By Ron Roman Late Summer Sunday Afternoon Hike Hiking late summer Sunday afternoon, Sun yet strong still. What does it matter, Where do we go? Venule-shaped verdant leaves, Now surround me everywhere. Colorless sky staring back overhead, Giving off a soulless glow. Waters churning in nearby brook, Giving birth to memories that echo. Distant bird … Continue reading Late Summer Sunday Afternoon Hike and Bus Stop Saturday Night
Burgess and Other Poems
By Marc Carver Burgess I drove to the top of the hill the one with the school at the top parked the car and watched the sun go down put the radio on and listened to the classical music window down waving my arms I had never even heard it before later found out it … Continue reading Burgess and Other Poems
Exile and My Africa
By Michael Paterson-Jones Exile The slash of red of cardinals playing in the snow, Conflicts with memories of the Africa I know. My mind drifts away from winters cold and cruel, To summers where the bright sun is the fuel That fires the growth of grass and fever trees, Egret perches, and where giraffe can … Continue reading Exile and My Africa
I Wish
By David Alan Owens I wish it were that we were friends Sharing those things we found common I wish we strolled along the Seine one day And talked with the others who were there I wish tomorrow might never stroll into our lives And chase away forever that seldom felt mood I wish I … Continue reading I Wish
New Day
By Mike Turner Each night As twilight fades I despair for the world’s end Longing for a better tomorrow Each morning As dawn unfolds I am rewarded By the warm embrace Of a fresh beginning With the new day Mike Turner is a songwriter and poet living on the US Gulf Coast. He was featured … Continue reading New Day
Echoes of a Distant Future
By John Lane For the past fifty years, NASA led a secret government project, called The Spoken Word, to determine the existence of life inside black holes. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, after the first two probes self-destructed, the agency successfully sent out a third probe, nicknamed Alpha 3, equipped with faster-than-light technology. … Continue reading Echoes of a Distant Future
Face to Face
By Uday Mukerji Face to Face I threw off the comforter and ran to the bathroom. I was perspiring, and my heart was pounding inside my chest. I sat down at the edge of the bathtub to put the whole incident into perspective, although I feared the harm had already been done. The words had … Continue reading Face to Face
A Healthy Lifestyle and Other Poems
By Bhupesh Chandra Karmakar A Healthy Lifestyle A retired man, who wants to hit the old age milestone, wants to keep it all as long as he wants. He realised as hard work and discipline are essential in life, but diet is important to improve. He, who is proud to have survived so long, was … Continue reading A Healthy Lifestyle and Other Poems
Swish
By Matthew Ulmer I was invisible until the day I got superpowers. Not literally invisible, of course. Just your average high school kid: a small group of equally irrelevant friends, a crush on a girl who didn’t know I existed, an out-of-reach dream college as I entered sophomore year. And I really sucked at sports. … Continue reading Swish
By the Clock
By Barry Kritzberg He said he would meet her under Marshall Field’s clock. Everyone knew the clock, he said, it was a Chicago landmark, even though Marshall Field’s had become Macy’s. He said all of this quickly, for he was hoping to conceal that he was without wheels and would arrive by public transportation. He … Continue reading By the Clock
Academy of the Heart And Mind 