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getting old

looking in the mirror

for yesterday

—Stephen Jarrell Williams

Our Nominations for The Red Moon Anthology (2024)

(December)

fleeting sweetness of the world baklava

Ruth Holzer

(November)

thumb, forefinger

disentangling

the leaves

Jerome Berglund

(October)

eating the last piece

of bread in the world

nuclear toast

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(September)

orange crush

the long line to buy

MAGA hats

Adele Evershed

(August)

cold tea my life wasted on work

Timothy Daly

(July)

in the night

croaks from the old pond

all alike

Keith Evetts

(June)

an old man

gazing up to heaven

wondering when

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Major congratulations to these talented poets.

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jumping off the pier

not sure how far down

or if I'll drown

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breathing in

deep thoughts from years ago

recurring dreams

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running

out of words

tired poet

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eating the last piece

of bread in the world

nuclear toast

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in the porch swing

just holding each other

lovers in the dark

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empty bed

sitting in the rocking chair

remembering

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she has a way

to stop and start

hearts

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singing

around the campfire

flickering of stars

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moonlight

reflecting in your eyes

a lifetime

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Stephen Jarrell Williams

taking a nap

with eyes closed

seeing everything

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an old man

gazing up to heaven

wondering when
 

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children singing

on the mountaintops

pleading with us

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Stephen Jarrell Williams

barefoot path

into the heart of the woods

shelter of trees

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the last songbird

on a mountaintop

singing to the world

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empty railroad tracks

sunflowers reaching skyward

between the steel rails

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Stephen Jarrell Williams

 

  Family of Birds

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Stephen Jarrell Williams

dancing on rooftops

new declaration

end of all wars


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Stephen Jarrell Williams

  Flower

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Stephen Jarrell Williams

woodpecker flying

over the cement city

searching for wood

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Stephen Jarrell Williams

safe cave

warm campfire glowing

against a dark world


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Stephen Jarrell Williams

winter

fireplace

waiting for a light


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Stephen Jarrell Williams

moonbeam

lighting

my inner thoughts


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Stephen Jarrell Williams

beneath the night

wrapped in soft blankets

finger touching stars

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Stephen Jarrell Williams

freshly cut grass

scent of the old ways

sickle in hand

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