FINCH by Lynn Finch

There once was a wench named Finch, Who had to dig in to make sense, No chance to start, Rather be out the gate with a bleeding tart! Holiday on hold, have to do as you’re told. Now I digress – wish you the best! Lynn Finch

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SIR MORGAN by Di Klepac

We all walked silently forward to the last room Smiles met tears And all were easily erased in the moment of grief Sir Morgan had a twinkle in his eyes Which said its goodbyes— In the moment— Even though he had been saying goodbye for months How are we to understand and to read such…

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JUST OUTSIDE OUR WINDOWS by Elizabeth J. Haist

Just outside our windows Stands a new day  This raw cacao of life has always been waiting for our alchemy For me, I am between a cornfield and a sky /watching the dinosaur-like lurch of turkeys traversing the spent corn / bent over but still giving My new glass jar feeder has the red squirrel…

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EASTER SUNDY by HJE Schoenemann

No early rise No flowers to see and smell A lazy morning of gratitude I breathed I did a sudoku puzzle And a word search And attempted to draw a dog from a packet entitled “Learn how to draw a dog” Looks like a Picasso dog to me! I laughed and laughed When I was…

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HOLD ON by HJE Schoenemann

Hold on Now, Let It Go – Let it Go   Rinse repeat Again and again, Hold On WTF? – No, No, No! Wait, a chance to do your photos – a chance Money is okay – a chance Change…..Change…Change is Gonna Come to Change – Change Change Change.

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IT’S OVER! by Fiona Goodwin

I am tempted to run around outside, Sans Mask, sans gloves sans everything, I’ll bang my saucepan and shout ‘It is finished! “ Really you cry? No, not really! I just wanted to make you smile, But we could pretend right? That it’s over? Let’s do that, for just one day.

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FAT BOTTOMED BOYS by Beth Haist

Their lies line my trash barrel They litter the airwaves he is short-lived SHE says Sustaining only their Lack of exactitude Pummeling my fortitude With Shock and Awe At their Ineptitude They are short-lived. SHE says And NOW: BE love. They are hollow men with Cavernous Appetites Playing Dress-up With our lives. he is short-lived…

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