By John Page The ocean is eerily calm. The four moons shine in the sky. The purple moon of the traitor is especially bright tonight. I can look for miles in every direction and see only the black of the sea. I’m sure others might feel uncomfortable but for me it’s relaxing, well, normally. The … Continue reading The Edge of the World
Two Poems by Marc Carver
LOVE I want to write poems in the sky so everyone can see them they could only be about love there is nothing else worth saying. surreal I see you there eyes shining pretty round face. You are looking at me but your looking says nothing. I see you are under a bed or couch. … Continue reading Two Poems by Marc Carver
A Happy Death
By Bradford Middleton My life goes by in black and white, The black words I type onto white paper And the sepia tinted black and white Of the old movie days. The films come And go, a new one every few days whilst The words, right now, continue to flow And it all … Continue reading A Happy Death
A Collection of Poems by Alex Andy Phuong
Hope The notion of “never losing hope” Might sound cliché But that could really help people Not go astray Time keeps on ticking And the future might be uncertain Yet people who Hold on the their dreams And use this present moment The greatest present of all To pave a better future Impact the world … Continue reading A Collection of Poems by Alex Andy Phuong
Haiku by Thomas Page
A litany of Purple wildflowers on The concrete island. Knights of yore wore masks To protect themselves from strikes From their foes unknown. The rain poured purple— The lighting thunder gray— The sky shaded black. The salamanders Under the rocks with mother— Micro-firmament. The puzzle disjointed— A million bits of soul— Each color indistinct. The … Continue reading Haiku by Thomas Page
Boundaries
By Marina McCuaig Round the gable to the byre hunting for eggs, peat stack and back. Busily doing important things, this was my usual tack. My daily play and toil performed behind these fortress walls. And all the while the smell and sound of the Atlantic calls. A constant I neither noticed or could ever … Continue reading Boundaries
Parallelism Between Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” and Ahmed’s “Moirae.”
By Mehreen Ahmed When the stream of consciousness technique was first introduced at the turn of the 20th century, it was difficult for many publishers to accept it. Mainly because, such a style endorsed ungrammatical choppy sentences, and sentences that had not made much sense. After James Joyce, finished and published Ulysses, it was almost … Continue reading Parallelism Between Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” and Ahmed’s “Moirae.”
Rather British Poems
By Stephen Kingsnorth Ilkley Crags Far from south western sibling tors these stubby crags emerge from peat, amongst scrag season's heather, gorse; but mother loved these Yorkshire moors so different from her Exmoor stags. Yarn Dunster lass, strode tussocks, tufts, the billowed gale, church choir let loose to chant baht ‘at with ducks … Continue reading Rather British Poems
Two Poems by Saharsh Satheesh
Twilight at Budapest Steel cowers over, calm water flowing, through the banks, of the Danube, carving chalky rocks, and golden haze, of the setting sun, stretching its rays, and the waters cool, with a dark blue tint, and fragments of ice, drift in search of sun. Rainbow Eucalyptus Brushes of mother nature, swift strokes of … Continue reading Two Poems by Saharsh Satheesh
Phobia
By Dawn DeBraal When Tonya met Todd, she knew she had a good one. Todd was funny, respectful, polite, and attentive. They had been dating for almost a year. Tonya felt he might be Mr. Right. Whenever she started to question her decision, Todd showed up to reinforce his good qualities. How could she doubt … Continue reading Phobia
Academy of the Heart And Mind 