Marías at Sampaguitas
Poetry by Khalisa Rae
she said she only picks the half-grown ones
a fig and lemon tree nursed past the delicate
stages, a bonsai or begonia watered in a nursery
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jul 31, 20201 min read
Poetry by Christine Fojas
Doorways open
in the gradient hour
when light’s long fingers bend
and the encantos slip
from one realm to another
dancing in the shadows
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jul 31, 20201 min read
Poetry by Maria S. Picone
the first time she falls, you are there to catch her
the second time, plants and tender keepsakes break
the fall
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jul 31, 20202 min read
Poetry by Seán Griffin
consider the marigold
whose ripple petals & slight sweet scent
repels pests seeking to feast
on the cucumbers, melons, asters
sharing soil.
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jul 31, 20201 min read
Poetry by Nick Newman
In the reflection, silence wears my face, slinks
behind my eyes, purrs as (I) ripple.
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jul 30, 20201 min read
Poetry by Alexander P. Garza
The healing plant,
not just a folktale
but one that sutures
torn skin.
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jul 30, 20201 min read
Poetry by Alexander P. Garza
The blade of the flame
flickers reflection on the edge
of the lighter, eternal
incendiary tool.
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jul 30, 20201 min read
Poetry by Alexander P. Garza
Oh, winged instrument,
how you’ve always captured
my heart into each string.
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jul 30, 20201 min read
Poetry by Maria S. Picone
More than a Game
In my dreams, I am
male, blond and tall, striding with a lightsaber
across digital sands.
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jul 30, 20202 min read
Poetry by Pratiksha Sharma
I’m a muzz,
sometimes even a cosset,
beneath the sham of a strong woman,
but only YOU can know that.
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jul 29, 20201 min read
Poetry by Jason de Koff
Tennessee Settin’
Sun-spangled grasses,
yield captured dew,
as cattle stretch for missed shoots,
and hawks hunt field mice nearby.
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jul 22, 20201 min read
Poetry by Noreen Ocampo
dirty dishes
In my mind, I shatter
all of the mugs in our cupboards,
& the floor screams &
sounds just like you.
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jul 10, 20202 min read
Poetry by Bianca Braswell
Anatomical Venus
“For men to be instructed they must be seduced by aesthetics,
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jul 8, 20201 min read
Poetry by Noreen Ocampo
In memoriam of what was mine
There are pieces of me you can never return.
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jul 8, 20201 min read
Poetry by Travis Cravey
The Hunt
The pronghorn, skittish,
dodge over the other side
of an arroyo.
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jul 1, 20202 min read
Poetry by Christine Fojas
maybe this time
you hear the echoes of questions
people have asked before
with the hard answers already spilled on the ground
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jun 19, 20201 min read
Poetry by Juliette Sebock
Lifelight
She is scented with petals
of roses, white and pink,
with vanilla sugar, passion
fruit and grains of rice
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jun 18, 20202 min read
Poetry by A. Martine
Trick of the Light
When I was 17 I leaned my forehead against the dirty window of a bus
and made a promise to the going-to-bed-now sun
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jun 16, 20201 min read
Poetry by Christine Fojas
In Our Hands
Because storms shook our rafters
broke our floodgates carried parts of us into the wind
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Marías at Sampaguitas
Jun 15, 20201 min read
Poetry by Noreen Ocampo
Grandfather
Some nights
I dream of nothing at all
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