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Rigor Mortis
June 21, 2026
Feet up
dead to the wind
dried carcass,
buzzards circling
In the African sun.
It was the end of the road
for this buffalo.
Editor: Michelle Newman
About the Poet
Writing Café Journal Ambassador
Mary Bone has been writing poetry and short stories since childhood. She has had three books of poetry published. Some of her recent poetry was published at Bottlecap Press, Literary Heist and Lothlorien Poetry Journal.
Yosh S.
July 5, 2026
Even the presentation of your work is vertical, as hooves to the clouds, a column of cold, dry reality. I appreciate you. I look forward to more.
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