When the wild bird sings. When the wild bird sings a domesticated song; you know in your heart, he belongs to the sound And in his presence your heart beats faster, having had him around He may sit idle by, on a fence or in a tree; rejoicing in the brevity of your open door … Continue reading Poems by Nardine Sanderson
LOVE MAKES ME FEEL GOOD INSIDE: kids talk love
By Dianne Moritz Kids are innocent. Kids are cute. Kids are eloquent. Talk to them. Ask them questions. You’ll find that kids always have an answer, a charming take on just about any subject. Prompted by me, with a bit of help from Charles Schultz and the Peanuts Gang, I offer this pint-sized point-of-view … Continue reading LOVE MAKES ME FEEL GOOD INSIDE: kids talk love
Poems by Renae Clinton
Lost in Pavement a bad night sleep, a traffic jam the city swallows hard lost in pavement, don’t tell me who the hell dealt this card the cog is stuck, wheels won't turn crowds are in the way no views to buy can't see the sky, anyway turn off the power, I say it's … Continue reading Poems by Renae Clinton
Poems by Alex Andy Phuong
Underrepresentation Minorities Combined with Congruence Parallelism Iridescence Colors Reflecting Diversity Trapped & bound, but still bursting with freedom Bold Be audacious Independent Iridescent Color the world And paint over What is dark Nestled Lives Security vs. Simplicity vs. Audacity (but not recklessness) Some might say That they do not have … Continue reading Poems by Alex Andy Phuong
Poems by Andrew Scott
Mr. Thomas Hello Mr. Thomas, see you sitting like you have been everyday for over the past twenty years, sipping a black coffee in the corner of this old café. Pretending to mind your own. Most of us leave you be, looking over, feeling sorry with the worn clothes your wear. It looks … Continue reading Poems by Andrew Scott
Poems by Paweł Markiewicz
The longing the enticing aspiration is such a golden Apollonian sunshine my muse-like tune of a bosom as the dainty cherubic dreamlet or it is a tender ring that shines at the magnanimous chevalier and it is an embellishment of the metaphysics the dazzling wishfulness is able to long for Herculeanly propitious sea of candles … Continue reading Poems by Paweł Markiewicz
Museum
By Alex Andy Phuong Physical buildings And artistic architecture Holding remnants from the past. Museums hold artifacts Yet artistic expression, Hope And creativity Pave the way for the future. This present moment in time Is the greatest gift of all Because it is, thankfully, not the last. Alex Andy Phuong earned his Bachelor … Continue reading Museum
The Untranslatable: Verschlimmbessern
By Thomas Page 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. Have you ever tried to put out a fire at a banquet Only to have the reams of white set ablaze after she … Continue reading The Untranslatable: Verschlimmbessern
Poems by Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad
Skittles with planets An amethyst, he said slamming down the prayer beads. talking above the nauseous fumes of camphor and incense he drew skewed circles intersecting subsets - seventeen of them jotting numbers on a paper that presumably charted the rebel trajectory of all the wayward moons and wastrel stars that had driven me to … Continue reading Poems by Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad
Poems by Umar Yogiza Jr
the silent bird in us with broken wings this is the silent hum of a bird in us with broken wings remember all the sacrifice that has gone into this healing— elope if it's the only chance of your survival call out to ahmadu bello of more than fifty years ago if … Continue reading Poems by Umar Yogiza Jr
