By Alex Andy Phuong Something New At daybreak The sun rises High in the sky And even as time passes by It is ok to try To create something new By being someone new And begin anew Expecting Expecting via great expectations Upholding high values Sometimes unrealistic Pressure could push Yet when push comes to … Continue reading Something New and Other Poems
Memories of Lilies
By Hayley Reese Chow The fresh lilies on the table are from Mom, but they remind me of him, of course. After ten years, they shouldn’t, but my disobedient thoughts wander anyway. Maybe it’s the social distancing, or the fact that I haven’t dated in… I honestly can’t remember, but I open my laptop and … Continue reading Memories of Lilies
Leslie Norris and Other Poems
By Praniti Gulyani Leslie Norris Leslie Norris – he was a boy, or rather my classmate in room number 3B, in the colorful part of the school that was covered in posters and glue and stickers reserved exclusively for third grade he’d wear grey pants, a greyer shirt and white shoes, more black than white … Continue reading Leslie Norris and Other Poems
On the Threshold
By Ruby Pressman We’re allowed to make mistakes, I thought to myself, as I looked in the mirror at Banana Republic that day. I gazed at my face. It looked tired and grave, and there was a line above my lip from worrying too much. I was going to meet Chris, a guy I had … Continue reading On the Threshold
Thoughtful Actions
By Donovan Westjohn Love plants a happy seed, within every affectionate hearty hug, also, a billion-years wise of a prominent Spruce tree. It is gentle kindness within all buzzing bees. Naturally, offering scented wildflowers a kind hand. Love is a peaceful smile, chirping in the vivacious blissful breeze. Upbeat, and forever rising early in our … Continue reading Thoughtful Actions
Conned
By James Dunn Second Lieutenant James Dawson made his way through the Happy Hour crowd at the Charleston Air Force Base Officer’s Club bar and ordered a glass of white wine. After he took a sip his friend and squadron mate, First Lieutenant John Tamkun came up from behind and nudged his arm. “Glad you … Continue reading Conned
French Tanka
By Thomas Page I have been practicing French with the Tanka poem format. While this isn't a great example of either French or a Tanka, I would like to share these poems as an example of the practice of writing and mastering a form or a language Ce matin il y A mon anniversaire Veut … Continue reading French Tanka
So Happy
By Ira Darmograi there are some places where you feel especially calm where you are no longer chasing something useless where your permanent desire to restrain yourself, to control yourself, to look for answers disappears where you finally notice that everything magical in this world feels your strength, your love, your unbelievably tender perception of … Continue reading So Happy
Teaching Yates in the Autumn and Other Poems
By Thomas Page Teaching Yates in the Autumn Like the bachelor swan I sit at my monitor to a sea of blank profiles That are five-and-twenty I go over the lyric of a man in his autumn who grew to hate his motherland- The sixtieth swan— Floating in his Charon’s raft across the Irish Sea— … Continue reading Teaching Yates in the Autumn and Other Poems
Out of Reach and Other Poems
By Douglas Young Out of Reach I saw a gorgeous sunset That reminded me of you – Too beautiful to forget And out of reach, too. You are the ethereal golden moon, Forever amber and always in June, A lovely voice on the radio singing a lovesick tune, Romantic as a rainbow, and gone just as soon. … Continue reading Out of Reach and Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 