by Mark Richner
Picking up on need to fall out
and widen simple kicks
Walk, talk to ground-
Conversation with ground saying,
“Where, what, do you, do you?”
Ritual external elaboration
the custom of cud chewing
“May I borrow your gas mask satchel?”
“If or when,” replied cow, “global
demilitarization occurs.”
King of the cows’
chief concern: compassion
Under weight of pressure
ground cracked revealing nothing
Simple kicks narrowed-
Returning, thoughts and dreams flourish
by Henry K. Alpert Right now, I’m living in a Japanese metropolis where I’m employed by the English-teaching industry. An English friend of mine, Michael, and I took a weekend trip to the city of Kobe to check it out. We planned to stay with Len, a mate of his…
by Jim Carter He probably split one hundred cords of woodthe year after Grandfather died.I would work for hoursstacking the pieces intorows, ten high, waiting forthe chance to get a couplewhacks in with Dad’s splitting maul.Every three weeks, or so, a newtree would be hauled out of the forest.Dad’s therapy…
