By Nancy Lou Henderson As Elsa filled the small pan with water at the sink, she looked out the kitchen window, and her mind wandered back to her childhood. (How many times had she done this same routine early in the morning of a hot summer day?) When she had filled the pan with just the … Continue reading Southern Sweet Mint Tea
Curl and Other Poems
By Stephen Kingsnorth Curl The rising shave of chiselled wood, the great wave off Kanagawa, the calligraphic curve of grace, or ringlet hair around the ear. The sabre swipe of crescent moon, the dancing turn of treble clef, the cosmic turn gyrating spheres, or circling cornet ice-cream filled. Plantagenet pods' twisting spring, turning water past … Continue reading Curl and Other Poems
Sincerely Natural and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Sincerely Natural Natural Wonder Wondrous indeed Encompassing the sublime Sometimes fading with time Preserve such beauty Through environmental advocacy And take a stand To defend the land Through lending a hand Founding Founding Fathers Helped establish America Finding oneself Is part of the dream No matter how rough Life might seem, … Continue reading Sincerely Natural and Other Poems
Just One Spark and Other Poems
By Andrew Scott Just One Spark For change, sometimes all it takes is just one spark to see the light of what is right and what is wrong and the right path for change. The fires start out of frustration in the chaos of the land from watching flames of anger burn from broken ditches. … Continue reading Just One Spark and Other Poems
The Only Angel
By Vahid Husen Sayyad You are the only angel who come to my dream. With long brown curly hair and pink lips like rose. With the fragrance of purity you flow like a mild stream. I can feel myself alive again when you are close. With your smile, you give life to thousands of butterflies. … Continue reading The Only Angel
How We Leave and Other Poems
By Donna L. Emerson How We Leave Aunt Betty, my mother’s older sister, of the flaming red hair, fancy makeup, resembled a magazine model. Her clothing dramatic, stylish, often green or modern waves of pink and orange. In my school, girls with red hair never wore orange and said this was a rule that lasts … Continue reading How We Leave and Other Poems
Neath Shaded Trees
By Mike Turner Sun’s golden, setting rays Filter through verdant leaves Whilst a gentled, whispered wind Comforts with cooling breeze Arms’ strong, warm embrace On our hearts bestow their ease As a sweet and simple kiss Our passions lightly tease As twilight slowly fades And day’s memories we reprise Let us cross o’er yonder river … Continue reading Neath Shaded Trees
The Printer
By R. Shlesinger Berlin 1814 “You don’t do anything.” Bella’s voice hissed. “I do a lot of things.” “You sit at home and stare at the street.” “That can be dangerous as well.” “You’re nothing but a printer.” She spat the accusation out. “Men have been shot for that.” “You’re nothing. Who’d want to marry … Continue reading The Printer
The Kitchen Disaster
By Tim Law It was a scene of complete and utter chaos. There was only one word for a kitchen that was the equivalent of a culinary bombsite, pandemonium. With the last blue ribbon clutched tight in her hand, Mayor Sarah Robbins starred, gob smacked, scanning the Community Centre Kitchen in utter dismay. Maybe she … Continue reading The Kitchen Disaster
The Jack-O-Lantern Metaphor and Other Poems
By John Maurer The Jack-O-Lantern Metaphor As soon as I let myself in my head I tear it to pieces Gut my childhood memories Toss the liver of my birthdays Into a pan with coconut oil Harrow my hauntings with a hatchet Find my heart to be a puzzle short a piece Throw this into … Continue reading The Jack-O-Lantern Metaphor and Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 