By Devin Vandriel Parvez sat like a puddle, waiting for the town Priestesses to help his mother through her suffering. The dropping sun was just caressing the tops of distant trees. A howl - thin as water - cut the air. As the howls of Sachio corroded the night air, his neck hair stood, urging … Continue reading Sun Rise Tomorrow
Faith, a Name for Hope and Other Poems
By Amrita Valan Faith, a Name for Hope We all worship differently At the altar of God Heaven allures Earthy blue green beauty A labour of love Needs to satiate a Wanderlust An Eden, El Paradiso Swarga dham A better place to go Across the bridge Spanning Time And eternity We long for reassurance Searching … Continue reading Faith, a Name for Hope and Other Poems
Miracle Stain Remover
By Glen Donaldson Even while in the act of asking, long-suffering Gwendolyn O’Malley felt the tiredness that comes with uttering pointless words. “How hard would it be to put your dirty glass in the dishwasher instead of leaving it on the counter?” Her self-aware-grump husband Art, reclined in the floral-patterned lounge chair not ten feet … Continue reading Miracle Stain Remover
Twelve Years Old and Other Poems
By Rayne Lacko Twelve Years Old The rain falls outside. A rainbow of possibility punctuates the length of Twelve’s windowsill (poised for action): Sorbet-colored ponies with magic-infused birthmarks and long curling hair, a croaking wooden frog, a blue-grey shark with an epileptic motion-activated light in its belly, a hand-painted ceramic turtle, plastic robots presumably programmed … Continue reading Twelve Years Old and Other Poems
God Realization
By Jegadeesh Kumar Have broken a coconut In front of Ganesha to Come flourishing in exams. Read theological comics, Debated who was powerful, Vishnu or Vinayaka? When the eye of reasoning opened, Discerned God is not many but one. With closed eyes, have knelt before the lord Praying for A.C.T.S, Until knees wore out, tears … Continue reading God Realization
It’s somewhere
By JJ Moonchild It's somewhere between half-past missing you, and it all never having happened. It's somewhere in the middle of a panic attack, and the fetal position in your favorite sweatshirt. Time zones apart and miles from who we used to be, I catch myself slipping into oblivion repeatedly. waiting to one day be … Continue reading It’s somewhere
Angel
By Ms. Inspiration She never asks for anything in return, And never complains when life is unfair. After all, she is an angel divine in her own way. She smiles and is never filled with sorrow, The hurt inside her stays hidden besides, Angels never show defeat. How beautiful she is, not outer beauty. There … Continue reading Angel
To Have and To Hold
By Brian Peter Fagan The Restoration Room was on the 20th floor of the Mason Building in midtown Manhattan. There was a long waiting list to get into the Restoration Room and the service was very expensive, so it took me a long time to put the fee together and then another six months of … Continue reading To Have and To Hold
For Peers in Arrears and Time Served is Best
By Frank De Canio For Peers in Arrears I only hope they entertain as many scofflaws who’ll enjoy the breakage of the water main bequeathed them while in their employ. For it bestowed them means to cook, to clean, and make their garden grow. It helped snuff fires with the hook and ladder. What dark … Continue reading For Peers in Arrears and Time Served is Best
These Times
By Douglas Polk power in the hands of the panicked, a frightening thing, fighting to control, what can't be controlled, pressure applied to the masses, but the control weak, a leaky dam, at best, ready to break at any moment, and flood the world with chaos. Douglas Polk is a poet from the wilds of … Continue reading These Times
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