By ire’ne lara silva
we are taught the beauty of the rose
the serenity of the soft and the still
the austerity of silver stars…
the serenity of the soft and the still
the austerity of silver stars…
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- By ire’ne lara silvathey announce us Valentina Covarrubias montada en Viento
my girl does not cower does not wave or smile… - By Jack Collom"When one is seen gliding through the woods and close to the observer, it passes like a thought, and…
- By Fatimah AsgharMy teacher says of their cat, now gone
missing. In his absence, everything is still.
The small, silvered… - By Triin Pajamy father plays in a field.
he sees a horse, meek and glowing.
he touches the animal,
but when you … - By Erin Marie LynchAll the while the dog was dying.
I didn’t know. His little heaps
of yellow vomit. Damp spots
where … - By Anne CarsonBETWEEN US AND
animals is a namelessness.
We flail around
generically —
camelopardalis … - By Nathan HoksIt's confusing, after eating so much cauliflower
From the serving tray, to find oneself alone
Like this… - By Katie HartsockMid-morning, a girl and dog attend the woods,
the lilies of the valley just shy thin shoots.
The Boy… - By Tina Mozelle BrazielThree hundred twenty is the number
of frogs I’ve raised
and released during the pandemic.
Yes, I’m trying… - By Derek SheffieldLast patches of snow all but gone and first
wildflowers flecking the lawn, I walked out
to the shed … - By Jennifer L. KnoxAbby hates car rides. All buck and thrash,
her gray swayback swells and her limbs
flail like drumsticks… - By Betsy FrancoSend to: techno_cat@catmail.com
From: me@catmail.com
When writing friends an email
I sometimes &p*&… - By Talvikki AnselOn the buffy-tan painted house sides
there’s a hornets’ nest we let grow, huge
domed head, anchored … - By Martin DyarOn the phone, when the vet who was waylaid
sounded stunned by what Burke had just described,
and reasoned… - By Duane NiatumI.
Stars among
corn fields
above fences
the crows
line like
darkness points,
spread over the earth
… - By Patricia Jabbeh Wesley"Mom, you wouldn't let me adopt a dog in my dream,"
my daughter tells me. "Really? Go back to your
… - By Paisley RekdalSo after M died, she turned
to the dog. His copper eyes, the sinewy
haunch muscles. The way he perched… - By Clodagh Beresford DunneRemember your neighbor who mistook a wolf for a dog?
He rescued a pup from a storm not realizing it … - By Dorothy ChanMy mother warns me not to blow-dry my hair
too hard, turning it from black to rust, and
I must wear …