Index of Poets
Austin Alexis
Collin Barber
Yota Daniil
Gil Fagiani
Donna Gagnon
Rachel Green
Lois Marie Harrod
Ruth Holzer
Hank Kalet
Steadman Kondor
John Lambremont, Sr.
Gill McEvoy
Karen Neuberg
Joan Page-Durante
Mandy Pannett
John Joseph Petrolino III
Doug Pugh
Christine Redman-Waldeyer
David Romanda
Nancy Scott
Ivan Sun
Levi Wagenmaker
Lonnard Dean Watkins
Mark Arvid White
Wolfiewolfgang
Joan Page-Durante
I Used to Dream of Men With Pretty Faces
I used to dream of men with pretty faces
Rescue, redemption, rejection were frequent themes
There was heat in these encounters
Always transient,
Like the fullness of the leaves in spring
Now, in the autumn of my life
I dream different dreams,
Cooler dreams
Dreams that elude remembering
And mimic my waking hours
I make no judgment
As dreams require no decree, no assignation
Still, I wonder
Do dreams know the season?
Do they know my age?
Bio
Joan Page-Durante has been writing poetry since the age of 16 although the angst of adolescence has been replaced with a kind of seasoned cynical optimism and a whole lot of gratitude.