By Alex Andy Phuong Laugh Laugh, But not out loud Chuckle But do not choke Satirize Yet also harmonize Employ humor Cautiously For the sake of Uniformity Unite Us! Intel Intellectual intelligence Much more than brilliance Employing the mind And sensation To offer profound perception And empathetic perspectives Upon collective collectives That define more than … Continue reading Laugh and Other Poems
Sliced Tomatoes
By Diane Gillespie Newly married, my husband Mike and I drove along Boskeydell Road through the hills of Southern Illinois on our way to a small farm. It was a warm summer day in 1970. Car windows open, our breaths became deeper and our bodies more relaxed as we observed the countryside, its woods and … Continue reading Sliced Tomatoes
Four Emptied Soles and Other Poems
By Stephen Kingsnorth Four Emptied Soles Wailing, she nestles four shoes, then lays them on poor brown earth, witness to total loss, for these the only graves for three. Rearranging the order, as if seeking for a match, but only one pair present - even shoes sustained a loss. A cloth scrap drapes unmoving, limp-hangs … Continue reading Four Emptied Soles and Other Poems
New Beginnings and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong New Beginnings New Start New Life Start Over Rather than Game Over Life is not a game per se But rather a gift This very day is a new beginning For the day has begun Whether or not there is sun And hope can light the way To a better future … Continue reading New Beginnings and Other Poems
Two Poems by Pamela Tyree Griffin
Blind Date Stood in the rain and I debated to stay, to go and so I waited, 'til the day became the night and I realized with certain fright, that you would not come. I gripped my hands and I stifled thoughts that with my heart you'd trifled; that I the calm, the undemanding would … Continue reading Two Poems by Pamela Tyree Griffin
Rapid Eye and Other Poems
By Megan Mizanty Rapid Eye Originally published by Page and Spine The Undersweet takes sips of grace. The belly keeps warm, huddled in between Those longer Jonah days. Sometimes, when you’re five years old at 3 a.m., A hammerhead swims shadows across your bedroom wall. You jerk, reach for drops on fingertips. At night, in … Continue reading Rapid Eye and Other Poems
A Dream Within a Dream
By Tabassum Tahmina Shagufta Hussein Each pore of my skin longs for you. You look, gaze and stare. But still, there is silence. You walk by sometimes pretending to overlook me, Yet, you come to my desk with excuses. But again, you are too formal. You make me stay long hours for work. It is … Continue reading A Dream Within a Dream
Alley Cat and Other Poems
By Fabrice Poussin Alley Cat I have heard of those great pachyderms finding their way home in the dark a great resting place for their kind. I saw the little girl cry on the curb Mr. Mumps the kitty was lost once more but this time it was different. They say the domestic feline can … Continue reading Alley Cat and Other Poems
What Really Happened When I Lost My Car (Regardless of What I Told My Friends)
By Dale Alexander My friend convinced me to park in the space labeled "for restaurant customers only," even though we were going to the bar next door. It was the last space available in the area. I occasionally found good things to write about on Saturday nights, so I went with it. After a few … Continue reading What Really Happened When I Lost My Car (Regardless of What I Told My Friends)
The Forest Awakens
By Jan McCullough The dawn creeps sofly through the forest, sprinkling crystal stars of dew. Birds awaken, ruffling feathers to shake away the night. A swirling haze of sun-kissed mist, rose tinted purple hue Caresses the tiny flowers, drawing them into the light. Mother Nature weaves her magic, casting spells of early spring Sweet honeysuckle, … Continue reading The Forest Awakens
Academy of the Heart And Mind 