by Rachel Piercey | Jul 21, 2023 | Issue 5 poems
* Mims Sully is a poet from Sussex who currently enjoys living by the sea. She’s been widely published in magazines and anthologies including Prole, Popshot and Ink, Sweat and Tears, and she won the Visual Verse Autumn Writing Prize 2022. When not writing, she...
by Rachel Piercey | Jul 21, 2023 | Issue 5 poems
A twirling vine climbs a chimney of brick. A tree tickles windows next to my bed. A cushion of moss coats a rock in the park. A maple leaf drifts as a stoplight glows red. A treeful of sparrows swoops under a bridge. A scurry of squirrels scamper and swerve. In the...
by Rachel Piercey | Jul 21, 2023 | Issue 5 poems
Close your eyes, take a big breath in, one, two, three, puff… Look! A thousand ballerinas pirouette through the air on pointed toes. Higher, higher they soar. Faster, faster they spin. Quick! Make a wish. * Ever since she was a little girl, Emma Mooney dreamed...
by Rachel Piercey | Feb 25, 2023 | Issue 4 poems
Today my friend is coming round for tea; I’ll have that fizzy feeling all day long, which ties a shining string from her to me. Today my friend is coming round for tea. It’s like a gift that no one else can see; my feet have got a smile, my heart a song. Today my...
by Rachel Piercey | Feb 25, 2023 | Issue 4 poems
Can we have a pet please? A pet please? A pet please? Can we have a pet please? Anything will do. Can we have a black cat? A fat cat? A wombat? A spider or a tiger or a jumpy kangaroo? Can we have a long dog? A small dog? A mad dog? A puppy or a guppy or a...
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