Poetry

"...The snake was chasing the rabbit..."

"...it shines like jagged jewels..."

"...Seeking attention Through plastic Social media..."

"...tales of soulful scenic wonder,,,"

"...secrets obscure the truth..."

"...hit me all the way down the street..."

"...not only a shield but also a great instructor..."

"...A moonlit night is your eternity..."

Ethan Goffman is co-founder of It Takes a Community, a Montgomery College initiative bringing poetry to students and local residents. He is also founder and producer of the "Poetry & Planet" podcast on EarthTalk.org. Ethan Goffman

"...I dream of her spinning while I throw kisses..."

"...long frizzy hair, hippy garb, granny glasses..."

"...wading through all the existential flaming garbage..."

Haiku by Jharna Sanyal.

"...a couple of high-step circles..."

"...signposts are everywhere..."

"...respect to the wind that carries your sorrows to bay..."

"...Not all corners Of the river, shimmer..."

"...Let my dream come true..."

"Years pass without a whiff of murmur..."

"...the unofficial soundtrack for the Bicentennial..."

"...make a voice to your voiceless aches..."

"...the potential buyer in the shop was like a creepy meteorite..."

"...as a tenant of this revolving tableau..."

"...The sunlight dancing on the leaves of the banyan tree..."

"Why would anyone need a brain?..."

"...we become from our beaming selves..."

"...There are many cases when things go unresolved..."

"One night I dreamt of a hungry kid..."

"...you don't have the right to repeal my name..."

"Traveling through northern France..."