car, image by Selim Geçer, on Pixabay Living Water Another tropical storm from the gulf bullies through Carolina. Dreary deluge,...

(waterfall, image by Mannilei, on Pixabay) Prepare Prepare for blessings, prepare for beauty, prepare for God’s mercy and compassion, His...

But I always write [free verse, epic poems, fill-in-the-blank]. So, why change? There’s nothing wrong with specializing in a certain...

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(textures, image by Mircea Ploscar, on Pixabay) Spirit Fire Review has nominated the following six poets for Pushcart Prizes. Their...

I’ll be honest with you: I like rhyme. It’s fun, challenging, and can make a poem easier to remember. After all, some very famous and...

(apple seeds, image by the author, Kim R. Deslaurier) Sprouting apple seeds a garden in the half star secret life within ________________...

(girls laughing, image by Cheryl Holt, on Pixabay) All of Life’s Gifts An island to myself, I thought back to when I was at my prettiest,...

(image by Greg Waskovich, on Pixabay) Poem foreshadows perfect like a blue-green twilight sky polished like a mountain brook’s crystal...

A stroll... ...through... ...his... ...garden. Junior McLean, formerly of Anderson, Indiana, currently resides in Bronx, New York City....

(fountain, image by Christian Peters, on Pixabay) May the Lord be with me May the Lord heal me, mend my soul with love, Let me fly to the...

(heavy load in Dhaka, Bangladesh, photo by Adli Wahid, on Unsplash) "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give...

(well, image by ddzphoto, on Pixabay) Pilgrimage She plods beyond the four pullets in the frig. Her path to knowing must be here in the...

(image by Bruno, Germany, on Pixabay) The Drafting of a Woman Looking through the questions of an online personality profile this...

(roses, image by karolyn83, on Pixabay) Rosary I sit holding a bouquet of rosaries from my Mother’s belongings. One for each day in a...

(Ketchikan, Alaska, photo by Gene Williams) (church, photo by Gene Williams) (sunset riches, photo by Gene Williams) (aspens, photo by...

"The pen is mightier than the sword," wrote Edward Bulwer-Lytton. It’s also mightier than the bullet, the baton, the Molotov cocktail,...

I’ve been a fan of Joseph Fasano ever since I read these words from his poem, “Mahler in New York”: “If I carry my father with me, it is...

Home & Here Please bring me home: I would rather be with You than here, Jesus. I will not go until You let me. I will not let go ...