Brain Bleeds
Brain Bleeds By Jan Crawford Twelve years ago since blood twice stunned my brain into an absence of being for days emerging into lights too bright A skull no longer entirely mine in a strange world of busy voices Weeks later...
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A HANDFUL OF HAIKU
A HANDFUL OF HAIKU
Somebody We Will Miss A Lot
Jesse Jackson’s powerful appearance on Sesame Street has resurfaced after his death at age 84. The long-time civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate died on Tuesday, Feb. 17, surrounded by family.
Village Verses by Susan M. Silver
Village Verses by Susan M. Silver SNOWFLAKES The hunger for your love Is satisfied by snowflakes...
Village Verses — NEW YORK CITY
Village Verses
Awakening is Alive and Well
Awakening is another word for becoming aware of deeper realities. It is a synonym for increasing openness to what is learned, be that painful or pleasurable.
Village Verses December 2025
Village Verses, December 2025 LONG-AGO LOVER By Susan M. Silver December-decorated evening, Streets that revel in the gaudy. Beyond, a sacred orchid-sunset Slips into the horizon’s envelope, And a tale of winternight begins. Why...
Village Verses
Village Verses REQUIEM For Trudy Silver d. 2005 Across a naked night, in waves of peace And pain,...
Village Verses September 2025
Village Verses THE BURDEN When a rare winter moon Pushes through the night clouds To present its...
Village Verses
Village poets share their work.
America at 250
- When Losing a Pet Feels Like an Amputation
Recently, I experienced the loss of my 18-year-old dog, Rosie. For nearly two decades, she was woven into the rhythm of my daily life — present through ordinary days, major milestones, moments of joy, and periods of hardship.