By Ryan Larson Buddhist monks have a unique ritual of creating, I think, the most vibrant and visually stunning work of art ever. They place sand of many colors on a table together in a design that looks like what you would see on a Persian rug. The accuracy can be measured by millimeters, and … Continue reading My Sand Mandala
Want
By David L. Painter A multitude of colors drift by as mirrored streams reflection of the day appear as if they are so far away. Then the wind carriers that thought with it, I watch as the silhouette of it lingers and fades, was it really there? Or was my dream just a sad figment … Continue reading Want
If You Run and Other Poems
By Alexis Tolkkinen If you run If you run from yourself you run from the creator, and like jonah you too will be thrown back to shore three days you will sit in despair three days you will die without seeing death three days until you resurrect washed away by memories only found in pain, … Continue reading If You Run and Other Poems
Hope is a Decision
By Sangita Kansal Originally published in Indigo Dreams in February 2023 To bloom with hope is a decision And so is to wither with pessimism. The fainthearted succumb to negativity Etching out lives of misery. Dispel the thick clouds of darkness By radiant flames reaching nirvana. Ignite the spark of light, With a spiritual torch … Continue reading Hope is a Decision
Ivan and the Umbrella
By Ruby Pressman Tonight we said our goodbyes. I started crying and he started laughing. "Why are you laughing?" I asked him."Because I don't want to cry." *** We met on New Year's Eve. It was a foggy rainy day and I was feeling kind of down -- had gone to a local restaurant near … Continue reading Ivan and the Umbrella
At the Core and Other Poems
By Diane Sammet At the Core What if the sun believed she couldn’t? That clouds were barriers. What if the sun believed she failed until all shadows burned— their ashes blown away? Would she keep on trying? How? No energy—no core. Cold and dark need new beliefs. The moon was born for this. He sees, … Continue reading At the Core and Other Poems
Shapes
Channie Greenberg
Lucky Dog, Unlucky Dog
By Debbie Robertson Lucky Dog lived on a boulevard lined with ancient oaks that spread their wide branches to shade the walk where children played. Birds sang their songs and squirrels chattered merrily as they scrambled up trunks and made flying leaps from tree to tree. Unlucky Dog lived near a busy street in the … Continue reading Lucky Dog, Unlucky Dog
Nocturne for the Night and Other Poems
By J.D. Dresner Nocturne for the Night (The Night Sky Is…) The night sky is a liar, a dishonest December tree hiding dead bulbs behind young ones that still shine. It is a time machine, laced with lambent echoes of fledgling suns, reminding us that our now is not so now. It is an assemblage … Continue reading Nocturne for the Night and Other Poems
Hums of the Breeze
By Tristan Duenow Bright sun rays pierced the black of my suit. Little beads of sweat dotted my brow and a damp undershirt stuck to my back. The white fluffy clouds occasionally blessed us with shade as they moved in the gentle breeze. It was a day he would have liked very much. Mom stood … Continue reading Hums of the Breeze
Academy of the Heart And Mind 