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Whitworth, Tricia

The Prairie Light Review
Volume 39 | Number 1 Article 23
Fall 12-1-2016
Met A Girl
Tricia Whitworth
College of DuPage
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Alone and uninspired, 
            Poet takes a walk. 
Nothing seems extraordinary, 
            everything is ordinary. 
Then he sees her, 
            lovely girl 
smiles straight at him, 
            cries hello hello! 
Poet says the same 
            and at that moment: 
sees the sun running 
            like yellow yellow yolk, 
the sky a cobalt china plate, 
            clouds whipped like 
whip cream in a cup, 
            birds high up looking 
like black raisins 
            in a blue croissant. 
Then − 
            the girls walks on and 
Poet saunters home, 
            stares at the wall, 
hungry for a poem. 
            Air passes through his ears 
(like wind in a tunnel) 
            while he sits and muses: 
That girl, I know that I 
                        met her for 
a reason but 
 
            what could that reason be?
           Met A Girl 
Tricia Whitworth
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English

Met A Girl

Varga, Edward

The Prairie Light Review
Volume 39 | Number 1 Article 31
Fall 12-1-2016
lightning in brilliant orange cloud
Edward Varga
College of DuPage
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ECT- Electro-Convulsive Therapy- 
a controversial treatment in which 
a convulsion or seizure is produced 
by passing an electric current 
through the brain 
  
My sister took me that first time 
She even drove my car 
She had no experience with this 
But she came with an army anyway 
We had to get up very early 
Because it’s first come first served 
Even though what they serve 
Is nearly beyond bearable 
  
She talked to me 
Like you would an injured bird 
She knew that it was all I could do 
To just be, and feel afraid, and make 
myself small 
And I couldn’t speak much 
So she spoke to me 
From time to time we would look at 
each other 
And find each other inside of all 
the strangeness 
Then the others took over 
My sister told me she would be 
right there 
Waiting to take me home 
And when it was over 
She brought me home 
She took over completely 
And as I slept 
She cleared the rooms, hallways, 
stairways of shame 
  
Sometime we can look back 
At this extraordinary task 
And triumph will claim us 
By the depth we belong together 
Then when we look at each other 
We will be overcome 
With all the love that we had made 
On that terrible, terrible day
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Gail Cairns
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lightning in brilliant orange cloud

Miklosz, Molly

The Prairie Light Review
Volume 39 | Number 1 Article 53
Fall 12-1-2016
Onwards
Molly Miklosz
College of DuPage
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At the very thought of you, 
my entire self aches, 
quivering at the touch of every emotion, 
left open to feelings never before felt. 
Brilliance radiates steamy desire 
between this man and my womanhood. 
The journey begins as we take the first step with 
words. 
Inspiration to challenge my creativity 
beyond my wildest imagination. 
  
My everything is heightened! 
I relish the thought 
of being schooled in lessons mutually anticipated. 
For here is the man, at my bequest, 
that now holds the key to my inner sanctum, 
enticing me to escape all my rules; 
Throw every caution to the wind. 
Let down every gate, every barrier, 
and allow myself to be swept away. 
“Yes” 
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Bonniejean Alford
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Onwards

Kurza, Alexandra

The Prairie Light Review
Volume 39 | Number 1 Article 58
Fall 12-1-2016
Foolish Time
Alexandra Kurza
College of DuPage
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Foolish Time 
Bring back the days 
where love was kind. 
The love that cared 
and was mine. 
Return to me 
those I lost. 
My dearest friends, 
who paid the cost. 
I cannot rewind 
for that’s the past. 
I was careless and blind, 
my love didn’t last. 
So foolish was I 
to believe in forever. 
Promises were made, 
though hearts severed. 
Alone now I stand, 
buried in sorrow. 
Can we go back 
to no tomorrow? 
Alexandra Kurza
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Foolish Time

ESSAI
Volume 14 Article 5
Spring 2016
Epigraph
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IV 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
“In this work, when it shall be found that 
much is omitted, 
let it not be forgotten that 
much likewise is performed.” 
 
Samuel Johnson, the Preface to his Dictionary 
 
 
 
 
 
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