THE WINGED MOON
MEDUSA MOON JELLYFISH
Carol Shepherd
When the moon is full
we gather in our thousands
leave our bedrock homes
to dance and spin
twirl til our skirts flare
waltz til morning
our skins translucent
pulsating in silken waves
When we dance together
we are strong -we bloom
in pale Moon beams
we break, form daisy chains
drift together
power in numbers
we gather speed and orbit
drawn towards warmer waters
We are invincible
We are immortal
We are beautiful
The Medusa Moon Jellyfish is an immortal species.
SOMETIMES, IT HAPPENS
James Lillefors
Sometimes, you are the wind
from an unknown world.
Sometimes I am a man
who wants to be lifted,
and blown away.
Sometimes, it happens.
Come to me, said the day,
row back through these startled
waters, ride out this once
-sacred storm. Return with me
to shore. To sure.
ART REMANTS by JULIA BIGGS
Julia Biggs is a poet, writer and freelance art historian. She lives in Cambridge, UK. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Ink Sweat & Tears, Black Bough Poetry, Annie Journal, Sídhe Press, Streetcake Magazine and elsewhere. Find her on Twitter/X @Chiaroscuro1897 or via her website: juliabiggs1.wixsite.com/juliabiggs
Carol Shepherd lives in the beautiful Forest of Dean, UK. Being surrounded by the forest inspires much of her poetry. Carol has written poetry since a child and has had poems published in several poetry journals and anthologies. She was Poet in Residence at the Gloucester Poetry Festival in 2024.
James Lillefors was born in Los Angeles and grew up in the Washington, D.C. area. His writing has appeared in Ploughshares, The Washington Post, Hooghly Review, Door Is A Jar, Third Wednesday, The Miami Herald, Anti-Heroin Chic, and many other places. He’s a former writing fellow at the University of Virginia who currently lives in South Florida.