By Jim Bates Mom's eyes are dim with memory faded, Words come hard and the spirit is flagging. Then, one day, It is as if a song begins, And through the deep recesses of forgetfulness, There emerges a kind of light, And renewed energy. Conversation begins. Words once forgotten form. She smiles as she remembers … Continue reading The Dance
Thomas and Angry Sea
By Andrew Scott Thomas Thomas is staring out his stained window, trying to process the mess that was made. The damage done in less than six months. The exact start of the descent is blurry in Thomas’ mind. So much has done on, it runs together. Flashes of memory creep in as reminders. Little smiles … Continue reading Thomas and Angry Sea
Morning Cat and Lineage Portrait
By Datoyes Tan Morning Cat His stripes has been replaced by bands of fluorescent sunlight Looks for the weeping bird under the chair, finds only roads So looks again, inside the lion's stomach, inside the cartwheeling jets Amber eyes are drenched in gasoline tears, set on fire The sun commits arson, over the rooftop pools, … Continue reading Morning Cat and Lineage Portrait
Early Winters are the Worst and Other Poems
By Richard LeDue Early Winters are the Worst The pond where they swam away summer nights, naked and laughing at the heat, is now covered with ice, like cold eyes drowning tears, and the promise of spring just another lie they tell themselves, so they can forgive how smiles betray glances out windows or cursing … Continue reading Early Winters are the Worst and Other Poems
Nobody Comes to the Library Anymore
By Aisha Khan Smoke hung so thick in the library’s rafters that she could read words in it. She coughed and her hand reached up to the left side of her head. Her eyes were stinging, but the curiosity made her look back up. For a nanosecond, the words darkened, becoming clearer. Only a moment … Continue reading Nobody Comes to the Library Anymore
Mystic Dell
By Lamont Turner My saunter led me far to see the mocking myriads revelry, among the hoary withered trees, upon the clouded crystal seas, where sanguine spirits never dwell __ __ the twilight heart of Mystic Dell. Where heaven and hell through awe have stayed, for wonder of the acts displayed, beneath the rainbow colored … Continue reading Mystic Dell
Apple Orchard
By Joseph S. Pete As the air turned crisp, the desiccated leaves blazed with color, as they all flocked like Canadian geese to the orchard, the couple hoped to stroll down pristine rows of verdant trees all saddled with sagging boughs heavy with fresh fruit. They had envisioned bucolic grids of Instagrammable trees where they … Continue reading Apple Orchard
A Timepiece Story
By Rosa Meronek The room is silent. She frowns as she steps into the foyer, turning to lock the deadbolt on the front door. The soft tick of the large clock on the wall echoes in the quiet. Tick. Tick. Tick. Her gaze falls on the dirty socks in the corner. The muddy shoes. She … Continue reading A Timepiece Story
The Bird and the Man
By Nathan Gromotowicz I remember seeing a strange bird unfamiliar to me and shortly after a tall man with a tall hat faraway they approach me causally asking if I had the time I looked for my imaginary watch always kept it on my wrist they were crestfallen after expressing great enthusiasm once I told … Continue reading The Bird and the Man
Helmsman and Other Poems
By Victoria Crawford Helmsman Voyagers gaze from the sloop on deck, all at sea, under the sky, while the plowman of waves, in long furrows of weather and stars, steadies the tiller Through wind and storm, passengers scour the heavens, astrologers scavenging fate in mythic signs and shapes constellations of guidance unseen Tides rise and … Continue reading Helmsman and Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 