Poems
MOTHER MAY ~BY AGNES WONG
Sunny streaks rouse resting eyes to Mother’s Day
Showy songbird flutters over window to serenade
SILHOUETTES IN LIP GLOSS ~BY ANGELINA ROLSTON
She dresses in a new,
trendy short dress,
Even if it causes her younger self distress.
CLOSING THE LAST POOLROOM ~BY PHILIP BARTRAM
Two flights down at fourth
And tenth, I enter the warped
Wooden doors, losing
FOURTEENTH STREET BLUES ~BY PHILIP BARTRAM
Sammy “Too Smart” curses the nine ball
That rattles in the corner pocket but
Doesn’t fall.
THINKING OF YOU ~BY MAVIS MUPFIGO
In secret, hearts beat as one,
Longing to be together, under the sun.
A HEART FOREVER SCARRED ~BY MAVIS MUPFIGO
She tended to his wounds with gentle care,
A love so strong, yet forbidden to share.
SUN-FOLLOWER ~BY HARSHIKA SINGH
The moon notices a sunflower every day,
watching only the sun.
GOING HOME ~BY PHILIP BARTRAM
In the countenance of unlocked winds,
The moth-sustained night withers, and
Chicago, turning from drowsiness,