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
Ruth Holzer
Elderly Couple On Park Bench, N.Y.C
What's in my bulky shopping bag?
Loads of things I seemed to need
hours ago, before I had
to plead with him to let me rest my feet
as he force-marched me through the park.
Now I'm as weary as I can be
of the person sitting next to me.
The person sitting next to me:
someone I'd not choose again,
given the second chance that I won't get.
I followed all around the town,
a poodle, heeding her commands,
leashed for life to a greedy hag.
Damn her and her shopping bag.
Bio
Ruth Holzer's poems have appeared in journals such as Modern Haiku, Frogpond, bottle rockets, Concise Delight and Wisteria, among others. She has two chapbooks, "The First Hundred Years" and "The Solitude Of Cities" (Finishing Line Press) and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. She lives in Virginia.