Theme 06: "Bucolia"
Theme 06: “Bucolia” Highlights…
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"Bucolic Lover"
Poetry by Rachel Turney
“I am dancing with cows. / Surrendered to the night /filled with stars. / Pulling peaches from verdant trees. / Grooming difficult horses.”
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"Among the Dandelions"
Poetry by Jonathan Chernoff
“Here, among the dandelions, I take my stand, / and with a sharp stick uproot the corruption.”
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What the Tree Teaches: A Quiet Instruction
Poetry by Pradeep R. Varadwaj
“Beneath old limbs, we pause, / breath caught like a moth in a web, / asking what memory offers— / from patience that asks nothing, / from shade that shelters all.”
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"Scrolling" April 9, 2025"
Poetry by Kenneth Pobo
“I often take my phone camera / when I do my morning / garden stroll. Flowers / are fleeting—I want / to remember as many / as I can.”
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"Nukazuke"
CNF by Zary Fekete
“When the pickles are ready, they are sliced simply. No garnish. They accompany rice. They sit to the side. They sharpen everything else. Sour, salty, alive. They wake the mouth without demanding attention.”
Overseeing
Digital Art by Rachel Turney
Digital Art by Terry Brinkman
Featured Poetry…
“Three Poems” from Mirror Made of Words
by Dario Cvencek
“…let it ripen well / when it’s / ready to / silently / it will / fall into / your palm”