September 11
Living in New Jersey, it was noon before I turned on the TV and heard that the planes had hit the towers. My first thought was of my ex-girlfriend, who was still a friend.
Author: Charles Easter
Charles Easter is a musician, poet, and massage therapist living in central New Jersey. He's won the Frogpond Museum of Haiku Literature Award twice. His interests include Japanese spirituality and culture.
Carnival Elephant
I lifted a single peanut up to the great animal. His trunk, as thick as a fire hose, brushed past my small offering and went for what I held in my other hand—the whole
grandma’s well
the water tasted like iron
and cold—
that darkness
from which I’m made