Working at Home, Day 31

Amy Miller, Writer

Rachel Tyler, Artist

All in our Zoom windows. Heads,
bookshelves, the tops of plants.
Most of us looking down, harsh
lighting, ceiling vents. Waiting...

Balcony Eden

Lisa Ortiz, Writer

Shirley Tipton, Artist

The little succulent

in its aubergine dish.

            The nurses. 

The children at home...

But did you know this:

Behind the walls of the chrysalis,

The complete digesting of oneself into utter goo. 

Only a few cells get saved. And so,

I realized this on the ninth day: 

I cannot intellectualize my way out of this.

I must feel out every step with all my being...

Catalyst

Amie Tyler, Writer

Emily Galusha, Artist

Breathless

Erika Justine, Writer

Caitlin Madison, Artist

Keep moving 

Find a way 

Try harder 

Build 

Drag

Pull

Lift 

Breathe?

Is it possible to write a poem 

during a pandemic and not 

address it or the circular nature

of time and how nearly everything 

adores being alive?...

Poeming in a Pandemic

Brie Huling, Writer

Lyla Merle Morrison, Artist

All We Knew

Ken Thompson, Writer

Mimi Searfoss, Artist

It seemed that 

today

We emptied the skies

​

and the forsythia cups

Deformed by spring winds

bent shy and...

when i was small, i would often wonder

which star am i in the big dark universe?

there was a time when i was afraid to be seen

when it was not safe to shine

​

Arundhati ~ She who is faintly visible in the vast night sky...

Arundhati

Stephanie Chee Barea, Writer

Everest Lavery, Artist

Pandemonium

c.e. chapple, Writer

Desiree LaBeaud, Artist

...With many of us caught on opposing sides

The bricks rising ever higher 

With no dismantling any time soon

Mayhap the internet will serve as carrier pigeon 

Conveying my love to the other side