Ruth Weinstein's evocative poem unveils the paradoxical beauty of burdens, from golden pumpkins turned leaden to the menacing shadows lurking in the gray last days of summer.
Autumn Despair
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In "Saturday Challenge Showdown," poets Robert Bussey and Moe Phillips tackle a unique prompt: crafting a poem or flash fiction about a woodland creature using ...
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