poetry

Karen K. Adams
African Angelus

Heather Thompson
Alessandro's Ascent

Daniel Gibbons
Autumnal

Cristina Montes
The Edge of the Sea

Shannon Berry
Ephphetha, that is, Be Opened

Karen K. Adams
Little Hours

Rosemarie Monge
May Showers

Amos Hunt
Night Crossing

Sarah DeCorla-Souza
Ordinary Time

J.B. Toner
The Play Continues

J.B. Toner
To Whom Much is Given

Daniel Gibbons
Villain, Elle?

Back to Mary Queen of Angels 2006

The Edge of the Sea
The scent from the bay 
carries something like memories
from the edge of the sea
where the sun goes 
at the end of the day.

I inhale the breeze
As I watch the sun retreat
into the edge of the sea, 

and I wonder what’s there, 
and why the scents 
from the edge of the sea
seem to carry memories,

and whether the ships 
moored along the harbor
ever get there.

—Cristina Montes

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Cristina A. Montes is a graduate of the University of Asia and the Pacific (A.B. Humanities, Specializing in Philosophy) and the University of the Philippines (Bachelor of Laws).