By Charles Eades What the Stone Sang Out of the darkness it came Voice of thunder We huddled in our cave When the sun rose The mountains glowed Not a bird sang There on the heath The marker stands alone On the third day They woke to find a stone cross Where none had been … Continue reading What the Stone Sang and Other Poems
What’s the Damage?
By James Sisk “Base to C-16, over.” Stacy Murphy’s voice came across the radio’s speaker more with the high pitch of a small girl rather than one of a young woman who would be enrolling for her senior year of college in another month. The cabbie lifted the microphone out of its dashboard cradle and … Continue reading What’s the Damage?
First Fall and Other Poems
By Stephen Kingsnorth First Fall My chassis sashay unreturned - I cannot rise from weeding bed; where couch grass spread, snapdragon split, I’m splayed, pride punctured by the blades, and love-lies-bleeding in the tilth. It’s not the autumn, falling leaves - progressive failing of my limbs, dyskinesia taking hold and tremor shaking confidence, but garden … Continue reading First Fall and Other Poems
A First Conversation With My Principito and Other Poems
By Cynthia Yancey A First Conversation With My Principito Propped up on a soft, comfortable pillow, This terribly colicky baby boy looks momentarily happy. A smile transforms his face, He makes clear eye contact with his old grandma, An enthusiastic lilt to her voice. “So, what’s up, little boy?” Knowing what happens when kids Keep … Continue reading A First Conversation With My Principito and Other Poems
Dawn-delion
By Susan Cleveland At daybreak, Momma flower gently rubbed the part of her midsection where her baby was beginning to grow. It wasn't a full bud yet: more like a small green nub. "Here comes the dawn, little one. I think that's a good name for you: a dandelion named Dawn. You'll be my Dawn-delion. … Continue reading Dawn-delion
Anchor and Other Poems
By Frances Leitch Anchor No one did talk to me while I sunned by the sea No one did wave a hand or sing a song But all the while the waves rolled on The heart of the sea breaking endlessly upon the shore A sunny smile anchored to me Sea Legs When glancing back … Continue reading Anchor and Other Poems
Blueberry Bushes
By Dan Morrison On Sundays we’d drive across town to my grandpa’s house. He’d built it himself after some great war. There was still care there, but ever since my grandma had died things were slipping. Paint chipped, gutters leaked, and he had decided to use a broken TV as a TV stand because it … Continue reading Blueberry Bushes
Dear Jacqueline
By Amy Reece Dear Jacqueline, May I call you Jacqueline? Or would you prefer, Ms. Woodson? Either way, I find myself enchanted by your verse flowing into novels about a life I never lived Although our years align. I hear my father saying, You stay away from them. I hear my mother saying, We don’t … Continue reading Dear Jacqueline
The Dance
By Jim Bates Mom's eyes are dim with memory faded, Words come hard and the spirit is flagging. Then, one day, It is as if a song begins, And through the deep recesses of forgetfulness, There emerges a kind of light, And renewed energy. Conversation begins. Words once forgotten form. She smiles as she remembers … Continue reading The Dance
Thomas and Angry Sea
By Andrew Scott Thomas Thomas is staring out his stained window, trying to process the mess that was made. The damage done in less than six months. The exact start of the descent is blurry in Thomas’ mind. So much has done on, it runs together. Flashes of memory creep in as reminders. Little smiles … Continue reading Thomas and Angry Sea
Academy of the Heart And Mind 