Member Poem – Poetry Society of Michigan

By the Silo / Janice Zerfas

Published on May 11, 2022 by Editorial Staff

mermaid / David Fitch

Published on May 9, 2022 by Editorial Staff

That Stand of Old Trees / David James

Published on April 25, 2022 by Editorial Staff

From the 2022 Spring issue of Peninsula Poets

Deep Freeze / Emory D. Jones

Published on October 30, 2021 by Editorial Staff

DEEP FREEZE

I am not going to say it is cold,
But when you milked the cows,
They gave ice cream,
And you could knock over
Any frozen goat.

The chickens hatched penguins,
And the horse snorted
Ice-sickles.

The windows of the house
Glazed over,
And as the inside heat
Melted the ice,
It became running rainbows.

The thermometer
Plunged to ten below zero,
And the trees exploded
Like cannon shots.

Now that was cold,
And if you believe me,
I will tell you another
Tall tale.

Emory D. Jones / Iuka, Mississippi

A Stroll Through Eternity / Brian K. Mino

Published on October 8, 2021 by Editorial Staff

Life is but, a merry go round and round and round it goes, will it ever stop? Who can know, but as we go it surely is not slow, as we tread through the winter snow. For I have come to see life on earth as but an afternoon show.

— Brian K. Mino / Grayling, Michigan

You Connect / Radhika Iyer

Published on September 15, 2021 by Editorial Staff

Ambush / Steve Williams

Published on August 27, 2021 by Editorial Staff

A hidden yellowjacket nest,
an ankle-twisting curb, those
hungry mosquitoes lurking
in the shade of the maple tree,
a practical joke at your expense,
that word that always used to be
at your fingertips – a threat
in every corner, except in bed
with the covers pulled up. Once
you’ve brushed away the spiders.

Steve Williams/ Munith, Michigan