I’LL WRITE MINE, YOU WRITE YOURS I was barely born when I was suddenly the man of the house. My father died. I wept of course but only because I was hungry. I should have grown up fast but I didn’t. My mother and my three older sisters saw to that. Without … Continue reading Poems by John Grey
Father to Son
By Wegolonyo Erick But my son I speak to you with a humble voice Do I quarrel? (No, i do n—'t) Yet you heed off my free advice And I use My soprano vocal Not the heavy husky hectic bass! Dear son, perverse not in this road In this road of civilization.
Just Desserts
By Dawn DeBraal If only Hannah understood how abrasive she could be when she talked to people. Her mother never told her that she was offensive. Hannah never developed the filter that most of us have. The one we use to refrain from responding negatively toward a person. It seems every time Hannah opened her … Continue reading Just Desserts
Poetry
By Lynn Long Yellow butterflies on a spring breeze And the very real knowledge, I will never be- The summer wind navigating your ship upon love's tempestuous seas Eowyn to your Aragorn I fall with grace... Seeking shelter from the storm amid Autumn's reign- and finding solace in the winter... once again xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Winter blues One … Continue reading Poetry
Poems by Alex Andy Phuong
The Eye of the Storm The looming clouds provided a portent Even though some thought that they were not important The rains fell down heavy and hard but definitely not like the lugubrious tales from the Bard Such as William Shakespeare's Macbeth (With the weird sisters and whatnot) The sidewalk had raindrops all over it … Continue reading Poems by Alex Andy Phuong
Resetting the Clock
By Bob Faszczewski This damned inventory count took two entire business weeks—would you believe it? Two whole weeks. I think I am totally surrounded by incompetent fools. I have a good mind to fire them all and start over from scratch. After extracting myself from this den of stupidity I have to claw my way … Continue reading Resetting the Clock
Panes of Glass
By Thomas Page Patches of purple and red blossom out Of the curb on the roads bisecting the Forests from the houses both pastel-hued. Nature’s little swatches of the springing Summer. The cloudless afternoon breezing Me by as the trees sway in the wind there Outside of my bedroom window the faint Light mixes … Continue reading Panes of Glass
Three Poems by Connor Orrico
1 there is war in my head -- no romanticized valorous triumph just terror and violence and no place to go home to, nowhere to rest my head; within the noise I search for words to carve meaning from darkness but i am lost, wearied by the night 2 My thoughts are goblins, my thoughts … Continue reading Three Poems by Connor Orrico
Three Poems by Alex Andy Phuong
Unification Balance the mind, body, and soul Share knowledge across the world Across the universe, and see That true wisdom lies within thee Unify the heart, and do not break it Because any heart has its secrets Strive for more and seek tranquility By creating unified unity The heart loves The brain thinks That it … Continue reading Three Poems by Alex Andy Phuong
Poems by Fabrice Poussin
Thoughts He described it as a warm day in winter end of times for the abandoned shell upon a beach in the sand of a broken glass. She was resting beneath the waves her eyes seared with a star’s mockery a slow pulse mimicking what remained of her memories. No longer did … Continue reading Poems by Fabrice Poussin
Academy of the Heart And Mind 