By Irma Kurti I Knew The Gray Sky I lived a severe winter of lovewith chilliness, rain, and snow; I didn’t know there were too other seasons in this world.Immersed every day in a profound abyss,I felt shivers and coldness.Above me—an endless gray sky;I lost the light, the music, the songs.This severe, everlasting period robbed … Continue reading I Knew The Gray Sky and Other Poems
The Whistling Trees
By Aihimegbe Samson The hunters laid siege on the forestThey thought the games would comeThey heard voices and couldn’t restFumbling at the gun turn by turnDid you hear that quirk and quackThe old hunter listened and saidThat could be a wild duck packThat missed their way insteadBut rhythm came from odd branchesFrom trees with the … Continue reading The Whistling Trees
Closure
By Sanchari Dasgupta There cannot be a full stop after every sentence, my familiarity of the English language asks me for closure but I haven't had closure for the past few years, the only full stop in my life was the bindi that I put in between my two eyebrows when I travelled 150 kms … Continue reading Closure
Sunday Morning in the Dutch Caribbean
By Claire Frankel Sunday morning only the roosters are crowing a few cars blaring blasphemous music then quiet again The most brilliant sunshine In the world flooding the mountain tops like a laser in the Pilot’s eye revealing every dry leaf Trees huddled for safety No rain for weeks Oh humans and your global warming! … Continue reading Sunday Morning in the Dutch Caribbean
Shopping Haiku and Doggie Date Haiku
By Laura Stamps Shopping Haiku Going to Marshalls to buy a gift. Find lipstick for me. Buy that too. At Marshalls my phone rings. It’s the vet. Really? “What’s up?” I say. Clueless. Oh. It’s the cute vet tech I saw there. And now he’s asking me out. Yikes! How do I tell him I … Continue reading Shopping Haiku and Doggie Date Haiku
To Pick a Lock
By Hannah Earley The Demetren Fields had a reputation for attracting wanderers searching for answers to their woes. The wind was a wraith carrying the fields’ whispers to their ears, urging them toward its isolation on the outskirts of town. The tall, yellow grasses were roiling waves with the wild gales and grew into a … Continue reading To Pick a Lock
Insurmountable Differences
By Dawn DeBraal Casey signed, leaning against the door. She’d met her soulmate. Mark was perfect. He had a flawless smile and olive skin and was mannerly, charismatic, and considerate. She’d run out of positive adjectives to describe Mark to her parents and friends. He was husband material, and she thought of him that way … Continue reading Insurmountable Differences
Botanizing
By Jim Bates They were two brothers exploring hills and fields, breathing the rarefied air and escaping for a time the noise and grime of the city, looking for something deeper, more meaningful. They’d walk through deep woods, cool and green in the first light of early morning dawn. They’d tromp across warm meadows fragrant … Continue reading Botanizing
CPD
By Reeve Chudd Sometimes, an arithmetic or statistical obsession in someone can be annoying, but my nephew’s discriminatory feeding calculations are a constant source of pride and envy for me. My brother, Bart, and his wife, Cindy, worked for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID, for short) and lived somewhere near Lima, Peru, … Continue reading CPD
The Dauntless
By S. I. Rocco I knew nothing of boats and even less of the deep, glittering waters of Bar Harbor, Maine. Yet as I reflect on that August at sea some thirty years ago, I do not recall even a trace of fear. I remember the eight-hour car ride, the furthest I had ever been … Continue reading The Dauntless
Academy of the Heart And Mind 