Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
March 16, 2026

Poetry

Poems published in Piker Press, a weekly journal of arts and literature.

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I Will Never Know Their Names by Mitchell Waldman

"It doesn't seem like too much to think about you, once (or twice) in my life ..."

Fish Eagles Over Lake Kariba by KK Brown

As he leaves his beloved Africa, KK Brown shares a thought from the heart.

Softly Woven by Lydia Manx

... Trails of caresses still touching my skin <br />Even with the distance of miles and time ...

The Dawning by Carrie A. Golden

"In a single burst the icy soil opens and shoots high ..."

New York, 1979: A Collage by Mitchell Waldman

"Wayward nowhere to go ragged men with fertilized grizzled faces, bulbous noses, one eye hollow, the other attacking ..."

Blank Sheet by Andy Zarowny

The questions without answers surround us, asking more loudly each day.

A Liturgical Infatuation by Dan Mulhollen

"We met in Common Time; Those unimaginatively-named, but warm weeks ..."

At Sunrise by Cheryl Haimann

Poetry for a cold winter morning ...

Diremption by Carrie A. Golden

The silver orb of the night -lights the way for the shade walker ...

Death in Blue Satin by A. J. Huffman

Death stares at me ... across a red-edged night ...

Hallow's Kiss by A. J. Huffman

Embers drip from bound lips -- silence reborn ...

Shadows in the Candlelight by A. J. Huffman

... Here she rules. Queen of a forgotten night ...

Death by Patrick Devine

Passionate verse - a muse of mixed blessings. Originally appeared 2003-03-03.

Write by Sand Pilarski

...What whispers in the dark? stars in the night, white on black ...

Cap'n Morgan and I by Ymi the Gate Keeper

Cap'n Morgan and I are already gone.

Blameless by Valerie Rankin

"I don't blame you for leaving ..."

Hart by Mel Trent

"...as if when you threw/ yourself to the sea you/ threw your pages out ahead..."

Climbing Her Own Coffin by A. J. Huffman

The top shelf of Hell holds a light ...

Transience by Mel Trent

"...I will look into your inner world, take the language of your art and translate ..."

A Future in Vegetables by Sand Pilarski

What other hidden food delights did Mom and Dad hide from their daughter's plate?

Madness by April A.

...The coconut smoke entwines with the mist, The potion of madness in violet streams...

Wings of Tale by Sand Pilarski

Write a complete story in just under one hundred words ...(Originally appeared 2002-07-05.)

Blood Lust by A. J. Huffman

...As your struggle fills me with virgin passion...

Remember This, Girls by Sand Pilarski

... She called to them from darkened windows, promising passionate embraces ...

From the Heart by April A.

...My little ribbed shell hides a desperate sigh, it holds an enigma for you to unfold...

To A Convenience Store Clerk by Dan Mulhollen

...No names, no pasts, almost no world exists beyond the automatic door...

Across My Universe by Mel Trent

...words are not flowing, their endless rain has dried up ...

Victims of Ourselves by Dan Mulhollen

... we pretend our clothes are not threadbare, and covered in graveyard mud...

Good Morning by Lydia Manx

Sketched on the back patio, Leaves dappling the chalk art...

... Young by Sand Pilarski

On my doorstep -- So different -- After so many years ...