I picked up Billy Collins Nine Horses for $3 at Half-Price Books the 1st poem “A Night Letter to the.... Read More
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CliffsNotes couldn’t be more concise. – mh clay
Staff Poets
Contributing Poets
Obsolete items Stored, forgotten, cannibalised Stripped of anything useful To make something new, or fix something else. Like my sewing.... Read More
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It pays to keep that yard clean. – mh clay
Boneyards
Still as the paws of the calico who rests her chin on my hands in the midst of a storm.... Read More
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The best port in any storm. (We welcome Jenna to our crazy congress of Contributing Poets with this submission. Read more of her madness on her new page – check it out.) – mh clay
Calico
The old newspapers used to care, Or said so: they had superhuman Eyes, and they couldn’t wait to share The.... Read More
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Just keep scrolling… – mh clay
ALL THE NEWS THAT’S FIT TO PRINT
Vicodin and pink wine Don’t mix on divine trips to the Back of the recliner Where I get in The.... Read More
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But when they do, best get out of the way. – mh clay
Vicodin and pink wine
1. Reboot the computer which has been -Â Â Â Â Â Â Frozen for three days My patience is not.... Read More
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And then lunch. – mh clay
Six Things to Do on Tuesday Morning
Imagination has always been a poor cartographer. It refuses borders, folds mountains into pockets, lets rivers wander off the page.... Read More
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No blanks, no filling in. – mh clay
The Geography of Imagination
The Persian symbol of the sun in the soul of biblical nation Horites the mythical land with the blessing of.... Read More
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What are the roots of the truths we hold? (symbols, saints) – mh clay
Ancient biblical land
Brushstrokes rake my scalp awake soggy mirror reflections drip colorless portraits ever changing in the steam I’m washed clean but.... Read More
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From one self to another. – mh clay
for my Daughter
She sits under a slim desert moon, arms wrapped around her fears and her small ego which is clinging to.... Read More
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You and your ego, best frenemies. – mh clay