By Achi The Crystal Curtains After Claude Monet, The Red Kerchief It was past golden hour when all feels quiet and the skies are singing their last encore of the day Those white curtains that stand still in the private When all is going amidst and all the color in the world begins to fade … Continue reading El Arte de la Existencia
Arrowroot Cookie
By Jim Bates Deep in the Northwoods lake country, the water glistened jewel-like under the bright sun. Waves were lapping on the shoreline bringing with them a gentle cadence to the day. The sand on the beach was scorching hot but seven-year-old Jack didn’t mind. He sat on the shore half in and half out … Continue reading Arrowroot Cookie
High School Musical
By Lily Damron I. Kindergarten: Age 6 Everyone is very bright and they sing! Everything stops and they put a light on you. You sing about how you feel and everyone cares a lot about everything. There is a lot to sing about! I like singing. Troy and Gabriella want to sing more. They can’t … Continue reading High School Musical
Tankas and Other Poems
By Willie Plaschke Tankas we’ve had this old hope of waking up as earthworms, slowly, in the mud, digesting tiny specks of dreams of waking up as birds * still going, he’s still going, the angel assigned to bless everything; maybe because we’ve hid our pain so well there’s nothing left * truth, not to … Continue reading Tankas and Other Poems
The Waves
By Jill Jepson Sunday mornings without fail, my parents packed us into the car and drove us to mass. Sacred Heart Church was just three blocks from our house, but still we drove, to make sure we arrived fresh and perfect, we girls in our prettiest dresses, little hats, short white gloves, and Sunday shoes—white … Continue reading The Waves
Timeless and Other Poems
By Sahana Ray Timeless There's a peace in knowing I may not be yours tomorrow. Today, I can drink from the depths of your eyes, I can catch the words falling from your lips, catch your breath, as much as I wish to, and complete your thoughts. Tonight, I can caress your gentle cheeks, and … Continue reading Timeless and Other Poems
Sun Tzu and Entertainment: The Land Before Time’s “Easy Route”
By Andrew Nickerson Many classics have achieved long-lasting fame/influence, but it’s hard to find any such document with the track record of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, a masterpiece that’s been the text on tactics/strategy for 2,000+ years. In its pages can be found the blueprints for victory, the lone goal of any war, … Continue reading Sun Tzu and Entertainment: The Land Before Time’s “Easy Route”
Sonder
By Jonathan Gennaro In the hospital, the man waited. He waited for the results of his lover’s procedure. Sweat dripping and knee jumping he learned nothing. All secrets stayed hidden on the other side of the door. Nurses, patients and doctors passed him paying no mind. They held no relevance in this story, but who … Continue reading Sonder
Haunted House
By Sarah Demeter One moment forever captured Inside a haunted house Abandoned of light This house once filled with luminescence Now stands bleak barely seen in day As if the windows had betrayed the people within Bouncing off light Forbidding it to breeze and illuminate the residents lives Guiding the mourning of people with something … Continue reading Haunted House
Ola de primavera and Other Poems
By Rosalie Hendon Ola de primavera You run your fingers through my hair, waves of red-gold shining in the lamplight Tu pelo es una ola de primavera, you tell me Your hair looks like a wave of spring I imagine a woodland carpeted with hillsides of wildflowers Digo, ola de otoño I mean autumn, you … Continue reading Ola de primavera and Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 