by Redde Michaels Ambrosia Espresso Aubergine such decadent mouthfuls of aural opulence designed for leisure – ripened plums spreading like silk across the tongue Cicada Adagio Susurrus ephemeral sustenance – arousing sighs of lovers cense and caress with a feather breath Petrichor Cinnamon Patchouli an unfettered display tracing temperance on the palate – unbound suspension of savor and spice Leather Caramel Lace …
by Steven R Weiner You are in a room where machines chirpLike chicks in shells who will never peck free, Machines too sleek and modernTo be birds, with spikes and curling tubes Arrayed around small screens trainedTo display your cells in codes, finding patterns Of polarized cells and their magneticEnergy…
by Steven R Weiner There was a thin dignifiedUpright old ladyAt the front counter –You know the type – they gatherIn churches and other sanctuaries –Paying for her toast and tea with small change.I wondered what she meant by saying“I was up late watching the moonMending its silver-haired cloud fineryWith…
by Steven R Weiner The music of barely singingIs hard to writeCan scarcely be heardLike voices rising from green wood,Shy smoke mixing with the steam,A little sibilance behind the daily buzzingLike harmonics so subtle that you can’t hearThem but the sound’s so full and richOr thin as an old tea…