By Tani Law Rey Where Old Men Plant Trees My foreshortened - scraped twig - twisted root - sub-prime - sub-man stick-figure arms - flail concentric - like the Dow - in rotorcraft whorls - Whirling from the black smoke - older than my forest - more of a plantation - I would take off … Continue reading Where Old Men Plant Trees and Likingthrope
She Smiled
By Nancy Machlis Rechtman Her heart pounded against the walls of her chest, echoing throughout her body. Her head was filled with the staccato of snare drums. Clara looked down at her hands. Her hands - the one gift that couldn’t be taken away from her. Her hands - the hands that were about to … Continue reading She Smiled
Spirits, Bound
By Mike Turner A rustling breeze Blows ‘cross my mind And whispers of your name As flowers’ petals spread to sun Your memory I reclaim Raindrops, gentle Lightly fall Caressing, as your kiss While verdant leaves cast shadows, long Enveloping me with bliss Though time may pass And worlds may turn Through all I comprehend … Continue reading Spirits, Bound
Blazing
By Ian Copestick Daffodils, daisies, and dandelions, the colours yellow and white blazing against the green background, even when wet, and rained upon is a sight that gladdens my heart. After months of skeletal naked trees, and muddy churned up grass that looks like the Somme, to see colours other than grey and green, the … Continue reading Blazing
Help
By Ranjit Kulkarni On a normal working day, Robin Warne would be in some corporate meeting this time in the afternoon. But today was a light afternoon at work, to his delight. So he sat at his desk staring at the laptop screen, pretending to be busy. At his level in the company, he couldn't … Continue reading Help
Notebooks and Other Poems
By Stephen Kingsnorth Notebooks The beetle carried rainbow, iridescence in the black; it scurried from my bootstraps, submerged, buried beneath muck. Colour frequent underground, stealing treasure from our eyes, good reason for us digging, to unearth the pirate’s horde. I notice it when talking to shy backward-stepping folk - reluctant rays from limelight, momentary centre … Continue reading Notebooks and Other Poems
The Traveling Circus Show and Other Poems
By Ann Christine Tabaka The Traveling Circus Show I remember … The circus came to town that year. A show of strange and exotic beasts. Billowing tents stained with age evoked images of castles. Music played; stories were told. Laughter pealed through the air. Colored lights and magic weaved their charm. We danced; we sang. … Continue reading The Traveling Circus Show and Other Poems
Leaving For Love
By Luke Beling The sea was a candle in his eyes. If he hoped to find what lay underneath it, he'd need to kiss her on the lips and promise to be back one day. Mary considered herself more than obtuse, undebated over like the choice of a holiday in the mountains or at the … Continue reading Leaving For Love
Colleague and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Colleague Intrigue Conspire Confer Entice Entrance Hypnotic Ensnare the mind Arrest the heart And even when apart Colleagues who Become true friends Remain in touch For close acquaintanceships Are true friendships Three Trinity Combined To form unity Unify Soar high By & by All in all Avoid the fall And stand … Continue reading Colleague and Other Poems
The Basket Weavers
By Steve Carr Mrs. Chattam’s tendency toward exaggerated worries and anxieties led her to view the man outside the cottage on the other side of the pond with a great deal of apprehension. The only things she saw him take out of the back of his car were several fishing poles and a shiny red … Continue reading The Basket Weavers
Academy of the Heart And Mind 