poems || Felino A. Soriano

 
Verified Renditions 1
 
 
Remaining collected, formed
phratry by chance’s organic
analytical arrays:
 
either father-mother, too of
the vice versa analogy does
portend future-mentalities,
coded by colors of DNA’s
 
origami remains following
the child’s premise of textured
motivations.  Whole as
dusk’s circled silvered silhouette,
the hanging cold pretends as does
a shadow’s silent plateau to
 
remind and suspend judgment’s
ornamental recoveries.  Many percussions
pound into wilted retreats never
or long-ago recollected:
 
staged kaleidoscope of improper
dialogue gauges into woven overwhelm
the certain togetherness reclaims symphony
of ceremonial respects. 
 
 
Verified Renditions 2
 
 
August of 10’s (days|3; waters|assuaging thirst; wisdom|vantage unobstructed),
                                    crossed
recovery
                        vacant span the compass misnamed—
 
dialoguing earth by numerical aspects of a language’s visceral
 
delineation—
 
seasonal, see?  edge of wind reclaims smoke of a mirror’s misinforming fooling:
 
September falls amid
erratic
            ar
ri
                                    va
                        l
 
victim of cotton warmth
enveloping necks of those darkened lineations’ accurate mischief
 
hiding as conduct within room of a child’s
 
veracious roguery. 
 
 
Verified Renditions 3
 
 
Secondary visits
pertain step-parent validity, pardon the
 
excessive gap prior to the between understanding of birth
 
 
                                                                                    /
 
 
                                                                                    corporeal fascination
 
quarter-length (perhaps distant otherness requirement delicate persuasion to a mind’s
                        chaotic crossings, deliberate blackened halls)
 
regaining later then whole as a visitor’s later acclimation
burdened by the bridged fascination of unDNA collaboration of
namename                   against version of prior’s reflectional
manifest
understanding. 
 
 
Verified Renditions 4
 
 
Gifts become broken emblems
reciting tears’ furrowed burgeon
 
                                                                                    away
from the ornamental indentation of
physiognomy’s various
sacred volumes.
 
 
Verified Renditions 5
 
 
The pigeon represents analytical diversions.
 
Of the purple patch
outlining bend of oscillating cervix—
 
bouncing tonal language from the gradating grays of wings and
abdomen’s alabaster clarity:
 
                                                toward silent feet whose
clutch of motivated mimesis, mother’s
frail cultivation of tired motivation
 
clues of savor toward branch and gnarled exterior coalesce.
 

pome || Billy Bob Beamer

POMEfragm epressi
artau desof physsta
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ens at io nin telim b s;
mscls aif; twite thelaio
pen; brilfe eling of be;
inma ogl;as winancrno
iay m.vor sond nconp;i
sci osinche ren;c fepsa
, of ge.stures, of mov;e
entsllp owcons antl;yi;n
hiite ievn th;sim plstge;s
tures, rencitin osimle ge
stu res, ov erw.h el.i ng
aCETRL fatiu e;, sorof
aar kor sefat igue runni;
ngor soethng oohe. ody
mot ion rnhy wirin sorof
det ehutio, mnfatiue atsi
plest mular tenion likges
turof grapin -- ucosciusl
clininto somhig, hldin itti
ogeher bcntat wipoer fa
tig fcsmcrea ion, ensatin
othby beng drggd o adn,
felin unelivabe frgiitybeo
e splitin pn, tte o nubess
, sotof loalze nubes onsk
in srfae wich de nothidra
sigle mtin bt altrs neertel
ss tha interalfeen g inyoli
mbso thtth mreac of sta;
ding vetialis chived nlyat
hpiceof a ictoru struleoc
alize alpabiityon h skisur
facbut flt lik radial supre
ssio n of a lib, trasmitngt
o the brin nomoetha ima
es o blody od cottns pul
ledou inte shae of rmand
les, iags ofistan ad disloc
aed embrsort o iwad bre
akow o etre nrvus ystmid
dines inotin, smekin of oli
quedizness acomaningech
atmpe ffot, ha caglatinenc
losngth woskll rar detatcg
itelf itbybi, mvig slb of hat
ainfl exscbatin o h sul, bla
delik prssue o tenrves, ba
ckof nckdeerine t sufer, te
ples turnng ino glas or ma;
rble hedstaed oby horeho
oveso n i i hihim tsek of th
e disembodiment of reality
, this sort of breakdown w
hich, one would think, is ap
plied to sel-prolifeatin aong
thins an th of them i mind, h
ich is where they do belong
hiinstataneu clsifiatio of thig
inthe rai celsan nt so ch ithe
irp articlarly ogial ode but in
their own sentimental affecti
veorderw hchisn logr dnehe
se things no more smell, nom
ore sexut ther loicl ore is soe
tim bren preisly becue thy do
lak timotinal selrds deay atthe
unconscious command of theb
rain, all words for whatever an
d no matter what menal pertio,
especially those wh hve to d w
ih te mst haitualan aciv ste omi.
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haibun || Sheila E. Murphy

In the Moment 
 
I learn not to take notes, absorbed into the song. Someone
singing in my eyes no longer hurts. There is moisture enough.
The glint still chaperones contentment. Routinely I divide acceptance
by mutuality. I have been here for miles, no one is coming home.
A crop of soldiers, no new dread. How simple morning was before
I knew the fingering for F#. Now I execute young banjo riffs. Then lute, 
and without hesitation, I observe the evidence on staves beginto hold 
a melody released from reflex after circling the chapel where
I learned to heal.
 
Her face upon the screen years after several exhibitions of perfection
 
Sheila E. Murphy

poems || John M. Bennett

shot the fog ●●●::::lipo 
suction dogged the 
alley ri vered with cats 
my sw elling boot 
throat my handunition 
swoll with ticks and 
severaled ho urs )you 
spit into the wal  L   ets
 
 
  
 
dice and meat the vi 
nes ripple through yr 
sleeve no ear to wav e 
~ a corn sandwich 
folded in my pocket ~ 
))his grimy rabbit sl 
eeps beneath the 
steps((       th  steps(((

  
 
soon the torn lango tries
 ta ,ape crisco ,sh oe yr 
laptop so my spoke   
rudder tremb les his )l
og nostril( aims the br 
eeze ))shadow of your 
too t my stridulation      
s  n  e  e  z  e   (    (     (

 
 
 
user loaf ,ton flaque 
,the loft chew my sin 
ger in his ear she cry 
stals in the mothy la 
ke you forget again 
.fry the surface tens 
ion and my comb luck
na           M           es

 
 
 
ay hazy gun lake doubt 
faster smoke than 
sugar laundried in the 
seizure of your humid 
eyesight was a leaking 
hound whalloped with 
my pasta bowl an ar 
fingarfing on the ≈      
s      h       o       r      e
 
 
  
 
drain suit ,number 
model chattered loot in 
back garage the dust 
an tunn eled mice my 
whee zing ... sleeves 
and ti res fulla ooo b 
alls an  shrivelled  birds


  
 
dazed and stamped 
into the box пп noted 
wallet fulla lur ch an ≈ 
swallow ,my fas ter 
cheese he  )choked( 
be e s float on wind ~~
my comb you drenched
≈ sle eping in his 
swirling ≈ thr   o   n    e
 
 
  
 
the mud blocks glisten 
mu te fish twitch in 
wind c lay □≈□≈□ your 
draining wall my feet 
knew pas t  __п   п___ 
your stumbli ng stream 
≈ a spoon an knife OV
beneath   the    stones

poem || Jeff Harrison

Now Slow To Donkey Be

limp high shore, gardens at the even way
swell darts are to be found there
limp high shore, gardens at the even way

sea-going small intruders,
remember the droopy wood-cutters,
sea-going small intruders

view with suspicion the still ping, praying fair,
massive must be its remote muzzle,
view with suspicion the still ping, praying fair

day chalk light young in virtuosity
there, there, nice book
day chalk light young in virtuosity

sad your kill, how graves bitch still
dumb psychological elegance
sad your kill, how graves bitch still

confidence pouch'd in thine cheeks
now slow to donkey be
confidence pouch'd in thine cheeks

all the high life of the city there
& low life appears on scene
all the high life of the city there

once air small seldom hidden dress
in bed reading to a doll
once air small seldom hidden dress

it was yesterday had you rotting charm
peacocks other than "Yes"
it was yesterday had you rotting charm

poems || John M. Bennett

 
‘n gnats
ice flow
er ,guess
  
 
 
 
hamster ha
sh hole
 
“the waters”
 
 
  
 
glue
head
lint
 
 
 
 
For C. Mehrl Bennett, Blaster Al Ackerman, and Haddock



 
 
 
 
leave
 
leave
 
)))))
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
“the” leak
uric crank
 
ah ,no
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
sot and soft
 
...chance...



 
 
 
 
buzz
my
 
 
  
 
 
nos trill
the flagg
 
boo
 
 
  
 
 
knob log
rusty
 
eh

 
 
 
 
chula
chuleta
chololuar
 
lo entuerto
 
 
 
 
camas o cloaca
cáncer
 
me foto
 
 
 
 
 
sooner sudado
la séndida
 
a
sumir

poems || John M. Bennett

 
lo que he mensado es 
mi celebro a menudo 
polvoroso burbujante 
tan lactoso que lo ne 
gro veo tacos tumbas 
veo y una creprepeti 
ción   nunca    repetido
 
  
 
 
lúmen y lodo lado y 
lentes empapados con 
los anos tantos años 
alejados como una tos 
tada en el traspa tio lo 
que veo muje y el 
sueño del conejo tengo

  
 
 
spill the shirtless gun bre 
athing faucet where yr
no se was lost my 
keydrip when her 
hairway glistened on the 
soapy wall my sh allow 
wrestled with the 
halfway louse you stam 
mered   in   the   pillows
 
 
 
 
 
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namedripnamedripname
dripnameddripnamedrip
namedripsoondripname
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              sore

  
 
 
autophagia embued with 
shorter neck your crust 
regurgitation just eat re-
eat that piel impactada y 
ábreme los dientes por 
los labios ≈ frescos del 
otro de la otra que 
chews         for         you
 
  
 
 
sonora ,flatulente ,flac 
ulencia borbotante y mi 
s lindes se consumen 
en la guerra de tu 
mirada f loresuicida la 
escalera un río es y se
ría con tus canicas con 
tus ojos con tus manos 
                                                                     f     l     o      j     a     s

 
 
 
boom an socks a float 
th e ≈≈≈ issue dung 
,map o cornflake
blinking in your beard 
my fuming shirt &&& a 
sponge foam ing on the 
mirror what was his 
face a gutted cl  o  ck
 
 
  
 
noon bum knocker lan 
der in the alley where 
a burning chair whis 
tles where I start 
your stuttered rant 
my change is sticky 
in my                  pocket

poem || Edward Nichols

Synthetic Trees and artificial flowers

Like a festering wound, my stamina sets there ready to burst,

You know what I mean, yelling at an image, mine, yours- an echoe comes back;
could it be the mirror seeing it's own reflection; calling one back to  one,

The created creating the created

Daydreaming while setting on pins and needles; one of them shoots me in the ass; now I'm  high.

You mah think this is up above you, no way  brother-its just level, even,....now.I can always feel them following me,

I turn to look and they're gone of course

Are you reading this poem,or, is it reading you,

is it applying it's sub jectivity to  you,or, is it vice-versa

     My manner often betray different forms, I find the distance

between us, begins to grow, as I find my space, we're all together  now.

pome || Billy Bob Beamer

POMEne[] war[] t]is]t
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oreg at he ni radou |task before
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ogoz forut himmo|in front sesually
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jineioy soiyt|nature partitioned blue
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elec..tricity... fills narrative|koyvarain
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poid roighnu|codes with conversation
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ion tooj foriut mibutr|less lovieopeom4
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floorlaughingfeeling mu| suspected verse
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cameto atten a t ten tion hop er|korgseu
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bond fort facegrass|voiceface 16 nopert ah
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worddust cat silk doper tight|portu hie beach
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ray sof | coffeetable opens looser boold gough
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sparks dime halo climber| huirt popnofak feat ire
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metope news dier tolk|cards like dirty infoimmortality
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pendereki screet'souy munu| ueriorjmet systemastic|ally
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looser old days golg haft rung smit|drawingsgreen genius