Like torches held aloft, a patchwork of copper and gold treesdapple the terrain. Merciless, a sudden gust sweeps through,stripping the boughs,sending a storm of color whirling to the ground. A lone jogger slows to a walk,bewitched by the dried leaves’ crunch beneath his every step.Children kick through mounds of fallen foliage —scarves trailing, breath visible,voices … Continue reading September Autumn Competition Poetry Co-Winner: “An Evening in the Park” by Carissa Coane
September Autumn Competition Poetry Co-Winner: “Autumn Vibes” by Mary Bone
Autumn declares her glory withvibrant hues.The view is spectacular for a while.The trees are clothed for a time.The next season won’t be so gentle,when cold air blows in and stripsthe beauty away leaving a stark reality.Winter’s breath will soon arrive. Mary Bone has been writing poetry and short stories since childhood. Some of her poems … Continue reading September Autumn Competition Poetry Co-Winner: “Autumn Vibes” by Mary Bone
September Autumn Competition Poetry Co-Winner: “Autumnal Demise” by Emer McDermott
A soft hum came over autumn,beneath my feet patchwork was being complete. The wind rustled to knit the leaves together.Amber, gold, and green.The sky sighed out pristine clouds,soft velvet puffsagainst the cornflower blue.Tender September sung a symphony, and the morning mist danced, softening the distancebetween you and me. Rain ricocheted against my windscreenlike cathartic calligraphy, … Continue reading September Autumn Competition Poetry Co-Winner: “Autumnal Demise” by Emer McDermott
Winners of the September Contest
Here are the winners of our ninth 2025 Contest! The dates next to their names will be the day their work will be posted to our website. 28: Poetry Co-Winner: Emer McDermott 29: Poetry Co-Winner: Mary Bone 30: Poetry Co-Winner: Carissa Coane Thank you to everyone who entered into our contest!
The Fairy of Sunlit Fields
By Elanur Williams She dances in sunlit fieldswhere the air smells of honey and earth,her laughter carried on the breezeamid the distant hum of bees.Her wings a shimmer, hair tangled with flowers,rose and lavender entwined. In her eyes, the summer sky:a thousand blue and infinite dreams.And as day meets dusk, she rests by a stream, … Continue reading The Fairy of Sunlit Fields
It’s Been a Happy Trail
By H.L. Dowless It's been a long trail,Through towering oak woods,Across plowed fieldsAnd elegant meadow dales.We had loads of fun Neath a foreign sun,Now I think it's time I’ll fly a sail!Gosh,It's certainly been such a happy trail,Loads of smiles,Enchanting rides on life’s carousel,For many miles.My,Have we all such a cheer-filled story to tell!All around … Continue reading It’s Been a Happy Trail
The Mountain’s Promise
By Mohit Saini They told you to be small—to erode politely,to apologize for your weather,to let the clouds decide your silhouette.But rock remembers its volcanic tongue.Peel back your skin of topsoil:beneath lies a spine that refused the glacier,a throat that still hums with magma.Height is not arrogance.It’s the act of remainingwhile the wind tries to … Continue reading The Mountain’s Promise
a divine dinner tune
By Grace Lee when we gathered around the kitchen table,holding hands as my mother said grace,the clatter of plates rang like beating drumswhile the dumplings cracked like fireworkson the frying pan. our voices were keys of apiano. every conversation played in myears as a melodic tune. blinded by risingsteam and golden, glimmering sunlightpeeking through the … Continue reading a divine dinner tune
Your Lady from Afar
By Fatimah Akanbi I waved from afarLike every other dayAnd you tipped a hat to meAs to all other strangersBut I never knewI'd wake up to find youBidding the castle goodbye Saying adventure awaited outsideYou turned a new chapterAs you set sail on the seaWhile I'll forever beThat open book you'll never readBut I'll wave … Continue reading Your Lady from Afar
mercurial reverie
By Leonardo Chung in the blackened abyss i hear a voice: a harlequined peacock a fiery blaze of sequinsin echoes of notes like stars an orchestra ofsupernovas a sculptor of soundscapesa singer of requiems of rhapsodies now hold on to that cosmic tie and ignite the tail of that chameleon let’s soar on wings of … Continue reading mercurial reverie
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