Poems
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Gariguda
By Barry James GilsonGariguda walks and calls your name ,
In the sand as whispering whirlpools ,
And dances down the dying light ,
In a time where you could be human or animal, -
Owlet Nightjar
By Allis HamiltonHe watches. Mostly he is still.
Only his eyes shift.
His steadiness is astonishing.
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Swimming Poem
By Ross Gillettthe poem isn’t sure
about its body
maybe its left arm is imaginary -
Lightning Crashes
By Shele Parker BlackWhenever I long to call home
I beach comb for a telephone.
Crabs recoil and take cover
wet sand shifts, shadows pass. -
At the back side of a dead shed
By Sam Morleyall I see around here now
in the half dark pink glint
are bowed flat beds and diesel
drums sunken in dry earth. -
A New Year
By James WaltonThere you are
in a barrage of dry lightning
this disdain of fireworks
makes crackling of our skin -
Far Flung Seeds
By Indrani PereraWe bump along the dirt road, dust bathing rubber
with a prickle of pebbles. The back of my bare legs
stick to the vinyl seats of the green Ford Zephyr
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Carrot Flowers for Bertha
By Alex Creece—onyx velvet—
—dash— —dreaming of—
—paradox— —porosity—
—creatures— —missing so much—so much—