The Sparrow by Alzo David-West

The Sparrow by Alzo David-West

Art: Cyril Larvor THE SPARROW The party functionary went down the stairs of the metro at Victory Station. He came to the fare gate, where a female clerk in uniform was standing. She looked at his flag badge, accepted his ticket, and placed it in a slot. He made his...
No Longer in a Hurry by Helga Gruendler-Schierloh

No Longer in a Hurry by Helga Gruendler-Schierloh

Art: Cyril Larvor NO LONGER IN A HURRY She was in a hurry, as usual. Turning the corner, she bumped into something soft and unyielding, and when she glanced up, she found herself face to face with a clown who stood totally still. The only thing in motion was the...
The Music of the Polyhedra by Heikki Huotari

The Music of the Polyhedra by Heikki Huotari

Art: Untitled by Cyril Larvor THE MUSIC OF THE POLYHEDRA About the author:  Heikki Huotari is a retired professor of mathematics. In a past century, he attended a one-room country school and spent summers on a forest-fire lookout tower. His poems appear in numerous...
Doxology by Heikki Huotari

Doxology by Heikki Huotari

Art: Untitled by Cyril Larvor DOXOLOGY About the author:  Heikki Huotari is a retired professor of mathematics. In a past century, he attended a one-room country school and spent summers on a forest-fire lookout tower. His poems appear in numerous journals, recently...
Kooser – via New England by Damon Piletz

Kooser – via New England by Damon Piletz

Art: Cyril Larvor,  @cyrillarvor_blackbird KOOSER – VIA NEW ENGLAND My father wears wrinkles on his face as though they’ve never been anything other than parched but untilled soil with less rainfall each year of one continuous season of an unforgiven drought...