By Glory Cumbow Bell Tower The church bells trick me every time their warm toll reverberates in my tummy, echoing an inviting sense of safety. Foolishly, I allow a small blossom of hope. I follow the ringing hymns into the sanctuary. Oh, the irony of that word. I crave the breaking of bread at the … Continue reading Bell Tower and Other Poems
Look Up and Other Poems
By Glory Cumbow Look Up Oh, please, please look up. I know the consuming temptation to lock eyes arrow-straight ahead refusing the risk of averting your gaze elsewhere and accepting the landscape immediately before you as the only possible reality. Oh, but please, please look up. Within the strict parameters of frontward vision that neglects … Continue reading Look Up and Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 