Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
March 23, 2026

Poetry

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

4,212 articles — page 68 of 141


I Wake by Wayne F. Burke

"...a sentence 3 pages in length..."

From Here to Eternity by Ketaki Datta

"...The gliding of Time Into the smooth tiptoe, Down to Eternity..."

A Toast to the Finest by Hugh Blanton

"...there's no secret handshake..."

Brand New Tricks by John Tustin

"...I'm the tears in a lukewarm beer..."

Just Here by Shailja Sharma

"...Romance of living a life beyond all lives..."

Rising with the Moon by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal

"...distant like the love I am over with..."

Nit-Picker by Sanjeev Sethi

"...Maybe I'm a troglodyte..."

Haiku by Gopal Lahiri

Mid-winter presents...

A Pair of Cardinals by Richard D. Houff

"It doesn't take much time if you remain still..."

I Am More Than My Body by Tlalane Manciya

Tlalane Manciya writes poetry, short stories and romance novels. Her writing vision is to write inspiring poems and stories that not only feed the soul but the mind as well, reaching audiences on the global stage.

Dear Wife on Earth by John Grey

"...the universe is more out here than back there..."

Divided by a Stream, Somewhere in Kashmir by Pranab Ghosh

"...their voices are carried away from them by the wind..."

Angels Wings by Lynn White

"...How far did they fall..."

The High Priestess by Catherine Arra

"No need for a crystal ball or pendulum..."

Poetic Recipe by Peter A. Witt

"Poetry is a dash of salt and a pinch of pepper mixed with silvery shallots..."

Springtime 2019 by Julian O. Long

"...be time enough and time enough to praise this one more springtime..."

the deep sound of the earth by Robin Wyatt Dunn

"...and mountains higher than the sky..."

Matching Numbers in Southern Indiana by Tim Heerdink

"...Guess you could figure me for a gambler..."

Just a Little Fog or Rain in the Wind by Jason Ryberg

Jason Ryberg is the author of fourteen books of poetry and is currently an artist-in-residence at both The Prospero Institute of Disquieted P/o/e/t/i/c/s and the Osage Arts Community.

Chitralekha by Guna Moran

"...She planted in heart the garden of Babylon..."

Apparently, by Richard LeDue

"...a collection of dusty soldiers, missing their tiny guns..."

Clouds of Chaotic Crowds by Strider Marcus Jones

"...with voices that pretend To be a different friend..."

Gaius by Wayne F. Burke

"...one AM, and pretty sure I will never sleep again..."

Uplift of the Land by Ursula McCabe

"...Bryce's sunsets are rides with wildfire colors..."

Portrait of a Woman and the Poet by Daniel J. Flore III

"...I don't know what to do in the presence of beauty..."

To a Former Lover by Nolo Segundo

"...I will not renounce The passion of my youth..."

the tapestries of us by Linda M. Crate

"...let us dance in the fabric of the sky..."

Poet Laureate Consultant of Mthwakazi by Ndaba Sibanda

"...I saw icons and great thinkers. What remarkable talents!..."

Death of Desire by Pranab Ghosh

"...an Abyss where only darkness rules..."

Don't Eat the Blowfish by Charlie Robert

"Tastes like chicken but like everything else it's not..."