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Sorrowful Absolution
Morning Mist on a
Venice Waterway
Centuries of morning's dew mingle with
days of bleeding blue,
Pestled gourds of mortal palettes connect the muddied shore-skies,
Our gondola is sorely swift, galed by a gentile's song.
Karina Klesko, US |
A fool adds water to a pot full to the
brim already"
"Insensitive barbarians break their own horses' back!"
How is it that my heart can hold your tears, shoulder your burden?
Cristian Mocanu, RO |
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An Epiphany of Longing
When will it come to a halt,
this endless icy pallet?
The distant horizon each day,
blurs with the same slate-cold clouds.
Will you ever return home
to bake salmon and serve hot tea?
The ground hog emerged in sun—
his long shadow a harbinger.
I wait patiently for April
when tulips boldly brush colors.
How long has your black hair grown
since departure on New Years?
Your cat curls on the bed foot,
each night her meow, plaintive.
Listen outside your window,
hear the soundless motion of stars!
Even the garden chimes ring out
Longing to compete with your laugh.
Like Penelope you weave life
into our flawed tapestry;
our web of days, a panoplay
of gossamer and dreams,
a mystical olive branch
polished, textured and elegant.
John Daleiden, US |
Within the throat of a
virgin
the whisper of dragonfly wings.
From her hand a white flower
bringing forth a sweeter bud. . .
So be the days of the heart
as it waits for the Seraphim
Karina Klesko, US |
Seagulls drift inland for their food, float over unknown lands
the man-made lake, meant to be used, by no means for beauty
would call them, but both its waves and its willows are silent.
Cristian Mocanu, RO |
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A Grandmother’s Lament
Do not weep beautiful
child,
your mother sleeps without her pain.
Be content she loved you well—
she gave you life and memories.
In your mind is a golden ark,
treasury of precious thoughts.
John Daleiden, US
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I see said the blind man who feels in
colors only he knows
he sings of your being in the soft key of rose
sending sweet synergy from the night blooming jazzmen
Shanna Baldwin Moore |
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