Insist assistant editors
Tama and Frosty:
"And we have all these
fine poems hovering
around our desk!
Mister Editor, let's
honor as many of
them as we can!"
Excellent suggestion,
noble assistant editors-
we'll begin right now!
poet normal
Saugerties, New York
in lasting tribute
to the residency
of humankind,
children
somewhere
still hold hands singing
on the long walk home
poet Alan Yount
Columbia, Missouri
BUDDHA STATUE ON A WINDOW SHELF
got buddha statue
from a friend. curtains barely
breathe, across his head.
poet t. kilgore splake
Calumet, Michigan
searching wilderness shadows
like monk circling cloister
quietly seeking wisdom
poet ashes scattered
remote stream waters
feeding rainbow souls
poet Carl Mayfield
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Empathy with the Fragment
a quiet life
lives in the apple trees
each leaf
testifying
poet Jo Balistreri poet Patrician Carragon
Genesee Depot, Wisconsin Brooklyn, New York
on the back porch vapor clouds
wind rocks rise from my teapot
in the chair beside me Winter cold blues
sitting Shiva pastoral silence
in silence inner cacophony
the falling rain speaks
poet Teresinka Pereira
Toledo, Ohio
TREE
The tree has freedom
without looking
at the world.
But the sky can see it
in the storm,
and the wind
may disturb its peace.
I look at its shade,
at the green leaf,
at the sculpture
of its branches,
and I think,
there is the perfection
in existence!
poet Judith Partin-Nielsen
Longmont, Colorado
Blessed squirrels doing
their spiritual practice
Chewing off pieces
of the prayer flag
to build their nest
wanting to go home
longing toward that place
now only remembered
still, I see the horizon
Der Blaue Reiter (Blue Rider)
Blues, oh so blue
bluesman, Blues Brothers
Blessed Virgin - blue -
blue wave, blue
dolphin riding - blue -
blue, Stevie Ray blue
guitar and blow that sax
jazz man bluesman,
blue, blue bluer than
that cold blue night
blue moon, blue Miles
blowing that blue Bitches
Brew, Kind of Blue, blue
rain, Blue Note - blue trumpet
blowing blue, blue
and so gone, gone and
blue blown blues away.
Noble Assistant Editors, you've created a very worthy post!
and all these poets are
among our 'most favorite'. . .
ready for some
extra special treats?
(obviously, we are)
see you in a moment
ayaz daryl nielsen
darylayaz@gmail.com (and/or) darylayaz@me.com
