by Ivory Web | May 26, 2008 | Prose & Poetry
a quiet devastationDisassociated from life,for a while.The day to day hum of home has been stilled,its equilibrium tilted.A silent deconstruction of routine,just for today,as we patiently wait for time to move us along,from this closeted pause.• Clare Phillips-Barton...
by Ivory Web | May 23, 2008 | Prose & Poetry
ACCEPTANCEShe holds a rose to her throat,the leaves tickle her thoughts,her face like a painter's palette,her legs like easels.She was once the beautystepping across the red carpet,gracing coffee houses:in an age of grace.Now wrinkle-eyed,she sits and sews and...
by Ivory Web | May 22, 2008 | Prose & Poetry
PUTTING YOU BACK TOGETHER FOR MY SAKE I want to make you whole againso where are the parts.Haven't the Chinese the pieces?Or was that the open sea?Your lips are intact surebut your tenderness is feeling up slabs of meatat the Stop and Shop butcher...
by Ivory Web | May 21, 2008 | Prose & Poetry
White FeathersWhite feathers drift gently in a downward spiral,The wheel of life spins out of control,Years push us forwards,As the earth coughs and splutters,Pain and fear,Before the candle burns down,Will angels walk among us once more?• Elaine Rigby is from...
