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Poem by Jade Blackmore - The Neighborhood

 Image by soheil_dot from Pixabay The Neighborhood by Jade Blackmore Saturn spies an alley of mottled stones.A little girl chases a boy on a bicycleexhilarated by her first crush, all rosy complexion and resolve.At school the next day, the mask goes on, the fear, returns.She can’t throw the shot put past the required mark in gym class.“I can spit farther than that,” the greasy-haired teacher…

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Poem by Jade Blackmore - Tree with Magenta Blooms on the Gas Station Sidewalk

Fragrant and bright, rudderless in the sun,a small tree stands firm, indifferent to the hustle.The preoccupied drivers don’t notice,absorbed by Smartphones and credit cards An anomaly among regular premium and diesel,the speckled branches sway.A reminder of what came first.The persistence of nature. Image by Makalu from Pixabay

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Poem by Jade Blackmore - On the Border between Spanish Harlem and the Upper East Side 1991

I order plantains, fried pork chops and yucca saladfrom the Caribbean restaurant at 96th and Lex.I’m wearing my black leggings and leather rock ‘n’ roll booties,fresh off my day typing record company contracts. The Dominican guys play dominoes on their card table by the front door.laughing and listening to the Yankees game. I sit at the counter and open up my Styrofoam container of food..The…

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Jade Blackmore - Finding the Lost Chord

Finding the Lost Chord The memories fade more each year.though you try to coax them with fresh dreams. It’s like reaching for the hand of a drowning mansinking farther under the abyssImagine the spaces clear and wide,Bits of earth uncovered, as years passThe hollow, circular barking of a faraway dogprovides the soundtrack. You want to relive the electricity,connect to the truth,feel the scope…

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Jade Blackmore - Letter to a Woman Living in a Suburb of Atlanta, Georgia

Tapestry In vitro, 2025, acrylic and mixed media Letter to a Woman Living in a Suburb of Atlanta. Georgia My Dear Lani, I’m so relieved to hear that you consider me a friendinstead of a possessed voice,another ghost of rock ‘n’ roll past. There are no jpgs of the detour we took together,  You deleted yours, I never took any,Regret is too unsettling and too far away.It careens off a cliff…

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Jade Blackmore - Slice of Life (L.A. 1985/2025)

Photo by DJ Ovan via Pixabay Slice of Life (L.A.) 1985/2025 (Based on a true story) 1985 My friend Tony and I hold court at Café Figaro.  I got the turkey and avocado sandwich with alfalfa sproutsHe got the spinach quiche. We flip through the L.A. Weekly and make fun of the band names. (Severed Head in a Bag? Cheeses from France? )We stop by Retail Slut and flip through racks of overpriced…

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Jade Blackmore - Thank You

Thank You The end of an era, an alignment of bones,a bounce curtailed into a tepid gait.A lifetime of joy absconded by thieves. Ghosts give alms to those that conquered and vanished, or a woman in a skirtwho convinced a stoic ranger to save your life. A few scattered symbols of limerence taunted the impotent masses,with a chortle, inspiration,or fuel to the underground.Due diligence never…

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Jade Blackmore - The Birds Are Still Here

The Birds Are Still Here Violets spring from the city’s hidden dirt, surrounded by chalky rock. Children venture outdoors to play softball, to ride bikes, to laugh until such activities invite danger. The birds fly in “V” formation or clutter balcony railings, oblivious to the wayward human on the sidewalk below, lying beneath an apocalypse of trash. The countryside has simple folks,…