“There are those who pass” by Alice Ruiz
There are those pass There are those who passand everything happenswith steps already taken there are those who leavefrom stone to glassleave everything broken and there is, thankfully,those who leavethe vague impressionto have stayed .… Continue Reading
“The Poet as Setting” by Douglas Kearney
The Poet as Setting The jolt that comes to bones inside a tumbled streetcar is what the painter considers as she strokes her-self into story. There is less to the jolt that comes as he… Continue Reading
“The Attic” by Cynthia Huntington
The Attic It’s September: I’ve moved into town,into the attic of an old barn—a big open room I reachby climbing a ladder that rises through a hole in the floor.The room is long and high,… Continue Reading
“Unfold Your Own Myth” by Rumi
Unfold Your Own Myth Who gets up earlyto discover the moment light begins?Who finds us here circling, bewildered, like atoms?Who comes to a spring thirstyand sees the moon reflected in it?Who, like Jacob blind with… Continue Reading
“Tropic Winter” by Evelyn Scott
Tropic Winter The afternoon is frozen with memories,Radiant as ice.The sun sets amidst the agued trembling of the leaves;Sinking right down through the gold airInto the arms of the sea.And the enameled wings of the… Continue Reading