By Sally Simon A crescent shaped kiwi singular flanked by Maori poles of totem, red and white tongues hang from painted faces Five cent silver fern black and white tick marks curve wave simplicity in motion Granite mountains green and blue collide Wool clings to wool reflections on Lake Coleridge ripple under scribbled … Continue reading New Zealand
Career and Other Poems
By James Croal Jackson Career After I axed past the tree-lined path, I turned the wrench that opened safes of gold with my own hand. And then I hired someone with wrists of a little more tension. I should have never slept in the bed of wealth. I should have known, in the night when … Continue reading Career and Other Poems
Two Poems
By Maureen Barron Why Don't You Ring? Phone call. "Why don't you ring? I could be ill or dead I might as well be It's like no one cares I always have to ring them. They never ring me." "Because I" "Hello, hello, are you there dear? As I was saying Why don't you ring … Continue reading Two Poems
She is the Man
By Thembi Vuma Yeah, she is the man alright She doesn't back down from any challenge It is almost like she has a study guide for this thing called life Every jab that life has throw at her Every knock out punch that was meant to keep her down Somehow she bounced back with her … Continue reading She is the Man
Hypocrites and Black Sun
By Chima Paschal Hypocrites painted masquerades the apparel of charade seductive lips of the pulpit pervade like a damp armpit they grab the front pew like they're the chosen few with their big and giant bible on which they noisily babble their "hallelujah" is the loudest mouths of prayer are the widest with flamboyant dresses … Continue reading Hypocrites and Black Sun
The Straw Hat Seeker of Truth and Other Poems
By D. Marie Fitzgerald the straw hat seeker of truth alone I don the straw hat a Huckleberry seeking freedom under overhanging clouds always there obscuring vision I can’t even see the roses brought to me by someone who said he loved me offered me teacups of wild herbs holding prophecies could come true during … Continue reading The Straw Hat Seeker of Truth and Other Poems
Being in Love With Shakespeare in Love and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Being in Love With Shakespeare in Love Oh lady, Viola, be my muse How could I ever refuse? My admiration for thee A love story creating a conception For the greatest love story almost never told My lady, you have made my writing bold And even though we are all getting … Continue reading Being in Love With Shakespeare in Love and Other Poems
True Seeress Poems
by True Seeress (character created by Sultana Raza) Flowers of Truth Pluck gently At the flowers of truth, Or pluck them not at all. For they will wilt if not nourished By the essence of truth itself. Place one gently In the cavity of your heart, And as you wait patiently For it to settle, … Continue reading True Seeress Poems
Tearful Tsunami and Other Poems
By Mark Tulin Tearful Tsunami A torrential downpour washed away her dreams, and took her down a spiral of despair I rushed toward her like a lifeguard, rescuing the rain-soaked girl, whose broken spirit left her drowning in a tearful tsunami I found her in dangerous waters, gave her a life preserver to hold, a … Continue reading Tearful Tsunami and Other Poems
Metal Santas and Other Poems
By Linda Imbler Metal Santas An eclectic gift-a full mailbox. The Publisher’s Clearinghouse hope against the statistics. The unnecessary true name or occupant, who will it be today? All sorted by good men and women in small trucks. The mighty flow of ads, a likely stream of more. The nature of peoples’ ink hidden within … Continue reading Metal Santas and Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 