By Lily Damron I. Kindergarten: Age 6 Everyone is very bright and they sing! Everything stops and they put a light on you. You sing about how you feel and everyone cares a lot about everything. There is a lot to sing about! I like singing. Troy and Gabriella want to sing more. They can’t … Continue reading High School Musical
Tankas and Other Poems
By Willie Plaschke Tankas we’ve had this old hope of waking up as earthworms, slowly, in the mud, digesting tiny specks of dreams of waking up as birds * still going, he’s still going, the angel assigned to bless everything; maybe because we’ve hid our pain so well there’s nothing left * truth, not to … Continue reading Tankas and Other Poems
The Waves
By Jill Jepson Sunday mornings without fail, my parents packed us into the car and drove us to mass. Sacred Heart Church was just three blocks from our house, but still we drove, to make sure we arrived fresh and perfect, we girls in our prettiest dresses, little hats, short white gloves, and Sunday shoes—white … Continue reading The Waves
Timeless and Other Poems
By Sahana Ray Timeless There's a peace in knowing I may not be yours tomorrow. Today, I can drink from the depths of your eyes, I can catch the words falling from your lips, catch your breath, as much as I wish to, and complete your thoughts. Tonight, I can caress your gentle cheeks, and … Continue reading Timeless and Other Poems
Sun Tzu and Entertainment: The Land Before Time’s “Easy Route”
By Andrew Nickerson Many classics have achieved long-lasting fame/influence, but it’s hard to find any such document with the track record of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, a masterpiece that’s been the text on tactics/strategy for 2,000+ years. In its pages can be found the blueprints for victory, the lone goal of any war, … Continue reading Sun Tzu and Entertainment: The Land Before Time’s “Easy Route”
Sonder
By Jonathan Gennaro In the hospital, the man waited. He waited for the results of his lover’s procedure. Sweat dripping and knee jumping he learned nothing. All secrets stayed hidden on the other side of the door. Nurses, patients and doctors passed him paying no mind. They held no relevance in this story, but who … Continue reading Sonder
Haunted House
By Sarah Demeter One moment forever captured Inside a haunted house Abandoned of light This house once filled with luminescence Now stands bleak barely seen in day As if the windows had betrayed the people within Bouncing off light Forbidding it to breeze and illuminate the residents lives Guiding the mourning of people with something … Continue reading Haunted House
Ola de primavera and Other Poems
By Rosalie Hendon Ola de primavera You run your fingers through my hair, waves of red-gold shining in the lamplight Tu pelo es una ola de primavera, you tell me Your hair looks like a wave of spring I imagine a woodland carpeted with hillsides of wildflowers Digo, ola de otoño I mean autumn, you … Continue reading Ola de primavera and Other Poems
Over there Beyond The Fence
By Katrina Johnston Sometimes Tricia’s sons played super heroes. Kayden, her youngest, pretended the sunglasses were night vision scanners imbued with infrared. Maybe Gavin too, although he was three years older and not overly imaginative or much wiser. Maybe he had tossed their mother’s glasses over the fence and into Gary Sitwell's yard. Tricia hoped … Continue reading Over there Beyond The Fence
The Chase
By Peace Nkeiruka Maduako It began to rain. The cold rain water dripped onto our heads from the leaves of the mango tree we sat under. As we gathered around for warmth, all we could hear in the surrounding bushes was the sound of the heavy rain splattering in the puddles collecting allover the place. … Continue reading The Chase
Academy of the Heart And Mind 