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| I need a jar, so desperately need a jar
to place on a hill somewhere.
Prometheus, bring me a jar and place
it on a hill in this small country town.
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| Some meteorites are invisible. They
Arrive like lightning and change everything
So we forget at once what’s gone away,
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| One note, one note only, outlines the day.
An almost human sound that rings then fades
Into supple evening. It pretends to mean
Something, like a lone birdsong sometimes might.
It’s the sound at sunset, as the sky goes green
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| Is it a filament of hope,
goldenrod gleaming
in the tall grasses
as the sentinels of night
assemble around us?
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| When I'm struck by an idea for a poem, I rarely think about how or whether the material will reach a reader. I'm more worried about trying to understand a situation or event more closely. . . .
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| Only the fully mortal
can enjoy the hours
before a virgin dawn
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| God, I hate this
tearing, heart-sick tension
between the soft captivity of love
and the bleak joy of being alone!
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| She rests her head upon his shoulder
like European statues heads
tilt sideways in Cathedrals.
As if,
they are listening for something.
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| Lingering
Touching me touching you
What we’ve been through
wouldn’t do
with somebody else
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| All is lost now.
The roots of the family three
suck hard
deep into the Creation.
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| He says she slashed the paintings in disgust
with the ugliness of her own body
not recovering from pregnancy
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| They said that you were dressed right
In your blues, your red and white,
The fresh cut flowers were neatly laid,
The flag was folded as the band had played.
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Announcements
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NO LONGER ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS
Tertulia Magazine is going off-line this summer, and we are no longer accepting submissions.
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PRIVATE WRITING WORKSHOP
Kate Asche, Assistant Director of the UC Davis Extension Writing is offering a private writing workshop. Classes will be held in Curtis Park, Sacramento, CA. Click on Ms. Asche's name for more information.
Kate Asche
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EDITOR YON WALLS' NEW EBOOK
Congratulations to Yon on her new book. Click here for more information.
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