An Online Literary Journal for Poetry and Flash
Poetry by Kate McNairy
I’ve been longing for you,
minutes dog my hours—
a prism splits
early morning light.
There’s so much chatter
among colors
that I am not alone—
there is so much to feel
& in a clump of orange
tiger lilies by the road
petal touches petal.
Kate McNairy has a forthcoming chapbook from Finishing Line Press. Her work appears in Third Wednesday, Raven’s Perch and The Bluebird Word, among other journals. Kate lives in upstate New York.
Poetry by Sharon Scholl
I wake to find a ray of light
was stolen from the bank of night,
filched in some dark, furtive way
and added to the bank of day.
In due time, day will repent
and by December will have sent
every ray of pilfered light
back into the bank of night.
Sharon Scholl is a retired college teacher who convenes a poetry critique group and maintains a website of original music compositions free for small, liberal churches. Her poetry collections Seasons, Remains, Evensong, and Classifieds are available via Amazon Books. Poems are current in Rattle and RedRoseThorns.
Poetry by Tanner Rubino
Warm yellow sun slipping
Down couch cushions
Of a
Loveseat, light green-grey
Stamped with trees and hatch marks
Potted plants position their shadows
Like vines along the vertical lines of the door
Winds peel petals from autumn branches
Solar eclipse of oak leaves across my eyes
Light fights like the leaves
To hold on
Neither can do it forever
Tanner Rubino is a fourth-year Professional Writing student at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. Her work has been published in Champlain’s newspaper, The Crossover, and their magazine, The Well. When she’s not writing, Tanner likes to spend time outdoors or inside attempting a new art form.
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