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Address Change | Donal Mahoney
Sending out an address change to a friend I haven’t seen in 50 years, I say my wife and I are moving someplace new next month barring something unforeseen. We realize something unforeseen isn’t likely to happen since we’re prepared for anything as the years march on and we march right behind them. Second only…
An Aggravation | Russ Cope
It could be the grating voice of a radiator, the way teens talk about real relationships, a figure in the door walking in at close, or just my general feeling after a while. The post An Aggravation | Russ Cope appeared first on Best Poetry. Go to Source Author: Best Poetry Online
The Arrogance of Money | Stan Morrison
dark blue fly-front cotton shorts five belt loops and four pockets generic look nothing special designer label conspicuously placed initially sold at mid-priced stores ends up on some clearance table this is a warning to “connoisseurs” to you Babbitt vin ordinaries types to you Harry Angstrom copycats putting a bright label on the outside selling…
“Surf and Turf” [by Mitch Sisskind]
Surf And Turf “I want the best of all possible worlds For myself!” — isn’t that what we’re Saying when we order Surf And Turf? “Yes I want a lobster tail but that’s hardly The whole of my desires and my needs. I hanker as well after a small piece of high grade Meat,…
Going Home to You | G. S. Katz
Late autumn New York City Translucent blue sky Cool Waiting for Darkness Universal Wilderness Let the leafless trees tell the story Going home to you A glass of wine Dinner in the stove Heartbeats Your Gaze This romance The post Going Home to You | G. S. Katz appeared first on Best Poetry. Go to…
Counting Stipples in the Stucco | G. Louis Heath
I recline all the way back on my levered Lounger to do what I do best: count stipples In the stucco overhead. When I enumerate Those raised dots thronging toward infinity, I feel empowered on my leatherette seat of Sovereignty. Turn off your TV, slam shut That book, throw away that sugary treat, and Lean…