By Nancy Machlis Rechtman Zoe parked near the back door of the thrift shop. The key felt like a burning coal against her chest, but she had made a promise. Her roommate Jenna had left it for her, pleading with her to run over to the store and grab the bag she had left in … Continue reading Pink Skates and Flashing Signs
Arthritis And Other Poems
By Kushal Poddar Arthritis You will realise - sleeper agents from both sides jog with you every morning. They try to solve you, dissolve your front, sleep with and convert you. One sun has set; another has crossed the sea. The other day your daughter called from the hem of the towers' periphery. Silence. Gossips. … Continue reading Arthritis And Other Poems
The Tangled Web And Other Poems
By Mary Bone All of the poems in this post were originally published in Literary Yard The Tangled Web The tangled web was woven with care, intricate secrets were stored inside. The spider knew how to entice wary visitors inside for a cup of tea. His house was so cozy within. Entertainment was the key, … Continue reading The Tangled Web And Other Poems
Moonrise at Sunset And Other Poems
By Sally Boyington Moonrise at Sunset moonrise behind a screen of silhouetted trees a warm creamy yellow globe vanished sun tied round the horizon a pink belt holding the fabric of a nighttime world as all the glow slowly deepens to indigo Linger Still To be the star to steer by and the house upon … Continue reading Moonrise at Sunset And Other Poems
Heartache And Other Poems
By Julia Vaughan Heartache Victorian rivers flooding as far as you can see Lodden, Ovens, Broken, Maribyrnong, and Campapse Sandbags fail at the substation Centres open for evacuation Sodden kangaroos, SES rescues at Seven Creeks Victorian rivers flooding as far as you can see Third la Nina in a row, the ground's saturated completely Seething … Continue reading Heartache And Other Poems
Sand Stroll
By Frances Leitch In strolling and viewing its person, one reflects upon a sunshine land of many faces – and changing faces. The desert’s land has a voice of challenge, wonder, and beauty. Sand Stroll Quiet it be Strolling the land of shifting sand But for the chirp of a cactus wren winging to needles … Continue reading Sand Stroll
1981 And Other Poems
By Richard LeDue 1981 Always thought I was a Gen Xer, but I'm actually a Millennial, meaning I'm no different except on a graph somewhere that might as well be faces on Mars photoshopped into rocks, or was it the rocks that did a person impression? It doesn't change the interest rate on my credit … Continue reading 1981 And Other Poems
Passing Through
By Reeve Chudd The dining room was filled with the familiar scents of roast turkey and Mrs. Carter’s heavy perfume as Blanche sat down for her monthly dinner at her parents’ home. The oversized chandelier bathed the dining room in almost blinding light, and the black marble inserts in the redwood dining table shimmered with … Continue reading Passing Through
The little things we say to get us through the hurricane And Other Poems
By Oliver Kleyer The little things we say to get us through the hurricane Fear not, my love, it will be over soon,, the howling has become much lower & the loose roof tiles have already stopped their banging. Don’t be afraid, we’re safe in this house, it’s solid. My greatgrandfather built it with his … Continue reading The little things we say to get us through the hurricane And Other Poems
the old man’s opus And Other Poems
By Terry Jude Miller the old man’s opus darkness at my window so frequent the visit its presence almost disregarded the perfect light by which to set pencil to the endpoint of infinity—everything moves on from here I place the slippered foot upon that path only after looking back—only after turning into a pillar of … Continue reading the old man’s opus And Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 