By Alex Andy Phuong Regalia Elegant Eloquent Rhapsody Musical harmony Silky Smooth Fine Costume Design Details Combined with the Bigger Picture While Enjoying Beauty All Around Thereby Being Found Motivational Motivations Wanting the intention Of achieving greatness. Understanding the Desire for more. No one is exactly sure What the future has in store, But motivational … Continue reading Regalia and Other Poems
Shiny and New Offering and Other Poems
By Karlo Sevilla Shiny and New Offering Government opens the expressway to the long-suffering public weary of traffic. Its silver sheen metallic, flanked by divine green. A papal ferula lain across bustling cities and sleepy towns. The entire scenery of soft sunlight, baptismal – united in spirit with the landscape of Jordan River two millenniums … Continue reading Shiny and New Offering and Other Poems
Excised Stanzas and Lines
By Thomas Page Workshopping poetry means that many poems have their words excised to make them better. The original poems these came from may see the light of day but for now these excised stanzas and lines will be put on display. 1 Sweat glossed necks roll Turning curious heads looking At fenders crushed. Smiles … Continue reading Excised Stanzas and Lines
Nature Hour
By Connie Woodring It is 4:30pm and time for nature hour. We set our appetizers of fried calamari and shrimp cocktail next to our martinis, relax in our favorite back porch lounge chairs and wait for the show to begin. Our first act is the yellow and black butterfly. No, I don’t know its Latin … Continue reading Nature Hour
Respite
By Allan Lake So warm inside the medical centre. Padded chairs, clean toilets, TV, chilled water. Nobody asks why I’m here. Receptionists don’t notice me so my invisibility is working today. As their title suggests they’re paid to receive not to sort out those with appointments and those who need a warm, dry place to … Continue reading Respite
Thesaurus and Other Poems
By Allen Guest Thesaurus A thesaurus would eventually lead me to “dappled,” the way the sunlight plays on the lawn as the trees – a poplar, two sweetgum, a red maple – sway in a light breeze on a cool morning in early May. But dappled does not really capture it. “Magically dappled?” No. This … Continue reading Thesaurus and Other Poems
Not Just Yet and Other Poems
By Tom Squitieri Not Just Yet At morning the snow eludes The joy of rebirth the wakeup of beauty promised instead the cold darts Of water pellets Hit the deck Warfare on our anticipation Beauty chased away Cocoon endangered Cold rain does not Hug tree branches with beauty Permit fast dashes for snow angels Nor … Continue reading Not Just Yet and Other Poems
Hanging By A Thread
By Rolf Erickson When the car stopped spun backwards on the shoulder of highway 34 it was so dark and so quiet I thought I was dead. So I said, "Hello?" my eyes still closed. And she said, "I'm here." That's when I knew it wasn't over yet. For two weeks I walked through space … Continue reading Hanging By A Thread
Catskill Oasis Bookends
By Susan Anmuth Every autumn except last covid year my Yorkie leads me around the Saugerties garlic festival. Neither of us knows how to read signs that say No Dogs. This year we go a day late -- because now it’s getting personal. Nothing could keep me from the October 2 march for abortion rights. … Continue reading Catskill Oasis Bookends
The World Has A Habit Of Saying No and Georgia Olivia Duke
By April McDermott The World Has A Habit Of Saying No The world has a habit of saying no. Saying no to my dreams. Saying no to all my great plans and schemes. When I told this to my Papa, He simply smiled and said, "Maybe the world is actually saying yes instead. "You see, … Continue reading The World Has A Habit Of Saying No and Georgia Olivia Duke
Academy of the Heart And Mind 