Antelope Canyon (Photo – Peter Shefler, Pittsburgh, PA). Peter Shefler was raised in a remote rural area of Western Pennsylvania filled with the wonders of nature, and nurtured by a family of visual artists. He began a study of ancient mythologies and the creative process as a teenager and has continued for decades, deeply exploring the visual and poetic arts.
POETRY CORNER
– 2/18/15
(Click on photos to read captions and enlarge).
Erika Wilk
not once but twice
my poem was denied
too bad
they didn’t see it my way
one of my best
Erika Wilk is a Pasadena poet. She grew up in Salzburg, Austria, and considers herself a native Californian by now. She sometimes submits to poetry journals.
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Jennifer Thompson
on the shelf
between Rumi and Neruda
I put the love
you didn’t want
awaythe slow burn
of this torch I carry
for you…
even fireflies know
when to go dark
Jennifer Thompson lives in West Virginia.
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Paul David Mena
“Waiting for me” haiga (Photo – Mary Melodee Mena).
Paul David Mena is a poet and high tech “management drone”. He lives with his wife Mary in a big old house in Massachusetts. They spend a lot of time in Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico -where the photo was taken- and often consider rejecting their East Coast weather adventure to retire eventually to the desert.
! We welcome and encourage your response especially in the form of short poems. You may reply by leaving a comment below. The Poetry Corner is hosted by Kathabela Wilson. Images by Peter Shefler and Mary Melodee Mena.
Amazingly strikingly great photo by Peter Shefler, and dream like surrealism by Mary Melodee.
I enjoyed reading the poems, and it was a surprise that Erika grew up in Salzburg, Austria,
We were refugees in Austria in 1956 from Hungary.
hey, it’s Ash Wednesday, what could be better than this assortment of poems/art!
Erika,
I see your way
in spite of Sarah Palin.
I remember
you sitting across me
on the Ferris Wheel
at the Prater
in 1945!
Haha!