Children of the Kuwinda-slum–Renate Fossmark Pedersen
Spice Plantation–Renate Fossmark Pedersen
i would have stayed–Michelle Shuman
i would have stayed
to feel
the grit of the wind
to see
the fireworks of transformation twice over
to taste
the pieces of rain cool and heavy
to hear
the brown glass toast, and not shatter, against the curb
i have stayed for all of that
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Ink–Kate Holm
To are.–Michelle Shuman
To are.
Through the curtain of golden curls
I can see us hiding in the bushes,
Spying on the sun.
My fingers pull at the rainbows in the grass
Like a child sulking, post-tantrum
But never post-temper. At your
Side I watch the shape shifting
Clouds in your blue skies.
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Happy Easter From Myrkdalen–Renate Fossmark Pedersen
Flight–Bill Flynn
A speck of dust becomes a tiny bird
As it beelines the sky above the water
Towards the little rock island where sweet food awaits Arriving
it hovers
inspecting
the giant standing by the tree
Filling the bright red ewer of life
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