Protect The Peace
/Taking in the sunrise in the morning,
smelling the fresh, clean air
hearing only earth noises
feeling how beautiful it …
By Andrew Scott
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My Cherished Child
/As a parent, there are moments…
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Today, as I watched your rite of passage,
amidst the pomp, tradition, and pride,
I was seized by the hand of …
By Linda Troxell
Read MoreFrom a Clean Slate...
/Life gives you surprises…
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He wasn’t a playmate.
He wasn’t a classmate.
He wasn’t my prom date…
By Debby Hackbarth
Read MoreBeyond the Apology
/After all these years
you return
to extend an olive branch
believing a sincere …
By Shih-Fang Wang
Read MoreMysterious Muse
/I spotted you on the steps
It was Mother’s Day, but you may have been with your partner
You walked towards me and did a head nod
I think I made a …
By Samantha Merz
Read MoreFilling In the Blank
/I searched all my poems for “tabula rasa”
but found a blank slate—not a horse at the gate.
In this large, empty casa, I shouted “Qué pasa?”
There wasn’t an answer. I chose not …
By Ken Gosse
Read MoreChalk to Slate
/I view blank slate
Thus contemplate
My feelings, dreams and hopes
Wins versus loss…
By Mike Turner
Read MoreThe Sins of the Father
/Liam has always known he was adopted. His adoptive parents had always been honest about that. He did see Alan and Josie, who raised him, as his parents, but now, in his late twenties, he started to wonder about his biological parents. The idea niggled at…
By Chris Platt
Read MoreMonthly Meandering
/This couple enjoyed wandering …
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We were an adventurous pair: a girl and a boy.
Our monthly meandering through the forest generated joy.
One springtime hike was filled with enormous …
By Debby Hackbarth
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