Category Archives: STRICT POETIC FORMS

latent spring

winter
i hibernate
under your eyelashes
daily breathing the petrichor
of tears

by TETIANA ALEKSINA
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yet it hurts

clown clouds
all kites unfurled
jubilance & church bells
but then she hied for good that day
or ill

fain i’d be okay
could i smile the pain away
left by my bride fae

by TONY SINGLE
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hell (guitar solo)

dullened
his basswood skull
struck a discordant tone
for every wrong in memory
& less

by TONY SINGLE
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chair theory

i make space for you
& yet you make none for me
an eyeroll, a sigh
silence meant to break the heart
music has gone, now depart

depart, unwanted
before they take the last chair
break your monkey face

by TONY SINGLE
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everything is magic

inhale
dust, exhale wool
make the night sky starry
my irresponsible lovely
wizard

by TETIANA ALEKSINA
© All rights reserved 2026