Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Brief Refreshment


Life is but a sip
of a sparkling beverage,
youth its froth
shining atop the glass.


by Michael Keshigian

1 comment:

The Bijou Poetry Review said...

Michael Keshigian is a performing musician and collegiate music educator in Boston. His poems and short stories have appeared in numerous print and online journals. To date, has had 5 chapbooks of poetry published and is a multiple Pushcart Prize and Best Of The Net nominee. He has been the feature poet in The Aurorean, Pegasus Review, Chantarelle’s Notebook, Boston Literary Magazine, Bellowing Ark and Reader’s Choice in the Fairfield Review. His latest book, Warm Summer Memories was published in the summer of 2007 by Maverick Duck Press. His most recent publications include Ascent Aspirations, The New Writer, Mannequin Envy, Ibbetson Street, Oyez Review, Red River Review, and Sierra Nevada College Review.

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