By Joan McNerney Spring Equinox This is when we search for color to transform cold grey. Rainfall begins its magic high lighting sky blue. We see stacks of luminous clouds as plants pop out emerald buds and forsythia busts open with sparkling yellow stalks. Trees dressed up in chic green boogie through noon breezes. Aromatic … Continue reading Songs for Four Seasons
My Relationship With The Last Day Of My Life
By Ahmad Al-khatat Lately I started having a close relationship with the last day of my life right after, death will collect my spirit somewhere near the broken gates of hell I recalled two young girls, laughing like headless chickens in the cage of Animal Farm, while George Orwell is alerting them from the danger … Continue reading My Relationship With The Last Day Of My Life
“A Quiz”
By Thomas Page The closest thing to silence echoes through the room. The lesson plans of other teachers bleed in through the walls Like a gushing wound by a riverbed To set the stage of unease. The occasional flip of paper Or the clawing of an eraser Work in syncopation led by no conductor. Does … Continue reading “A Quiz”
What’s Inside My Heart
By Ahmad Al-khatat What’s inside my heart is unraveled sorrows between regrets leaves from the trees of my honesty to the people I love the most What’s inside my heart are arteries living on my ache’s bad habits that could be a cure with eyes weeping every day I have no choice to stay healthy What’s … Continue reading What’s Inside My Heart
Poems by Marc Carver
By Marc Carver FAILURE I keep finding this poem on the floor it tells of a different time of a person sure he was different from everybody else So sure he risked everything I am not sure I am the same person on that page but at least I still believe ANGEL DANCING The woman … Continue reading Poems by Marc Carver
A Keyboard As Hot As A Smocking Barrel
By Mendes Biondo I’ve got to write an article about a banner affixed against the wall of a library something against mobsters and indifference something for those who believe culture could kill professionals with smoking guns or lawyers accountants notaries corrupt I’ve got to write that piece but I can feel my stomach aching … Continue reading A Keyboard As Hot As A Smocking Barrel
Poems by Marc Carver
By Marc Carver I listened to Ottis on the radio yelled out the song as people came past must have thought I was some kind of lunatic but I did not care the way I have always not cared even when I was at rock bottom some people do not get up but day … Continue reading Poems by Marc Carver
One Shot One Poem
By Mendes Biondo I’m not sure that stuff could be considered a poem you said on the display a few words about a thing happened while you were on a tram poetry is everywhere I told you just let things go just don’t change life into a good story let flow what happened and … Continue reading One Shot One Poem
Perceived Reality
By Lynn Long Perception is reality, yet, a deception within itself... For can one ever truly be aware- of worlds beyond their own, if we're unwilling to open our eyes, to truths unknown? Life is a continuous cycle, on the road to self-awareness, repeated lessons of moments forever eternal Striving, we can only move forward knowing what we know Learning, ever learning as we go... Lynn Long- … Continue reading Perceived Reality
“We Were Seven”
By Thomas Page I was on a tour of Skyline Caverns In Virginia with my family when The tour-guide showed us a standing body Of water. She pointed at it and said, “This may look like a boring part of the Cave, but there are many discoveries Found here. For example, a species of Snail … Continue reading “We Were Seven”
Academy of the Heart And Mind 