Stories - Long Story Short Award - Fall 2020 - page 6 - Poetry

Poetry

2 min

On Defining Love

Naomi Julian

I’m eighteen
never before tasted true devotion
never had the lingering touch of another’s lips ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

The Name That Rings Out

Holly Gerber

In the beginning,
Man was a creature
Of potential unrealized.
The secrets of the universe ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

To Love a Flower

Mari Montoya

Have you ever loved a flower,
On a young spring day?
Its petals are ever radiant,
Raised ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

Nightfall

Sarah Rowe

Prickly warmth beneath my hands
from sun-baked grass shriveled
dry and wilting gold ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

Mountain King

Jenna Kaupie

Chained to the earth is a castle of stone
Walls draped in greenery and spire dipped in snow. ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

Fallen Fruit

Noah Summerhays

My life is that of a fallen fruit
Fresh, rich and healthy as can be
Succulent and stunning ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

Solar Eclipse

Adrienne Powell

The moon, today,
Bold and pretentious,
Grew tired, it seems,
Of being small and ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

Swimming in Contrails

Asher Noel

I remember when my eyes opened
the second time. I turned up the music

how it harmonized ... [+]

Poetry

2 min

Barefoot Sprint

Annie Nguyen

It’s happening again
The thing is happening again
The thing...
It does not strike me in ... [+]

Poetry

2 min

Not today

Deepa Manjanatha

I’m just fighting what’s normative in the way I was taught how
Where does that leave us, since ... [+]

Poetry

Contemporary 1 min

making

LyLena Estabine

the boy says
"where is
your culture?"

like I have
just
forgotten
to put it
on ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

estrangement

Shade Ayeni

i found serendipity in old things
my things, your things, our things.

the boxes stacked up ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

Sorry If This Is Annoying

Taylor Fischer

First, I'd like to start off by saying:

I'm sure this is not intentional,

You all ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

Stars

Hannah Hardy

Gazing into a midnight sky
is all it will ever be
until the stars whisk past
darkness is ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

a piece of peace

Katelyn Savard

the irreverence of youth
has no place here
youth gathered together
young heads bowed to ... [+]

Poetry

2 min

Quar Is Over (If You Want It)

Kimi Vesel

i.

everything I need to know about the state of the world,
I find out at Trader Joe’s. ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

August Blazing

Charlie McCormick

The August sun dawns on seed-laden ground
To bless these green hands, in radiant pride,
With a ... [+]

Poetry

Contemporary 1 min

When they cut you open, they said you bled stars

Madeline Brancel

The bunny soft glow falls languid,
seeping into the fibers I so tenderly draped
over the prostrate ... [+]