January 2019
In this issue
Contents
Queen of the Cosmos
The pink dogwood buds pop on green branch.In St. Peters church: beneath the Lucite cross, from his snowy mountain, rajastic in white,Father Conri gives a..
C’est Fini
The credits roll and the audience applauds on their feet.The sunset’s colors bid adieu before the night cloaks the earth.The last leaf of autumn floats..
A Vigil on Tiger Hill
The dark climb before dawnto catch the first lightbefore it grows common.Windows rolled downto un-spelled anagramsall over night’s loose gown. Memory of an early downpourIn..
UNFOUND
If it was true, if it was true, I would be sitting at one windowAll one morning, testing the strength of the color blue. Is..
The Payoff
Simply press the shutter halfway downto activate the metering system. Initially, you may find the system irksome,but may soon recognize its value. You’ll realize your..
Two facets
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been torn between the two irreconcilable halves of my person- Tanisha, my name on every official document,..
If I really must go shopping
II dislike shopping. That is, I am intolerant of the endless mind-numbing browsing of groaning shelves and sagging racks of items that I can live..
The Painting
She could not reconcile the large oil painting hanging in the shadowed hallway of the assisted living suite with the frail woman lying on the..
Manasil
Your mother, unbeknownst to you, tries to reach you. With a barren heat mere inches from her scented palms, she breathes deep unthinkingly at home…