August Issue: Poetry Section

1. Letter from the Other Side of Silence — Stephanie L. Harper
2. Because The Deacon Couldn’t Sleep — Dina Friedman
3. One Day At A Time– Kavita Ratna
4. YOU ARE– Mahvash Mohtadullah
5. Gypsy Woman– George Bakola
6. For Angie– Rachel Ikins
7. Rise And Fall– Lynn White
8. Canary’s Plea– Agaigbe Uhembansha
9. The Lost Pages– Sabreen Ahmed
10. VOICES: Three Haikus by Daiypayan Nair
11. Lipstick– Kalpana Singh Chitnis
12. She Rides The Bus– Marianne Tefft
13. There Is A Desire– Trijita Mukherjee
14. My Inner Voice– Shailja Sharma

One Day At A Time— Kavita Ratna

Crackling sounds

of sunflower stalks

underfoot,

green drained,

breathing in dry mud,

brittle corn husk,

scorching heat

untouched by the

giant wings of Quixote’s

windmills, surreal.

Criss cross of paths

obscured by heat

despair

in the air.

Spines held straight,

hands deftly

tying the niqab.

Framed within

kohl rimmed eyes

crinkling in farewell smiles,

feet rooted,

in warrior stance,

sheer grit,

to make it

through,

one day at a time.

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