Lani thinks the Muse can be a bitch

by | Feb 13, 2009 | Prose & Poetry

The Muse i wish i hadthe wordsthat told the storyshowed the loveburied the hatekilled the evildoersreunited the lovers i wish i didn'thave to wrestlethe machine to givethe prefect spellingthe noble phrasingthe honest truth i wish the Musewasn't...

Deborah Bates is under the volcano

by | Feb 11, 2009 | Prose & Poetry

VesuviusYour Kool-Aid complexion defies what you desire, but is perfection; the alabaster promise.The blue freckles of your hairless backstand to attention in the cold,and as I lay the black in swathes around you,your fingerprints cling.* Deborah Bates studies...

Rachel Fox knows an inspirational poet

by | Feb 10, 2009 | Prose & Poetry

Inspirationalpoet.comWell now, hello there, weary travellerCome stop and sit a whileCome rest by meI have so much – so much to share with youI've caught the sunsetsI've snapped the seaI have great wisdom and all the precious wordsI come to soothe youSo...

John Irvine has a warning

by | Feb 9, 2009 | Prose & Poetry

The man who ate lifeknew a man once who ate lifehe was a wheat and sheep farmerhad a wife and money in the bankalmost owned his farm and everything on itloved his beer and a drop of portsang a pretty fair copy of Kristofferson songswhen in his cups which was oftenhe...