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Six-inches, flat as a pancake,Wonder Woman’s superhuman musculatureA gift from Greek deitiesStands tall on the windowsill byMy kitchen sink. The strength of Superman combinedWith femininity, beauty, and innocencePrincess of ThemysciraKnown … Continue reading My First Epic by Karen Davidson

He came to my door.And he blew right straight through. “Don’t you think that’s a bit rude, even for you.You could have tried knocking, maybe ringing the bell.” Super Gigboy … Continue reading Wonder Woman of the Web by Linda Freedland

Wonder Woman knocked on my doorI was busy sweeping the floor.“Put down your broom and talk to me”I’m busy now, can’t you see?“Chores can wait, there’s more to life”Chores can’t … Continue reading A Visit from Wonder Woman by Judyann Grant

You fly in here and boast that you are heWho makes Communication work. Absurd!Sit down, but first take off that stupid flea-Worn cape. You want some tea? Shhh-- not a … Continue reading An English Sonnet: For DJT by Paul Lamar

Power, when it comes,comes powerfully.Frightening a world.Superbeings, ragingwith strength, able to fly,disappear, read your mind,see your bones and organs.Fighting, always fightingeven when they win.In my comic book life,I don’t seem … Continue reading Beyond by Ruth Ann Dandrea

Super man, you say?Supper time I say, mother replies.No, really mama, I swear on shooting stars. She sees red, yellow, purple;galaxies aglow. Gathering son into armsshe embraces void, fills black … Continue reading Fleeting Fantasy, Forging Fire by S. Parker

In the crowded airportyou stood out aloneacross the way, waitingfor me to traverse the open spaceYou, the most handsome manstanding tall and readyBlue suit, white shirt, sporting tiebut best a … Continue reading I Saw My Hero by Mary Perrin Scott

I have never seen a ghost. I lived in a house built in the 1870’s but there were no ghosts even though my mother was convinced that a woman was … Continue reading A Supernatural Experience by June Kosier