KN Magazine: Poetry

John Grey Shane McKnight John Grey Shane McKnight

THE DIMMER GLOW

A twilight meditation where landscape, memory, and unease converge. “The Dimmer Glow” moves through dusk and darkness, blurring the line between what is seen and what is remembered, as the mind turns inward and finds meaning not in brilliance, but in the quiet pull of fading light.

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M. Anne Avera Shane McKnight M. Anne Avera Shane McKnight

Old Faithful

A tender meditation on devotion, aging, and the quiet vigil of love, Old Faithful captures the midnight hours shared between a person and a beloved dog nearing the end of life. Through intimate imagery and restrained grief, the poem honors loyalty, caretaking, and the ache of staying awake with someone you cannot bear to leave alone.

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Daniel Thomas Moore Shane McKnight Daniel Thomas Moore Shane McKnight

Concerning Love

In spare, meditative lines, Concerning Love explores silence, memory, and tenderness as acts of listening. This poem reflects on what remains unspoken, suggesting that love endures not through declaration, but through the quiet depths that bind the anguished heart.

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