Poem A Day – May 22, 2016
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Blue
Sidney Wade
The great blue
song of the earth
is sung in all
the best venues –
treetop, marsh,
desert, shore –
and on this spring
day in the wetlands
where, ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – May 21, 2016
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From the Peninsula
Ishion Hutchinson
The old trees shake out medals at midday
to the ship paused for a meteor’s blunting
glimpse in the windy yellow of the water,
partway ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – May 20, 2016
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Mind-Body Problem
Wayne Miller
When I touch your arm and goosebumps lift,
it’s your mind that surfaces there.
When your iris tightens mechanically
around your pupil, ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – May 19, 2016
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I Hid my Love
John Clare
I hid my love when young till I
Couldn’t bear the buzzing of a fly;
I hid my love to my despite
Till I could not bear to look at light:
I ... Continue Reading →
Which dog to pick?
PAW’S CORNER By Sam Mazzotta
DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I’d like to adopt a dog that is family-friendly, one that my two kids can grow up with. A beautiful golden retriever is up ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – May 17, 2016
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Saturday
Margaret Ross
It was, it was explained to me,
a holiday to enter spring
while honoring the dead
and so its celebration was
a picnic in a cemetery. Flowers
and fruit ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – May 16, 2016
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A fourteen-line poem on healing
Julie Carr
I cannot freeze sound
or collapse phantom scaffolding
I open one contradiction
after another. They call this “erotic intelligence”
or ... Continue Reading →
Are moving expenses deductible?
DIVERSIFIED TAX TIDBITS by Mark A. Burns
The end of the school year is approaching, and many families will be moving into new homes for various reasons, including corporate relocations. ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – May 15, 2016
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Care
Craig Santos Perez
My 16-month old daughter wakes from her nap
and cries. I pick her up, press her against my chest
and rub her back until my palm warms
like an old ... Continue Reading →
