Tag Archives: Micro Poetry
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Runny Eggs Make Sunny Mornings
1March 21, 2022 by The Citron Review
by Jessica Khailo In those days when I began creating my meanings out of symbols and not matter. Everything …
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Burning Leaves
Leave a commentMarch 21, 2022 by The Citron Review
by Kip Knott The match stutters, catches on the word “fire” before flames compel the fallen leaves to sing …
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Somniphobia
Leave a commentMarch 21, 2022 by The Citron Review
by Kip Knott Not even the wind gives up the sound of death’s wings, the way a shadow never …
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lunar
Leave a commentMarch 21, 2022 by The Citron Review
by Frenci Nguyen i map my soul in grains of sand: the nights we huddled up in tents on …
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Taxonomy of Shields
1June 20, 2021 by The Citron Review
by Erin Murphy Plastic eyepatch after cataract surgery. Burglar alarms, pepper spray, air bags. Antibacterial wipes, vitamins, a seat …
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Sir Isaac Newton’s ROYGBIV
Leave a commentJune 20, 2021 by The Citron Review
by Sierra Nelson In the sluice and slurry of a rainbow, blurry colors red to violet don’t neatly divide. …
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Taxonomy of Quests
Leave a commentJune 20, 2021 by The Citron Review
by Erin Murphy Quixote charging vicious windmills. Prince Charming and his glass slipper mission. A widower sweeping the beach …
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Taxonomy of Pre-Existing Conditions
Leave a commentJune 20, 2021 by The Citron Review
by Erin Murphy The valve that narrows between your brother’s lungs and heart, how he joked that stenosis sounds …
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What I Inherited (a partial list)
Leave a commentJune 20, 2021 by The Citron Review
by Sierra Nelson All the antlers, the white wine turned to vinegar. The theft of my great grandfather’s silver …
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Median Memorial for Homeless Man Hit by Car
Leave a commentMarch 21, 2021 by The Citron Review
by Zebulon Huset after Kay Ryan A wilted dollar store bouquet tilted atop the green traffic cone. Empty pint …
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