Poems
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Noon Swim
By LK HoltFor N & T
At the river's swollen joint we dived in,
suddenly light and jointless
as our six feet mixed the warmed crust of water -
Bicycle
By David MaloufBicycle
~for Derrick Peat
Since Thursday last the bare living-room -
Wolf (excerpt)
By Annaliese PorterA sharp eye stares through high bush scrub,
In the clear white light,
Gets ready for stalking,
To catch its awaited prey, the wolf hidden -
Things to do (Heart)
By Jordie Albistona. Find heart, and place hand upon it. b. Time
to metronome beat. c. Empty above of all
things earthly. d. Fill with compassion. e. Sleep. f.
Remove heart while comatose, and g. wrap -
Roll On
By Mia DysonRollin’ with you baby
on a Sunday afternoon
I never thought life could be
So honest and true -
Stoneland Harvest
By Dimitris TsaloumasOf my father’s vast estates I,
being the least promising of his sons,
inherited the land of the goat,
the cypress and the windy carob-tree. -
Reality Check
By Kat KittyComing of age,
Leaving the safety of the
Tunnel of childhood,
Light at the end. -
Girl in the Red Shirt
By Miss JessiI’ll deny black and blue that I have feelings for her
but it’s a lie.
I want to write love poems for her to laugh at
I want her to dismiss me -
George Street
By Miss JessiI’m sure it was something of a metaphor
that you held my hand as we crossed the street
and then kissed my mouth
unexpectedly -
bug
By joanne burnstake it from here: the sky
and its rattles just amnesia's
litter the three day order
waiting above the cook top