By Willie Plaschke Tankas we’ve had this old hope of waking up as earthworms, slowly, in the mud, digesting tiny specks of dreams of waking up as birds * still going, he’s still going, the angel assigned to bless everything; maybe because we’ve hid our pain so well there’s nothing left * truth, not to … Continue reading Tankas and Other Poems
Timeless and Other Poems
By Sahana Ray Timeless There's a peace in knowing I may not be yours tomorrow. Today, I can drink from the depths of your eyes, I can catch the words falling from your lips, catch your breath, as much as I wish to, and complete your thoughts. Tonight, I can caress your gentle cheeks, and … Continue reading Timeless and Other Poems
Sonder
By Jonathan Gennaro In the hospital, the man waited. He waited for the results of his lover’s procedure. Sweat dripping and knee jumping he learned nothing. All secrets stayed hidden on the other side of the door. Nurses, patients and doctors passed him paying no mind. They held no relevance in this story, but who … Continue reading Sonder
Haunted House
By Sarah Demeter One moment forever captured Inside a haunted house Abandoned of light This house once filled with luminescence Now stands bleak barely seen in day As if the windows had betrayed the people within Bouncing off light Forbidding it to breeze and illuminate the residents lives Guiding the mourning of people with something … Continue reading Haunted House
Ola de primavera and Other Poems
By Rosalie Hendon Ola de primavera You run your fingers through my hair, waves of red-gold shining in the lamplight Tu pelo es una ola de primavera, you tell me Your hair looks like a wave of spring I imagine a woodland carpeted with hillsides of wildflowers Digo, ola de otoño I mean autumn, you … Continue reading Ola de primavera and Other Poems
Building as a Layman and Other Poems
By Angel André Osorio Building as a Layman Beautiful struggle. Maybe, at the end of the day It is true that, Instead of trying to carve out & neatly stack Impeccable blocks of ivory and marble, We should try to build a home With the endless but seldom useless Piles of rubble The explosions of … Continue reading Building as a Layman and Other Poems
In Grace
By Vanja Malathy age advances crazy thoughts confuse my mind spins thinking of my loved ones departing… I shudder death in sleep when I think of my father’s silent rest, a sudden blackout relates my aunt's final sleep, muscles stiffen in numbing cramp with memories of my uncle’s silent collapse, an after meal bloating sensation … Continue reading In Grace
Permanent Sunlight
By Yariel Luna Oh, radiant orb, forever bright Endless days and endless night No stars to twinkle in the sky No moon to watch the oceans high The world’s forever bathed in light A never-ending, shining sight A world that never knows the dark Where shadows never leave their mark But what of sleep and … Continue reading Permanent Sunlight
A Minor Poet
By Tony Tinsley A Minor Poet I crave fame, but I’ll never write Of trees, or woods or tambourine players. No homage will I ever pen to ravens or albatross. Sleep is practice for death, But I’ll not rage against the night, Nor wail about captains, for I have none. I know not why the … Continue reading A Minor Poet
The Concert and Other Poems
By Anne Mikusinski The Concert At first, there’s Silence. Then Loops and whorls of sound Fill up the room Rising and falling Feeding on all emotion and Anticipation Of the waiting crowd A flash and flood of light Reveal The players, at their places Settled into Tonight’s temporary home And for a while No outside … Continue reading The Concert and Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 