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May 2021 Poetry Submissions
Dave’s Avocation Application
By Jay Madigan A measly $3,000 a year at most, Yet, a Mayors employee to boast. Still a hard pill to swallow, Must a Poet’s life just wallow? In the City Beautiful, my host.
Read PoemDrink in the Waters
By Suzanne S. Austin-Hill
Drink in the Waters
Ubiquitous
bountiful bays
luminous lakes
nourishing narrows
clear, cool creeks
swift, shallow streams
Rushing rivers
carve colorful canyons from
roily rock
Rough rapids
refresh and renew;
foaming falls’
resolution
serene seas
Best medicines
© May 2019 Suzanne S. Austin-Hill
Read PoemOur April 2021 Poetry Winner
First Lake Crossing
By Barbara Giles
Splashing bodies glide into the deep.
Face beneath the water. Pulse takes a leap.
Breathe stroke stroke breathe.
Fingers graze an object! Swelling sense of dread.
Monsters under water? Or only in my head.
Breathe stroke stroke breathe.
Red orb floating. I can make it there.
Reach the halfway point. Now I can take some air.
Breathe. Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.
Back under the water. Mind under control.
Back under the water before the day takes its toll.
Breathe stroke stroke breathe.
Middle of the lake. All alone out here.
Glancing to the distant shore. All I feel is fear.
Breathe stroke stroke breathe.
Reaching finish dock. Kick the fears away.
Face towards the rising sun. Time to face the day.
Breathe.
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