Tag Archives: johnsonville press creative writing
Reflections Through a Broken Mirror ~ Danny Cassidy
That the body can conduct its choir
of heavy robes the concert of the mind
winter branches budding into praise
& the coda opens
its mouth
of longing—
in wait for the arms to drop.
Of Certain Acrobatics ~ Matthew Kosinski
He came early in the backseat:
She still splayed like shock; like love;
like the chrysalis mid-metamorphic climax.
ALBA: EVE’S CONFESSION ~ Danny Cassidy
As when you wake, slowly
with tender simplicity:
a yawn, a stretch
of sinew and bone.
But it isn’t, so we aren’t ~ Matthew Kosinski
Drinking cold fruit juice out of tall, thin glasses – we bought them (the glasses) at the thrift store in Elizabeth – sweet mango flesh on her face and hands… Read more
Haiku, Sort Of ~ Raj Venkata
The sun is leaking! The lake is overflowing! Should we call someone? Space curves different On each side of my glasses. Not what Einstein meant, though. Why put… Read more
The Man Shrouded in Snow ~ Danny Cassidy
For years you’ve been left there on the oak tree
by the fence. I’ve seen the flurry of squirrels
in spring cling at your feet, claw your bared
torso and climb the height of birds. Absurd
A River of Feeling ~ Matthew Koskinski
A River of Feeling
For Caridad Svich
You taught me to shake violently
when the moment is right
On Being Friends With Musicians ~ Danny Cassidy
Again the embrace: a makeshift circle,
guitar wire scratch, the plucking of strings.
Earlier you asked me why I grow so
quiet with the music of friends.
