By Stephen Kingsnorth Yield You know, like dough, a verse needs rest, before again you wrestle words, or like a smith you hammer, beat, to smash the molten into shape. Now does it sizzle, tip dipped, cool, or maybe back to furnace heat, avoid pig-iron, brittle work, when best is wrought through sweated toil? If … Continue reading Yield and Other Poems
Where the Sun is Silent
By Austin Jones he air was dry and heavy. The sun gave no warmth though it shone bright. Once, not long ago, a serene mountain with lush green trees and open trails. It was now covered in thick snow. Tobin was hunting and being hunted. He hoped he would find his god-forsaken dragon fast, before … Continue reading Where the Sun is Silent
I continue to dream and Other Poems
By Vanaja Malathy I continue to dream As a little girl I dreamt my play to all day last, As an adolescent I dreamt of growing up fast, As a girl in teens I daydreamed a world of fantasy, damsel dreams of love and adventure you can’t see As a woman in my middle age … Continue reading I continue to dream and Other Poems
Time and Other Poems
By Marc Isaac Potter Time Pairs of little bare feet Running across the Kentucky Bluegrass, Children laughing as they run, Showing off their new Easter clothes. Pappa pops a beer In the hot pool and chugs this one too. Momma is in the house Peeling carrots while Auntie Cleans in another part of the house. … Continue reading Time and Other Poems
Wildflower and Other Poems
By Monique de Koning Wildflower Trees lush with cherry blossoms caught in the corner of my eye, overlooking a meadow of mesmerizing shades as far as skies reach: the artist's selection, chosen to attract butterflies and honeybees gathering from afar to attend this season's feast, hosted by Mother Nature. Grass joyously engaged in a silent … Continue reading Wildflower and Other Poems
The Love of a Mother
By Taryn Miller Something was wrong. It took Reilly a few seconds to recognize it, but then it hit her: Teagan wasn’t crying. Teagan woke up crying every morning—it was how she let her mother know that she was awake. Reilly also suspected that she was afraid because she was all alone, but her father … Continue reading The Love of a Mother
An Acre of Gold
By Robert H. Kono An acre of vacant land lay in front of Kenny Oyama’s house, a 1920s vintage building in need of a fresh coat of paint to replace the peeling flakes of white. Kenny was not as concerned about painting the house as he was putting the acre to use—to augment his and … Continue reading An Acre of Gold
The Window
By Ed Bogdan Ever since John’s accident, the window has been his pain. The buck’s antlers were so majestic that his mind’s eye left the road. His body healed but his brain was beleaguered with new built-in fears. His window to the world, previously open to nature’s beauty, became foggy and defiled with images fractured … Continue reading The Window
Snow Angel
By Richard Patterson The old man trudged strenuously through the foot deep snow in the Alaskan wilderness. His heart was pounding in his chest and he had to keep telling himself that it was not as hard as it seemed, that he was going to make it back to his cabin. He was just under … Continue reading Snow Angel
A Blast from the Past
By Nancy Machlis Rechtman Marcus had been 10 years old when the time capsule was buried beneath the cornerstone of the new movie theater on Main Street and Pine on May 27, 1975. Originally, it was agreed that the capsule would be opened in 50 years, in the year 2025. Marcus couldn’t even imagine being … Continue reading A Blast from the Past
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