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What’s Love?
by Bonnie T. Amesquita
It means I will watch
from the window
when you’re shoveling snow
just to be sure you’re safe.
It means I’ve learned to
touch you gently
to stop the noise
when you snore.
We’ve grown familiar
and don’t kiss much now
but we finish each other’s
sentences, think each other’s thoughts.
I’ve learned
to love your puns
and how your mind spins
words and dreams.
Do you remember
that late summer day
so long ago
when you held out your arms
and gave me the sun and moon?
Their light still shines as always
and you’re still as constant
as they
That’s love, my dear
That’s love
Bio : Bonnie Amesquita grew up in Illinois and Connecticut. She attended Joliet Junior College and College of St. Francis in Joliet, IL, earning her bachelor’s degree in English in 1983. She then enrolled in the master’s program in English at Northern Illinois University (NIU), earning her M.A. in 1989. That same year, she became an English instructor at NIU. In 2010, the NIU English department awarded her their Excellence in Teaching award. Upon retirement from NIU in 2010, she entered Chicago Theological Seminary, where she earned a Certificate of Theological Studies in 2011. She and her husband Ric live in DeKalb, IL.
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Yesterday
by Candace Meredith
When you hear my anger
realize you’ve done
something to intrigue me.
And when you touch my
tears, pull away, because
you meant something else.
If you embrace the wreckage,
the tension will dissolve in
a smooth texture of melted butter.
And when the warmth fades,
you’ll hear laughter, and
remember our ability
to deal with the pain.
When you return to see
the faucet still dripping
in the kitchen you left spotless
the evening you walked
out our door: think disorder
began when you turned those pages
that had spaces to be filled.
And when you touch the moment
and remember you wanted today
more than anything else
you’ll hear the silence
and believe there was no need
to be anywhere else.
Bio: Candace Meredith earned her Bachelor of Science degree in English Creative Writing from Frostburg State University in the spring of 2008. Her works of poetry, photography and fiction have appeared in literary journals Bittersweet, The Backbone Mountain Review and The Broadkill Review. Her works are a reflection of her travels to Japan and the Western hemisphere of the United States. She currently works as a Freelance Editor for an online publishing company and has earned her Master of Science degree in Integrated Marketing and Communications (IMC) from West Virginia University. Her first effort in writing a collaborative children’s book is a progress in the making and Candace anticipates seeing completion of the book in 2016.
