By Michael De Rosa Kaleidoscope We look at life The world through A lens In sharp focus A singular view Better To see the world Through a prism In all its Many-sidedness Panoply of views Seeing not just What we believe Or want to believe But what is there Before our eyes In all its … Continue reading Kaleidoscope and Other Poems
Morning Light
By Frances Leitch Morning Light It flows across the sky and dances on pine needles and coats meadows in light and brings a smile to flowers budding in their time of morning light. And with it comes the gift of birth, and sunshine mirth. Morning Sunlight In the chilly morn When sun rises up to … Continue reading Morning Light
The Run Home
By Eric Burbridge For once I followed the doctor’s orders. “Get some sunshine, good ole vitamin D.” He said. I loaded my walker and headed for Tooley Park, a thirty-minute drive from the house. As fast as I walked being tall, thin and I stood erect, people questioned, did I need it? Yes, unfortunately, these … Continue reading The Run Home
The King’s Grapes
By Patricia Furstenberg A king from a country where only sand covered the ground and water was more precious than gold, and some say that even the king’s entire wealth, reaching his old age and having gathered all the treasures he could have wished for, and more, woke up one day desiring one more thing. … Continue reading The King’s Grapes
A Letter to My Mother
By Amber Josfin Pineda Dear Philippines, I’ve decided it’s finally time that I start thinking about the future I want to build for you. Granted, I should’ve considered doing this long ago, but I wrongfully assumed that others would’ve taken initiative to do so before me. I suppose deflecting the blame, however, was a karmic … Continue reading A Letter to My Mother
Liquid Treasure
By Muhammad Sinan Black air covers the sky Which come from a small tube hole A liquid that moves the motors Controlled by many companies Pumps are the distributor People lined up, With their earnings To fill the tank, Which stitched in the motor. Government earns, Value increased, Reliance grownup, Aramco empower, A liquid that … Continue reading Liquid Treasure
Ghosts and Top Speed
By Anjali Paruvu Ghosts I thought I'd sewn up all the tears in my blue dress I'd used thread made of shining chloride It took me months to repair, their nails were so sharp, and now I'm sitting wondering what the point was I thought I had made the taps all leak-proof I double-checked and … Continue reading Ghosts and Top Speed
Lord Ganesh and Other Poems
By Bhupesh Chandra Karmakar Lord Ganesh Ganesha is a very popular god in Hinduism and is one of t he most worshiped Hindu tradition states that Ganesha is a god of wisdom, success and good luck Ganesh who is the tradition calls Vighneshvara gives different types of favours Lord Ganesha who is the son of … Continue reading Lord Ganesh and Other Poems
Blending and Other Poems
By Anthony Ward Blending Some of us are trees, Tall and bold. The rest merely leaves. Falling to the floor, To return to the earth. Some are picked and preserved in books, The rest left to decay. None more significant- As significant as all others. All blending into nothing. Lights Lumiere spawned light from darkness, … Continue reading Blending and Other Poems
Bertie and the Sheep
By Daniel Groves Once there was a young man who loved old books. Bertavious Bookman, more commonly called Bertie, spent most of his time with books—searching for them, buying them, restoring them, and talking about them with anyone who would listen. He would spend hours locked within the panels of his library, reading all the … Continue reading Bertie and the Sheep
Academy of the Heart And Mind 