Archives for Poetry 2007

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2007 POETRY

December 2007

Christmas Poetry:

CHRISTMAS EVE JOURNEY by Cathy Clark

MY CHRISTMAS by Margaret Ruehrdanz

BETHLEHEM BABE by Bertha Laird

SANTA'S COMING! by Susan Garner

VERN'S CHRISTMAS CLUB ACCOUNT by Bill Roberts

CHRISTMAS LIGHT SHOW, DOWN UNDER by Fay Reeve

FULL CIRCLE by Gary Carter

CHRISTMAS MEMORIES by Karin Butts

CHRISTMAS by Kristen Howe

SILENT NIGHT, A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS by Marci Stillerman

HANUKAH CANDLES by Marci Stillerman

SLOWED DOWN CHRISTMAS by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS by Shirley Corder

WHAT HAPPENS CHRISTMAS NIGHT by Margaret Fieland

PEACE by Susan Garner

PHOTO HAIKU by Barb Chandler

TEACHINGS by Robert S. Ruehrdanz

UNION OF SOULS by Louise Mikan

WINTER by Gloria Watts

I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YOU by G. David Schwartz

THAT'S NOT UP TO ME by G. David Schwartz

CYNICAL ONTARIO COP by Ronald Charles Epstein

IMPERFECT PEOPLE by Floriana Hall

WHAT IF by Floriana Hall

November 2007

ON LOSING A FATHER by Barbara Entereau

NOVEMBER by Russell Bittner

CICADAS by David Fraser

DECK CHAIRS by David Fraser

WHERE WAS I? by Suzanne Aubin

HAIKU by Marjorie Stone

HAIKU by Fay Reeve

DEMENTIA by David Fraser

CATCHING SHINERS by Maralee Gerke

HEART SMILES by June R. Truax

JOY OF FLIGHT by Marjory Stone

CLOUDS OF CONSCIOUSNESS by Chris F. Minshew

WHALES by Stephen Wegmann

THE McKENZIE RIVER SLOUGH by Maralee Gerke

ETERNAL by Chris F. Minshew

LIVING HANDS by Magdalena Ball

TIME FOR BED by Jonathan W. Truax

October 2007

PHOTO HAIKU by Barb Chandler

SONG by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

GARAGE CLEAN OUT by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

HALLOWEEN by Maureen Johnson

HAIKU by Linda Barnett-Johnson

DECEIVER FEATHERS by Valerie Kravette

THE SHADE OF HALLOWS EVE by Jack Willard

DON’T RUN by Kenneth Brown

A WAITRESS by Mei-Li Liu

MILLENIUM COWBOY by Dawn Dupler

RAW TANGO by Dawn Dupler

LIVING IN A MAZE by Floriana Hall

NO MEMORY FOR POISON by Margot Miller

we all dreamed of by Michele LaRoche

OCTOBER by Russell Bittner

to my therapist by Michele LaRoche

September 2007

AUTUMN PLEASURES by Floriana Hall

SEPTEMBER SIMPLICITY by Floriana Hall

POEM FISHING by Joy Helsing

POEMS by Joy Helsing

EMPTY ARMS by Grace Painter

LAST DAYS OF LAISSEZ FAIRE by Robert Wooten

HOLE by Robert Wooten

OLD HOTEL ROOMS by Hugh A. Jones

PRE-WAR DANCES, 1941 by Hugh A. Jones

TED’S NEW LEAF by John Grey

A LIFE OF CRIME BEGINS TWO THIRDS OF THE WAY THROUGH THE MOVIE by John Grey

LANDLORD by Michael Keshigian

HEALING by Michael Keshigian

the writer's block (to Lois) by Michele LAROCHE

inside of me there is by Michele LAROCHE

FOOTSTEPS by Kenneth Brown

THESE THINGS I PROMISE YOU by Gary Carter

FRANCOPHOBIA by Michael Keshigian

MEN’S WINTER SUITS by Michael Keshigian

HAIKU by Michele Luis

HAIKU by Nancy Famolari

THE DAY THE LAWYERS CRIED by Feather Schwartz Foster

HAIKU by Linda Barnett-Johnson

August 2007

BABY FEATHERS by Karen Jean Matsko Hood

AUGUST DAYS by Karen Jean Matsko Hood

MY WINDOW SILL by Gary Carter

HAIKU by Harriett Fjaagesund

THE WAYS OF SUMMER by Floriana Hall

SUMMER DELIGHT by Floriana Hall

SUMMER SYMPHONY by Floriana Hall

HAIKU by Jim Harrington

PEPPERMINT STICKS by Joyce L. Cook

CHERISH THE MOMENTS by Joyce L. Cook

SOON, A CURE FOR EVERYTHING by Bill Roberts

MY LOVELY SOPRANO by Bill Roberts

AUGUST by Russell Bittner

FALSE DRAGONS by Kenneth Brown

BRICK SNOWMEN by Kenneth Brown

METROPOLIS by Kelty Minor

July 2007

LATE JULY by Jim Barton

WAITING by by F.I. Goldhaber

INTERRUPTION by F.I. Goldhaber

JULY by Lisa Frank

ULTIMATE XBOX by Kenneth Brown

OREGON APRIL by Doug Draime

A SEASONAL POEM by Doug Draime

JUNE by Russell Bittner

JULY by Russell Bittner

SUMMER DELIGHT by Floriana Hall

SUMMER SYMPHONY by Floriana Hall

JERSEY GIRL by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

COUSINS by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

STEVEN JAMES by Bill Robertson

THE LITTLE BOY I LOVE BEST IN THE WORLD by Barbara Stephens

GESUNDHEIT by Clifford K. Watkins, Jr.

TOLERANCE by Clifford K. Watkins, Jr.

THIS BIG-TEN COLLEGE NEIGHBORHOOD (No Garages) by Hugh A. Jones

CITY-PARK SIGHT by Hugh A. Jones

THE BALLERINA DOLL by Barbara Irvin

CELESTIAL PALETTE by Cecily Wells

MY GREEN by David Spiering

A FEW THOUGHTS BEFORE HE CHANGED HIS POLICY by David Spiering

LSS Writing Forum - Haiku

Gene Alvin

Lisa Haselton

Teresa Peipens

Lorin Evans

Linda Barnett-Johnson

Robert S. Ruehrdanz

Margaret Fieland

Gloria Watts

Susan Garner

June 2007

DOORWAY by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

IN CHARGE by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

EPHEMERA by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

AN OAK by © 2007 Sandra Lewis Pringle

TIME TO MEDITATE By Floriana Hall

CHILD PHILOSOPHER (Lisa Sue) by Hugh A. Jones

A PRESENTIMENT IN 1941 (Greenville, Tennessee) by Hugh A. Jones

A MARTYR’S CREST by Idalmis Toro

SAY IT WITH FLOWERS By Margot Miller

SILENCE By Margot Miller

HARK! THE DOG BARKS by Floriana Hall

MOTHER NEVER KNEW Mary Carter Mizrany

CHARLIE’S BACK by Floriana Hall

HAIKU by Linda Barnett-Johnson

METAMORPHOSIS by Floriana Hall

CICADA SESTINA by Nonnie Augustine

MILLION-FLOWER MEADOW by J. W. Hocter

TENERE DROUGHT by Margot Miller

MAY by Russell Bittner

JUNE by Russell Bittner

May 2007

BUDS & BEES by Jim Barton

EXCUSE by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

NATIONAL UNITY DINNER by Ronald Charles Epstein

FOXY GRANNY by Ronald Charles Epstein

A MATCH MADE IN JACK-VILLE by Rachel Boehm

I WANT TO BE A…by Rachel Boehm

IN THE STARS by Michael Keshigian

SWEET PLEASURE by Michael Keshigian

DAY-BRIGHTENER By Patricia Wellingham-Jones

A BEST FRIEND - A whimsical tale By Portia Dent

A FRIEND INDEED By Susie McCray

IN THE STARS By Michael Keshigian

SWEET PLEASURE by Michael Keshigian

THE CANYON By Lisa Mason

BELOW ZERO By Jason E

COULD YOU STAY THE NIGHT, FOREVER? By Jason E

A DAY IN MAY by Floriana Hall

April 2007

APRIL by Russell Bittner

SCISSORS AND KNIVES by Sue Turner

BY TOOTH AND CLAW by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

BREAKFAST OUT by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

A DOG NAMED SEX By Carl Palmer

DREAMS OF PEACE by Anne Elizabeth Connors

THE DEAD MAGICIANS byClifford Watkins, Jr.

FACETIOUS by Clifford Watkins, Jr.

TIME TO MEDITATE by Floriana Hall

AWAKENING by Floriana Hall

THE LITTLE BOY I LOVE BEST IN THE WORLD by Barbara Stephens

HOUSEKEEPING by Margot Miller

MY PIANO LEERS (YET) by Hugh A. Jones

FAMINE by Margot Miller

MY CITY BY THE SEA by Gary Carter

March 2007

AL’S DOCTORAL THESIS by Hugh Jones

OUT WESTERN PLAINS by Hugh Jones

MARCH by Russell Bittner

BABYSITTING by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

ANOTHER LIFE by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

A QUIRKY VISIT by Hugh Jones

HER NEW ROOM by Carl Palmer

MEASURE OF SUCCESS by Floriana Hall

PELICAN PARADE by Barbara Lauderdale Hearn

PAST SEASONS by Hugh Jones

TROUBLE WITH DATES by Carl Palmer

ROAD KILL by Carl Palmer

GATHER THEIR FACES by Clifford K. Watkins, Jr.

LONELINESS by Susan Garner

BABY STEPS TO LOVE by Floriana Hall

COWARDICE RULES by Clifford K. Watkins, Jr.

DAO: THE ELUSIVE ONE by Tony Zurlo

DAO: THE ETERNAL ONE by Tony Zurlo

February 2007

LESSONS OF LIFE by Floriana Hall

I'LL ALWAYS BE THERE by Portia Dent

WHAT I WANT by Rick Slottow

NATURAL MUSIC by Rick Slottow

TOES by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

LINENS by AnaiZabella Vidal

CHOCOLATE MOMENTS by Floriana Hall

VISITOR by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

TRAVELING A SPRING THRUWAY by Patricia Crandall

WINDOW-SHOPPING by Patricia Wellingham-Jones

MASTECTOMY GALS by Joy Harold Helsing

PONDER-GLIMPSE by Hugh Jones

MY LOVELY by Floriana Hall

WHAT I WANT by Rick Slottow

ICE by Pavelle Wesser

A MEASURE OF TIME by Karen Butts

THE UGLY by Clifford K. Watkins, Jr.

DO YOU KNOW? by Lisa MacColl

WHAT’S IN A WORD by Clifford K. Watkins, Jr.

SESTINA by Nonnie Augustine

CHOCOLATE DEATH by Linda Barnett-Johnson

PUPROSE AND A PLACE by John Anderson

THE HEART OF IT ALL by Floriana Hall

January 2007

TASTING WINTER by Dana Sieben

BROWN COUNTY MEET by Hugh Jones

KNUCKLE WHITE by Kristine K. Lowder

DEMETER SPEAKS by Margot Miller, Ph.D.

DOGGY PANTOUM by Carolyn Howard-Johnson

WHO KNEW by Denise Cassino

LESSONS OF LIFE by Floriana Hall

STRAWMAN by Tyrone Graham

OPINIONS by Floriana Hall

HISTORY by Floriana Hall

TOUCH TONGUE by Tyrone Graham

AN ELDERLY JEWISH MAN CONFRONTING ALZHEIMER'S by Sean Lause

JANUARY by Russell Bittner

KITE-FLYING AT NIGHT by Sean Lause

ATOLL by Jane Levin

I AM BECOMING MORE FORGETFUL by Jane Levin

AN INNOCENT SKY by Sylvia Garcia

THE KEY by Pavelle Wesser

THE JAZZ TRUMPETER by Sylvia Garcia

OF THE PENIS by Robert Wooten

UNISON: A POEM FOR TAMI by Clifford K. Watkins, Jr.

DEAR GOD by Clifford K. Watkins, Jr.

MIDNIGHT ON WARD NINE by Rebecca Sian Pyne

ESSENCE by Jennifer Fisch-Ferguson

INSTANT MESSAGE by Louis S. Pettey

DEAD GIRL by Lydia Rule

BEAUTIFUL LADY by Jennifer Elbaum

THE ALLURE OF POISON by Renee Russell

THE NEIGHBOUR© by Steve Wheeler

NICE TO MEET YOU by Beth L. Block

IN THE SHADOWS by Sylvia A. Nash

THE MAN WHO LOVED EYES by Mary V. Kolar

REACER'S CHOICE by Beverly Forehand

LITTLE GRANT SMITH'S BIRTHDAY by Sean Farley

CHECKMATE by Steve Allan

HORACE’S COMEUPPANCE by Margaret B. Davidson

CHOOSE YOUR PARTNER by Beverly Forehand

THE TRUTH ABOUT HALLOWEEN (WELL, ALMOST)

by Sharon M. Haley

SIBLINGS by Norman Fagan

UNDER THE STARS by Beck Fenton

LOU'S BOX by Irv Pliskin

Marli's Party Was Deadly by Beck Fenton

HER LOVER'S HANDS by Renee Holland Davidson

THE WRETCHED AND THE LOVED by Joan Pinto