This anthology is a special theme issue connecting water and earth, two of the basic elements of life on our planet. The poets represented in this issue reflect a profound reverence for the natural world.
Spring Eternal
buds line brittle branches
stretching upward
past fog and endless rainy days
the cold days of winter
with mountains white
and terperatures to match
defy spring's equinox
a few brave souls stand with hunched shoulders
defiant in their paisley shorts and parkas
steadfast in their belief that
the world is round
all the while the rest of us
watch for the precipice ahead
the shimmering curtain of green
a temptation just beyond the pale rider
falling, falling into what we hope
will be spring
eternal
David Hightower’s lyrically expansive meditation on the whims of fate and the unpredictability of the human condition fill the pages of THE HANGING MAN DREAMS with thrilling music and mesmerizing imagery. Hightower’s richly infused voice echoes the e
