By Wegolonyo Erick The courage that my mother had Went with her and is with her still: Licac* raced from the battlefield; But my mother endowed me with her brawn. The rancid kitenge¤ my mother wore She left behind for me to wear; I have nothing to treasure more: Yet, 'tis something I could spare. … Continue reading The Courage My Mother Had
Come To
By Bernadette Perez Come to Adventure travels indefinite Vague when this shall end This reminds me of a time Memories visit on occasion Contemplating whether or I should stay connected Entertained I wish you were here Frozen Shattered Pieces Difficult to be reckoned Potentially dangerous I lose consciousness … Continue reading Come To
Poems by Michael Lee Johnson
I’m a Riverboat Boy, Poem on Halsted Street (V2) As sure as church bells Sunday morning, ringing on Halsted near State Street, Chicago, these memories will be soon forgotten. I stumble in my life with these words like broken sentences. I hear and denounce myself in the distance, mumbling chatter off my lips. Fragments and … Continue reading Poems by Michael Lee Johnson
Sweet Wood
By Mehreen Ahmed Late afternoon drizzles blighted the lights. Layered clouds, hung over in translucent folds. Dusky shadows fell upon a gully’s end. Next to this, a cinnamon farm lay stretched to the horizon. Tia Magnolia stood on this farm, under a cinnamon tree. Her red sari wavered in the moody winds. She stripped off … Continue reading Sweet Wood
Poems by Alex Andy Phuong
Tri Birth Life Departure Throughout the journey The path could be rough Mistakes are inevitable Things happen Life happens Failures could be Gifts That educate Strive for more And try your best Because not trying Is the ultimate Form of failure Me Myself I Mind Body Soul All Coming Full-circle Educate Aspire to inspire … Continue reading Poems by Alex Andy Phuong
Poems by Linda Imbler
On The Day After Your Medical Moment Your image, the oldest of the photos Lying within this album of faces and souls. You asked forgiveness the day before you died, Then slipped away when my eyes turned aside. The rattling heater cannot stop the chill That is shaking my bones, though my world stands still. … Continue reading Poems by Linda Imbler
Poems by Feston Altus
Whale Dad yellow coffee-teeth, pepper beard: hasn't shaved in a week. this man lives in a twin bed with only fleeting dreams to dread. he needs white noise to sleep: whale songs. the elevator, old and needing repair, makes the same sounds. hearing them on his way, he falls to sleeping and riding all day. … Continue reading Poems by Feston Altus
You Belong to Me
By Tabassum Tahmina Shagufta Hussein I have just written your name in my luminous moon like heart With the colour of vermilion red. That you belong to me. Let the world know that you are mine. I see you while my eyes closed in the darkness. As if you come from heavenly world, A … Continue reading You Belong to Me
Three Haiku
By James Bates Butterfly Delight Purple Coneflower Monarch butterfly alights Double delightful. Sunlight Dancing Morning dew sparkles Tiny droplets glistening Sunlight dances wildly. Thirst Springtime misting rain Tender garden shoots reaching Thirstily drinking. Jim lives in a small town twenty miles west of Minneapolis, Minnesota. His stories have appeared online in CafeLit, The … Continue reading Three Haiku
Poems by Alex Andy Phuong
Timeless Rhymes and Rhythms Rhyme Rhymes with time A tale as old as time An allusion to Beauty and the Beast Reason Using the mind Logic, discipline, and sense Elinor Dashwood, the epitome of sense from Sense and Sensibility Rhyme and reason are interconnected The two princesses in The Phantom Tollbooth A children’s story about … Continue reading Poems by Alex Andy Phuong
Academy of the Heart And Mind 