By Jamie Johnson The words square dance around in my head, unfixed, and unable to tumble down my tongue with ease. I try to talk but only stutter; the weight of those words; the allemandes and do si dos keep it stuck. Then you appear and the frequency in my brain calms; no more, swing … Continue reading The Dance
From Soil to Dust
By Dan Shpyra The bright lights were blinding Oleksa; his thin arm wiped the sweat from the forehead. June's sun did not play favourites. The man's weary blue eyes were staring at the dark rocks and dirt beneath the worn boots. As he leant to grab the pickaxe, the copper cross slipped from his linen … Continue reading From Soil to Dust
The scent of home and Other Poems
By Domina Petric The scent of home Heaven at night is full of stars. The candle on my table burns all night. The scent of purity fills my room. I am drawing the Perspective While the street lamps shine. Heavy rain clouds frown above the town. Heavenly Night can be felt only once. Rain, like … Continue reading The scent of home and Other Poems
Aina Ghar / The Mirror Room
By Mehreen Ahmed Between a three-hundred-year-old house of the Sufis, and an un-gated front yard, a quiet graveyard sleeps, where the bones of the ancestors rest. The spiritual leadership of this complex changes hands every time the previous sufi dies, and a new one is designated to the cushion called the Gaddi. who is then … Continue reading Aina Ghar / The Mirror Room
The Tranquility of Life
By Muhammed Sinan After a long time, I arrived at my heaven. No one uses or minds it. No one stays or comes. No one takes care of or builds up I can see a lot of rusty doors and windows. Pictures of scholars, gods, and historians were hanging on the sore wall. I looked … Continue reading The Tranquility of Life
Memory and Other Poems
By Dominik Slusarczyk Memory This light is Disguised as night. I watch it weave Its way through the Undergrowth like A snake slithering Over a pedantic lawn. I do not call out And beg it for Aid even though I Need light like I Need love: That light will not Help a dying star like … Continue reading Memory and Other Poems
Poem on Kindness
By Sangita Kansal By lighting the path of another You light your own Seeds of love and compassion Not hatred be sown Give spiritual light to the blind And voice to the downtrodden Leave no poor man behind Radiating warmth like the sun Sangita Kansal is a poet from England.
To those who see me
By Kaitlyn Byer Layers of my ghostly flesh Cremated by the tones of My culture I am no longer a who But a what What are you? A gringo showing up to our parranda With her colonizer blood Mami bears the weight Of marrying a white man Of failing to teach me her mother tongue … Continue reading To those who see me
Measures of Central Tendency and Staffs at Counter
By Raaji Measures of Central Tendency Say others are minded of mean As if we are generous have been Willing to project self on mode Thus selfish always on aboard Need our judgment as median To be either side guardian Measures of tendency in maths for us Measures of tendency matching for us Staffs at … Continue reading Measures of Central Tendency and Staffs at Counter
Ryan’s Magic
By Lewis Brett Smiler Previously Published in Scarlet Leaf Review on February 10, 2019 At ten years old, Ryan Thorpe was a master of illusion. With fast hands and a contagious smile, the budding magician could easily amaze anyone. The magic act had given Ryan a new identity, a way to connect with people. His … Continue reading Ryan’s Magic
Academy of the Heart And Mind 