A Garden in the State of California I am outside near my lemon tree. Sunlight shines upon my body. I express gratitude for having Vitamin D flow through my veins. I breathe air to survive as well as thrive. I walk on the grass, and feel the Earth beneath my feet. I am getting older, … Continue reading Prose by Alex Andy Phuong
And Yet, We Love
By Mike Turner Loveis to takethe essence of oneself And offer it upNaked, defenseless, vulnerableto another With faiththat it will be vouchsafed tenderly And lingering knowledgethat all may be lost And yetWe love Mike Turner is a songwriter and poet living on the US Gulf Coast. He was named Male Gospel Entertainer of the Year … Continue reading And Yet, We Love
Photography by Laura Giardina
Photos from Top Left to Bottom are: “Native Palms,” “Pueblo Dwellings,” and “Wild and Free,” Laura Giardina is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts, New York, where she majored in Photography and Media Arts/Illustration. She has served as manager in creative at Avon Products, Inc. and has photographed products, models, and many of … Continue reading Photography by Laura Giardina
The Exam
By Ekaterina Borovikova Translated from the Russian by Irina Modelskay It was a gloomy day, the leaves no longer fell from the trees, the wind did not blow - everything stood still and froze, as if the time of agony and death had passed and a silent, reliable and lingering grief had come. Nothing mattered … Continue reading The Exam
Three Poems by Thomas Page
Lascaux Hold my hand against the wall And blow the pigment through the reed Here am I and there us all And everything that you need. There’s the cattle of the plain And there the bird of the sky. Avoid the horns that cause pain And the spots that lie. We’ve been here … Continue reading Three Poems by Thomas Page
The Edge of the World
By John Page The ocean is eerily calm. The four moons shine in the sky. The purple moon of the traitor is especially bright tonight. I can look for miles in every direction and see only the black of the sea. I’m sure others might feel uncomfortable but for me it’s relaxing, well, normally. The … Continue reading The Edge of the World
Two Poems by Marc Carver
LOVE I want to write poems in the sky so everyone can see them they could only be about love there is nothing else worth saying. surreal I see you there eyes shining pretty round face. You are looking at me but your looking says nothing. I see you are under a bed or couch. … Continue reading Two Poems by Marc Carver
A Happy Death
By Bradford Middleton My life goes by in black and white, The black words I type onto white paper And the sepia tinted black and white Of the old movie days. The films come And go, a new one every few days whilst The words, right now, continue to flow And it all … Continue reading A Happy Death
A Collection of Poems by Alex Andy Phuong
Hope The notion of “never losing hope” Might sound cliché But that could really help people Not go astray Time keeps on ticking And the future might be uncertain Yet people who Hold on the their dreams And use this present moment The greatest present of all To pave a better future Impact the world … Continue reading A Collection of Poems by Alex Andy Phuong
Haiku by Thomas Page
A litany of Purple wildflowers on The concrete island. Knights of yore wore masks To protect themselves from strikes From their foes unknown. The rain poured purple— The lighting thunder gray— The sky shaded black. The salamanders Under the rocks with mother— Micro-firmament. The puzzle disjointed— A million bits of soul— Each color indistinct. The … Continue reading Haiku by Thomas Page
Academy of the Heart And Mind 