Category: Winter 2009
Wet Onions
by Emily Carmen At night, I gather up oblivion, breathing in shadows through fertile earth and the scent of moments gone. I do it for you, and
the consideration of men
by normal “Sing love and life and love All that lives is Holy. The unholiest, most holy all.” — Bob
The Safety of Flight
by normal “I am circling around God, around the ancient tower, and I have been circling for a thousand years. And I still
the last jungle
normal the last jungle “ — bang is the meaning of a gun” — ee cummings some fires never die. there were 2 old ’boes
Desert is the Memory of Water
by Jack Myers After I am gone and the ache begins to cease and the slow erosion I felt, being years ahead of you, starts to invade you too,
Art
by Jack Myers is a quality of attention, the way color says how light feels: yellow for the aerosol of happiness, black for the zero of what
What it Takes
by Jack Myers The smart ones think they can climb with their brains. The talented ones slide halfway up without trying. Those who merely feel
Snapshots of Prague
by Jack Myers Immaculate white swans float in the river’s fishless dishwater like squat question marks. Under the huge stone buildings, looking
The Next Morning
by Joanne Kyger The next morning the Buddha puts on his new robe and walks into town No one notices him but he notices all around him C’s new
Trying On The New Year 2009
by Joanne Kyger You have to give Everything you have ALL THE TIME} not just some of the time Put everything you have into it and then go outside