Bittersweet by Michael Braswell

 

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Bittersweet

When bittersweet is the taste life offers

Choose the sweet, not the bitter.

When lessons brought my way

from ancestral roots planted in deep past

before time was given a name 

spiral up to surface

for me to become tree’s flowering bud

carrying dreams of those who went before.

© Michael Braswell

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Michael Braswell

Michael Braswell has published books on ethics, justice issues, and the spiritual journey as well as four short story collections. His poems and stories have appeared in several publications, including Foreshadow, Mobius, and Literary Heist. His most recent books are When Jesus Came to the Cracker Barrel (2024) and Gracious Plenty (2025).

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Instructions by Mike Wilson

 

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Instructions

 

Think hologram

Conjure clouds of mist 

that breathe

 

Be two places at once 

Sense swimming synchronously 

with your doppelganger

 

Open and close your eyes 

Make room for something to happen

Make a place for parachutes to land

© Mike Wilson

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Mike Wilson

Mike Wilson’s work has appeared in many magazines and in Mike’s book, Arranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic. His awards include the League of Minnesota Poets Award, the Maine Poets Society Award, and the Chaffin/Kash Prize of the Kentucky State Poetry Society. He lives in Lexington, Kentucky.

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