Our first monthly issue is
dedicated to Michael Warren Eliseuson , the great grandfather of Motherbird,
father of Singing Wings, and father of a 6 sided cabin in some woods

Jake, Musician, Ol' Engineer and Friend -by summer breeze

hello love
summer just don't know how jake does all he does
i like u keep amazing me
salving to my heart
we are all broken promises
too much pride in  "a man is his word"
we become devastated in varying degrees
when  given word is 
broken
as if the word was more important than the substance
as if the word was more important than the pain 
caused
in standing by one's words no matter the 
results
stripped stark naked we 
are only beings trying to be human
we are all broken promises trying to heal
we are all healing promises
trying to sing

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Moony Night -by broken reed

beginning full 
becoming congested 
phlegmatic clouds 
loop gehrig
mizzenmast 
muzzled blast 
one hand for the ship 
and one hand for  yourself

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Hell's Bells -by thong bird

how many times do 
sheep hear "wolf!"
before "baa" turns to "bah!"
hell's bells toll for me and thee
in the never ending staccato heels
deforming hips and feet
how many viagra for 
a definitely defunct deficit species is enough?
Los Mutantes questions
"Whaaaa...?"

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Present Perfect Speech -by helen bach

years
tears
war torn shores
thrashing sands
we are broken promises
one stood by their word
before babblespeak
so correctly perfect

listen to the body
it speaks to us often
nature
is anciently wise
listen
the lungs
the heart
the brain
saying things like
water
food
quiet
rest
sleep
wake
love
sleep
love

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Alternator Touching -by Cradle Cap

rubbing hands all
over face and feeling lover
candle light in G major flickers
"it is not yet our time"
what was will always be again
sweeter next time around
what we love is what passes
thru our own personal 
abyss

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Great Expectations -by broken breeze

starlight mired in clouds 
like kindness from strangers

ah wait 
it's clearing