amphibi.us » Writing. Poetry http://amphibi.us Wed, 23 May 2012 19:02:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The Scapular http://amphibi.us/all/the-scapular/ http://amphibi.us/all/the-scapular/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:42:39 +0000 Shannon Peil http://amphibi.us/?p=1789 The money debated and settled,
flipped from his wallet, tossed in her purse,
they prepare to take off.

At first thrust, she reaches up,
throws the scapular
over his shoulder, shouts

“What’s this?” He rolls off,
stares at the ceiling,
says, “Cancel the trip.”



© Donal Mahoney, 2010
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]]> http://amphibi.us/all/the-scapular/feed/ 2 Third Shift http://amphibi.us/all/third-shift/ http://amphibi.us/all/third-shift/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:31:06 +0000 Shannon Peil http://amphibi.us/?p=1449 When the shift bell tolls in the mines of night,
the seekers after dreams forgotten
rise from their work, bind their grimy rucksacks,
shoulder such burdens as they have unearthed–
Some great, doubtless precious;
some hollow, likely empty;
some only shards, but you never know-
and begin the long climb to the scales.



© Mark Reep, 2010
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