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Wilson R. M. Taylor: Two Poems

Today I said goodbye to my mother
for a few weeks. Five months ago,
the doctor estimated she had six to twelve
to live. I fly back and forth to replace futures
we’ve lost; I leave long scars in the atmosphere.

February 5, 2026 · 8 Comments

Julia B. Levine: Driving South on I-5 in Spring

How every vanishing enters me
like a bomb not yet tripped, but ready to go.
Most of all, I want to believe I can keep you alive.

June 2, 2025 · 21 Comments

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