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Poems about: Lucky/Unlucky?Happy Hour (1962)
by Steve Surryhne What do you do if you join the Navy to see and sail the world and end up back in your own landlocked state? LUCK: i and ii
by Carla Pasion The poet grapples with the realization that what she considered her lifelong good luck isn’t luck at all but rather a cultural bias in her favor. What's Next for You?
by Heather Saunders Estes A major part of life is now past, and the poet considers what to do next, finally wondering if the answer lies outside herself. Frogs
by MJ Moore Finally, the unique and persistent ‘call’ for society is answered, hopefully signaling the same for us after a two-year lacuna. Poems about Other TopicsThe Colors of War
by Vivian Imperiale PTSD comes in many forms and, as the poet tell us, in her father’s case was demonstrated in an aversion to the color: Army Green. Summer in Winter
by Heather Saunders Estes This lyrical poem describes how, even in deepest winter, a small box of yellow fruit can bring a “promise of brightness in darkness.” A House Stays a Home
by Vivian Imperiale The poet shows us that a house "is the accumulation/of all the living within its walls," and even when someone is gone, it remains theirs forever. Spirit
by David A. Scott The poet offers that which is “beyond life’s shadows” and can be sensed as the guide to healing. Moments of My Past
by Vivian Imperiale A warm remembrance of a childhood where the poet’s elders, despite trying to forget their own painful memoires, forged a life for her “full of smiles.” My Poem Delayed
by Vivian Imperiale The poet laments the moment when only the echo of her voice will carry her poem to her beloved. Friday, January 28
by Carla Pasion The poet searches for lost days—yesterday, today, the day before—and claims that without something to mark them, all days blend together into “an endless sunny day.” The In-Between
by Kathryn Santana Goldman Just before Day fully Is, and while Night still hides light, the poet stops them both, and savors the "In-Between." Garbage Day
by Carla Pasion The poet suggests that, rather than achievements or children, “the lasting legacy” of a life is found somewhere else entirely. Dancing Naked
by Kathryn Santana Goldman In this wonderful tour de force, the poet describes dancing in her mother’s womb, with her mother as choreographer, and how the dance is different now. Vertical Divider
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Vistas & Byways Review is the semiannual journal of fiction, nonfiction and poetry by members of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at San Francisco State University.
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