There was a lingering scent, of pine and peppermint, out of the corner of my furthest sight, a fleeting moment of regal red with white, I know I saw him, some don't believe, they're usually grim. When, before, the pantry and shelter struggled for more, suddenly, some smiling folks came in, with bags of warm … Continue reading Christmas Contest 2019 First Place Poetry: “I Know I Saw Him” by Regina Elliot
Ringing again in the rain
By Jayanta Bhaumik It’s again the time to remember how I was born Taking a birth is like when you speak, you know the silence surpassing all this crowd, listening only to you, but then your words turning the solid opaque stars, some inactive globules, suddenly emitting only flinches to the world It’s a … Continue reading Ringing again in the rain
Two Poems by Stephen Mead
Ariel’s Mission This tree giant knows me & the grasses I pass upon looking to ignite brooks. Listen, I’m calling through the sudden undulation of leaves. Is it some sea sound or else; stranger: Soft whispers, candles in petals placed on a lake? How they float to anoint senses, a hushed travelling dream talk that … Continue reading Two Poems by Stephen Mead
The Untranslatable: Zalatwic
By Thomas Page The Untranslatable This is a series of poems of words that do not directly translate into English. I have tried to capture the essence of the word in a poem. Upon the dusking sun with the twilighting moon neither at its zenith, Sit the parded-faces with the furor of the countless stars … Continue reading The Untranslatable: Zalatwic
A Poem by Marc Carver
I think about whether I should put this out into the world just one more just one more. Even if I only send it to one person just one more just one more. So people can see that I am an artist, I can create still just one more just one more but I have … Continue reading A Poem by Marc Carver
Poems by John Grey
GUITAR The oldest, dearest friend I have and yet there's never been a poem about you, my precious guitar of steel on spruce and melancholy sweet tone. I rest you on my lap so you can play for me, touch your frets, your strings lightly like tapping in a combination number that will … Continue reading Poems by John Grey
Poems by John Kaniecki
Johnny Ace I am the unknown hero Endless sums adding to zero There is a castle made of sand Crumbling from a wave Motion from the ocean That none can understand Let alone save Don’t tell me this is a new song Just sing it strong And act like it does belong Cause if the … Continue reading Poems by John Kaniecki
Glancing in the Mirror
By Dianne Moritz He says, “I can’t wait for tomorrow.” Spicy cologne splashes his craggy face. Warm steam sweats the cool glass, as she giggles and plays along. “Because I get better looking every day!” Watching him comb back thick, gray feathered hair, goosebumps prickle her thin arms. She steps close, kisses his damp, worn … Continue reading Glancing in the Mirror
Three Poems by Alyssa Trivett
Your Porch I recall an evening, one Fall, on the way back to my metal box, I spotted the opossum and stopped, didn’t even have a chance to think of a proper Baby Book name from nineteen eighty five to christen it with, due to stage fright. God, how I miss those nights on … Continue reading Three Poems by Alyssa Trivett
The Untranslatable: Uitwaaien
By Thomas Page The Untranslatable This is a series of poems of words that do not directly translate into English. I have tried to capture the essence of the word in a poem. The years are the like the bricklayers with a bounty of concrete Piling on the shoulders bulking with the pride of … Continue reading The Untranslatable: Uitwaaien
Academy of the Heart And Mind 