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Distillation, sestina by Joe Samuel Starnes

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Rusty

Way back in ear­ly times when we hunt­ed down on Knob Creek track­ing the claw steps of wild turkey we cher­ished the com­pa­ny of Old Grand-Dad and tales of his friend Jim Beam whom he called Old Crow. He told of the squawk of … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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Mama's Last Love Song, poem by Joe Samuel Starnes

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Rusty

The sun goes down and it gets cold. Our chil­dren are behav­ing like dogs. The snakes are sleep­ing deep in their holes, fiery red and orange has fad­ed from the leaves and our cups are brim­ming with bour­bon. A blue sky is slow­ly … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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