empty canteen
the buzzards
circle
~Jenn Ryan-Jauregui
disturbing my slumber friends in the volcano
~Roberta Beach Jacobson
lone golfer
his hole-in-one witnessed by
a squirrel
~John J. Dunphy
Thoughts on Art
Everyone likes to share theirs
with the world.
How it's not like it used to be,
how most of it isn't real,
how it's all mainstream now,
and nobody even knows
what any of it means.
But I'd prefer to be making art
instead of just talking about it.
~Gabriel Bates
drought the stream never reaches my soul
~Roberta Beach Jacobson
for the always was and always will be press 1
for faces seen in the cassia tree press 2
for baby-lip burbling press 3
for transcendental walks around the block press 4
for those who let well enough alone press 5
for the epiphanies in an ordinary day press 6
for decisive encounters with the fabric of destiny press 7
for grandmom's repetitious wisdom press 8
for placing yourself in the custody of a dream press 9
to speak to a customer service representative don't press your luck
~Patrick Sweeney