by Rachel Piercey | Nov 13, 2026 | Issue 12 poems
girl knights under a dazzling spell ride winged ponies into the purple night tender hearts wild and wise race the endless sky whispering to the wind slaying storms like warriors chasing dreams with courage sisters dancing in starlight until sunrise * Leela Deo...
by Rachel Piercey | Nov 13, 2026 | Issue 12 poems
I used to wear white fairy wings and wish for many things. I wished school would close early so I could play in the fields. When the first heatwave hit, we went home early three days in a row. My friends climbed into air-conditioned cars and I began to wish instead...
by Rachel Piercey | Nov 13, 2026 | Issue 12 poems
A snowman’s breath on a summer’s day Bark of a dog with nothing to say Rustle of leaves in a winter tree A daisy chain to set you free Counted chickens before they hatch A candle lit with a blown-out match Drips from a dried-up wishing well A midnight chime from a...
by Rachel Piercey | Nov 13, 2026 | Issue 12 poems
(an apology poem after William Carlos Williams) I have slurped all the magic potion that I found in the cupboard and which you were probably saving for a special someday Forgive me it tasted of tangerines and tinges of mischief and now I can fly * Sarah Meade...
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