By Tani Law Rey Where Old Men Plant Trees My foreshortened - scraped twig - twisted root - sub-prime - sub-man stick-figure arms - flail concentric - like the Dow - in rotorcraft whorls - Whirling from the black smoke - older than my forest - more of a plantation - I would take off … Continue reading Where Old Men Plant Trees and Likingthrope
She Smiled
By Nancy Machlis Rechtman Her heart pounded against the walls of her chest, echoing throughout her body. Her head was filled with the staccato of snare drums. Clara looked down at her hands. Her hands - the one gift that couldn’t be taken away from her. Her hands - the hands that were about to … Continue reading She Smiled
Angel’s Camp
By Tamara Adelman It was the nineteenth year of the annual race and free beer would be provided at the barbecue, so the next morning, I went to view the race site. I rode my bike and ran a little while I waited for the ranger station to open. There’d been no map of the … Continue reading Angel’s Camp
Spirits, Bound
By Mike Turner A rustling breeze Blows ‘cross my mind And whispers of your name As flowers’ petals spread to sun Your memory I reclaim Raindrops, gentle Lightly fall Caressing, as your kiss While verdant leaves cast shadows, long Enveloping me with bliss Though time may pass And worlds may turn Through all I comprehend … Continue reading Spirits, Bound
A Summer Awakening
By Nandhini Natarajan I was deleting all Facebook requests when a name suddenly caught and held me. From thirty-five years ago and ten thousand miles away. I was about to click it open, but my fingers stilled. I didn’t want to see the years on him, didn’t want to bring him into the present. I … Continue reading A Summer Awakening
Blazing
By Ian Copestick Daffodils, daisies, and dandelions, the colours yellow and white blazing against the green background, even when wet, and rained upon is a sight that gladdens my heart. After months of skeletal naked trees, and muddy churned up grass that looks like the Somme, to see colours other than grey and green, the … Continue reading Blazing
Help
By Ranjit Kulkarni On a normal working day, Robin Warne would be in some corporate meeting this time in the afternoon. But today was a light afternoon at work, to his delight. So he sat at his desk staring at the laptop screen, pretending to be busy. At his level in the company, he couldn't … Continue reading Help
Notebooks and Other Poems
By Stephen Kingsnorth Notebooks The beetle carried rainbow, iridescence in the black; it scurried from my bootstraps, submerged, buried beneath muck. Colour frequent underground, stealing treasure from our eyes, good reason for us digging, to unearth the pirate’s horde. I notice it when talking to shy backward-stepping folk - reluctant rays from limelight, momentary centre … Continue reading Notebooks and Other Poems
The Traveling Circus Show and Other Poems
By Ann Christine Tabaka The Traveling Circus Show I remember … The circus came to town that year. A show of strange and exotic beasts. Billowing tents stained with age evoked images of castles. Music played; stories were told. Laughter pealed through the air. Colored lights and magic weaved their charm. We danced; we sang. … Continue reading The Traveling Circus Show and Other Poems
Blue Fringe
By Susan Gene McCartney November 14, 2008. Into Africa I fly on a one-way ticket. Journey through fourteen countries intwenty-two months on local transportation. Learn. Rest. Change. A woman without advantage ofyouth or money. The journey has many pieces. This is one. November 21, 2008. Tozeur. Oasis in southwestern Tunisia on the northern edge of … Continue reading Blue Fringe
Academy of the Heart And Mind 