By Karlie Taylor My high school is on fire. I saw it before I heard the news on the radio in Dad’s shed, constantly playing to ward off birds, or through the screeching of the scanner whose sharp tones could pull even dad out of a deep sleep. My bedroom, still covered in the posters … Continue reading Heathens
Winter Drowsiness and Other Poems
By Robin Locke Winter Drowsiness Inside heavy limbs tucked beneath blankets Outside heavy limbs tucked beneath snow Cup of tea in hand I wait in warmth with the sleeping earth to wake up again and bloom Crying Out to Blue Bird spreads its wings, Flies high in the sky, lifts its head, Cries out to … Continue reading Winter Drowsiness and Other Poems
Ocean Poems
By James G. Piatt The Seashore “For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), it's always ourselves we find in the sea." e.e. cummings The soft sandy shore, spreading like a dusty yellow carpet reflected the sun’s warm rays onto my bare shoulders as the morning melted into the balminess of noon, causing … Continue reading Ocean Poems
Plath’s Spring and Other Poems
By Madeleine Ringer Plath's Spring the birds are chirping this eve the sky is light and the trees lean in to whisper "spring has sprung" I know it is true the ash on my tongue has dissolved into dew my nose runs bloody but i smile through, luck is in my pocket, with a four … Continue reading Plath’s Spring and Other Poems
Premature Spring and Other Poems
By Michael Ansara Premature Spring Inexcusable, given the lush conditions of my life, joy has too often been a stranger. Now the sun seems stronger. Mud sucks at my shoes. My body still moving is a blessing. This year, winter was two days when the earth Cracked from the cold. That our bodies still move … Continue reading Premature Spring and Other Poems
The Sun and Other Poems
By Anthony Ward The Sun (Life) The provider of life, Powering our planet. An engine of energy. Lighting our world, With its radiant countenance Expressed in the ocean of air. It’s intriguing sentience, Blinded beneath its intensity. Mercury (Communication) The atmosphere, desolate- Yet light-hearted Volatile in its eloquence, Its igneous desert both searing and cold, … Continue reading The Sun and Other Poems
Somnath and Other Poems
By Pulkita Anand Somnath The shrine enshrines Somnath The sea sees Somnath Waves wave Somnath People pray at Somnath Mincing mantras of Somnath Super splendour at Somnath The moon marks Somnath Wide vast waves of Somnath Speaks splendour of Somnath Immeasurable, immense, is Somnath, Somnath, Somnath…. Sudama A friend in need is a friend indeed … Continue reading Somnath and Other Poems
El Arte de la Existencia
By Achi The Crystal Curtains After Claude Monet, The Red Kerchief It was past golden hour when all feels quiet and the skies are singing their last encore of the day Those white curtains that stand still in the private When all is going amidst and all the color in the world begins to fade … Continue reading El Arte de la Existencia
Arrowroot Cookie
By Jim Bates Deep in the Northwoods lake country, the water glistened jewel-like under the bright sun. Waves were lapping on the shoreline bringing with them a gentle cadence to the day. The sand on the beach was scorching hot but seven-year-old Jack didn’t mind. He sat on the shore half in and half out … Continue reading Arrowroot Cookie
High School Musical
By Lily Damron I. Kindergarten: Age 6 Everyone is very bright and they sing! Everything stops and they put a light on you. You sing about how you feel and everyone cares a lot about everything. There is a lot to sing about! I like singing. Troy and Gabriella want to sing more. They can’t … Continue reading High School Musical
Academy of the Heart And Mind 