By Victoria Crawford Helmsman Voyagers gaze from the sloop on deck, all at sea, under the sky, while the plowman of waves, in long furrows of weather and stars, steadies the tiller Through wind and storm, passengers scour the heavens, astrologers scavenging fate in mythic signs and shapes constellations of guidance unseen Tides rise and … Continue reading Helmsman and Other Poems
Mirror
By Jean Ann Owens Mirror, Mirror on my wall who is the Fairy God Mother of them all I will say queen Jean Ann Because of her talents, gifts and her qualification and accomplishment makes her in demand like suitable for someone like rain is in demand Right now here in Louisville, Kentucky Now the … Continue reading Mirror
Your Calling and Not So Soon
By Dorah Achieng Your Calling That furnace That burning fire inside of you That inner passion That calling That is burning fiercely inside of you Hold dearly onto it Do not let it go It is your calling Your savior Your true unique identity. It will make you stand out It will distinguish you It … Continue reading Your Calling and Not So Soon
Faith, a Name for Hope and Other Poems
By Amrita Valan Faith, a Name for Hope We all worship differently At the altar of God Heaven allures Earthy blue green beauty A labour of love Needs to satiate a Wanderlust An Eden, El Paradiso Swarga dham A better place to go Across the bridge Spanning Time And eternity We long for reassurance Searching … Continue reading Faith, a Name for Hope and Other Poems
Twelve Years Old and Other Poems
By Rayne Lacko Twelve Years Old The rain falls outside. A rainbow of possibility punctuates the length of Twelve’s windowsill (poised for action): Sorbet-colored ponies with magic-infused birthmarks and long curling hair, a croaking wooden frog, a blue-grey shark with an epileptic motion-activated light in its belly, a hand-painted ceramic turtle, plastic robots presumably programmed … Continue reading Twelve Years Old and Other Poems
God Realization
By Jegadeesh Kumar Have broken a coconut In front of Ganesha to Come flourishing in exams. Read theological comics, Debated who was powerful, Vishnu or Vinayaka? When the eye of reasoning opened, Discerned God is not many but one. With closed eyes, have knelt before the lord Praying for A.C.T.S, Until knees wore out, tears … Continue reading God Realization
It’s somewhere
By JJ Moonchild It's somewhere between half-past missing you, and it all never having happened. It's somewhere in the middle of a panic attack, and the fetal position in your favorite sweatshirt. Time zones apart and miles from who we used to be, I catch myself slipping into oblivion repeatedly. waiting to one day be … Continue reading It’s somewhere
Angel
By Ms. Inspiration She never asks for anything in return, And never complains when life is unfair. After all, she is an angel divine in her own way. She smiles and is never filled with sorrow, The hurt inside her stays hidden besides, Angels never show defeat. How beautiful she is, not outer beauty. There … Continue reading Angel
For Peers in Arrears and Time Served is Best
By Frank De Canio For Peers in Arrears I only hope they entertain as many scofflaws who’ll enjoy the breakage of the water main bequeathed them while in their employ. For it bestowed them means to cook, to clean, and make their garden grow. It helped snuff fires with the hook and ladder. What dark … Continue reading For Peers in Arrears and Time Served is Best
These Times
By Douglas Polk power in the hands of the panicked, a frightening thing, fighting to control, what can't be controlled, pressure applied to the masses, but the control weak, a leaky dam, at best, ready to break at any moment, and flood the world with chaos. Douglas Polk is a poet from the wilds of … Continue reading These Times
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