When the moon becomes a mellow pear
on twilight’s bough, and stars swirl up like maple leaves
before they’re swept into the dawn, I’ve often
walked this garden where the voice of whippoorwills
would carry remnant melodies across long, dusky
hours. At times I feel this eastern breeze has lifted
me, somehow, beyond the soft-lit sloping fields
and conifer lined hills. To [...]
During fall of 2008, I was perusing a field guide of medicinal plants when a picture caught my eye. It was a small yellow leaf, round and stalked, with hairs rising from the top. On each hair was a small drop of glue.
WIZ would like to thank all who participated in Poems of Bibilical Proportions Fortnight. The list includes:
Mark Bennion
William Morris
Eric Jepson
Danny Nelson
Tyler Chadwick
Arwen Taylor
Nani Lii S. Furse
It was a lovely two weeks, thanks to all of you. Also thanks to Tyler Chadwick and Karen Kelsay for poems they contributed prior to POBPF–those made for fine lead-ins. Life’s [...]