out...

RAPTURE: A SORT OF SONNET

by Wendy Taylor CarlisleOregon wildfire, September 6, 2017. Photo source: NBC4iI often think of immolation when the windgets up to no good as is does herein the mountains and reminds me how wildfirestake California, the gulf rains take Houston,how puffery...

TWILIT SONNET

by Andrena ZawinskiA homeless woman, her possessions, and her dog on Division Street. Image from Orange County Register via BrokeAssStuart.In twilight�s dusky backstreets and muted alleys,the dispossessed huddle for the eveningin boxes or sleeping bags,...

NEVER FORGET

by Scott C. KaestnerNever forget 9/11.Never forget Trayvon Martin.Never forget climate change.Never forget to tell someone you love "I love you."Never forget Emmet Till.Never forget the Holocaust.Never forget Hiroshima & Nagasaki.Never forget not...

HERE, HOLDING ON

by Carolyn MartinPhoto by Rob Sheridan: Ground Zero, New York City. October, 2001.                                               ...

HAIKU

by Lee Nashhurricane seasona journalist fliesagainst the flowLee Nash lives in France and freelances as an editor and proofreader. Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in print and online journals in the UK, the US and France including Acorn,...

MOTHER EARTH

by Scot SiegelImage source: America By the NumbersRecord snowfall in Australia.Record wildfires across the west.Record hurricanes and floodsBatter the Gulf, and bear downOn the Eastern Seaboard. In TexasA preacher locks a door. Loss ofPermafrost in...