‘The Bird with the Ugly Voice’: A Poem by Scharlie Meeuws
The Bird with the Ugly Voice I kept a bird whose song was harsh and coarse, A jarring cry, ...
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‘Always Ahead’: A Poem by Scharlie Meeuws
Always Ahead We live—but life runs on in restless haste; Through back doors cut in doubt and hidden fear. ...
‘Where the Ground Gives Way’: A Poem by Scharlie Meeuws
Where the Ground Gives Way Once I took your face into my hand, and sunlight showed the tears within ...
Thank you. Facing the blank page was daunting; I wanted to capture a concept so massive in a few lines,…
Thank you, Bhikku. When I was writing this, I began by asking myself, "What is America?" I thought of my…
Thanks, friends. And thanks, Evan, for the better title than what I suggested. It's too bad that "art" has become…
Thank you, Roy. It is interesting to reflect on the fact that Hollywood has not made a movie critical of…
Your poem really struck home, because what Susie does is exactly what I do every morning. I re-tighten the mattress…
