Home Writing Poetry New Year’s Day New Year’s Day By Starr - January 1, 2019 621 Streets seem tired, city, at rest. We move through balloons, confetti, Moët, leftover eggrolls, last night’s jest. 25 comments EXPLOREAllAnimationArtBlogCartoonContributor BlogsCreative Non-FictionDigital ArtDramaEssaysFeaturedFictionFlash and Short FictionGalleryHumorInterviewsJournalLettersMusicNon-fictionPerformance ArtPhotographyPhotography and PoetryPoetryPoetryPoetry and ArtPoetry and Author ReadingPoetry and MusicProse PoetryQuotationsReadingsShowcaseVideoVideo and PoetryWritingMore Ahmed’s Sparrow Starr - June 6, 2018 Tiny winged corpse, trapped inside the aluminum frame of a storm window; Ahmed freed the frozen, fragile body with his pen in hopes that it would fly again; trees bereft of birdsong. “No Betta” Blues October 19, 2021 Banishing Rain July 6, 2023 Tuesday’s Stone (Six Of Stars.) September 22, 2019