By Maria Cannon “Oh my god, what is that smell? Did someone die?” “It’s just the Parmesan burning a little, Bill. There’s no need to be cruel,” snapped Louise. The smell of melting butter filled the tiny kitchen. Winston, the dachshund, snored loudly by the door. “Grilled cheese again? I want Gruyere … Continue reading Grilled Cheese
Recollection
By Anne Hicks Where am I again? The grayish blue walls and mild murmur of the people around me seem familiar, yet I can’t quite place it in my memory. A young woman is sitting near me, holding a glass of water. Her other hand holds a pill case, labelled “Donepezil.” Donepezil. Donepezil. Where … Continue reading Recollection
A Repetition of Fates
By Preston Beatty “It worked!” Kartyr couldn’t help but say it as he looked around the trench he was in. He couldn’t quite determine the date, but he was too excited to care. It took all the self control he had to not run and jump around with excitement. All of the effort he had put … Continue reading A Repetition of Fates
“Secondary” (Haiku 204-209)
By Thomas Page Numbers, decimals Black strokes on a page, A grade book or old ledger Chalk-coated blackboards Hung scuffed off white walls; Academic yin and yang A snow warning on The news. No delay did the District. Go to school. Colorless ice does Not shine when headlights happen Upon frozen streets A rainbow of … Continue reading “Secondary” (Haiku 204-209)
Tommy Haiku “Heroes” (Haiku 172-177)
By Thomas Page O Calliope, The muse of epics help the Cantor remember An aristeia, Canticle of combat, Divinely desir’d Types in literature Are found everywhere; Errant hero in us all Echoing someone Else’s voice, marked by quote marks, Calling on muses Your pompê, pompê Errant xenos lost On this kingdom’d rock and hall
A Response to Francis Bacon’s “The Four Idols”
By Thomas Page Can science answer everything? Why does your phone keep deleting your notes? Ask science. Why do monarch butterflies migrate every year through California? Ask science. How do I cook ramen in less time? Ask science. Francis Bacon says in his essay “The Four Idols” that science is the true path to knowledge. … Continue reading A Response to Francis Bacon’s “The Four Idols”
“Digging Fox” (Haiku 178-182)
By Thomas Page Is a digging fox, Scraping at rosewooded grave, Reanimator? What separates whey And curd, butter and cream, wheat From casted chaff? The endless river Of thought flows frameless without Regard to sequence Is flowing language A loose arrangement of mixed Confusing writing? Will this haiku mean The same thing as when I … Continue reading “Digging Fox” (Haiku 178-182)
Two Poems by Tommy
By Thomas Page “Constellations” The night painted sky showcases Many sparkling unique lights. You can draw anything from these Dots flanked by moons and bright planets- Warriors, animals, and gods. You can try to foresee future Events under timeless, twinkling star That were, are, and ever will be “Like Flies” At the end of … Continue reading Two Poems by Tommy
Tommy Poems
By Thomas Page “Late December Days” Late December days are just blurs Because of the Yuletide havoc Causing panic amongst shoppers. Can I e’er so gentle be lured To reverie on a hammock Without worry about the toppers On Douglas firs or green spruces? A sense of meeting toward truces. “The Name of This … Continue reading Tommy Poems
Tommy Haiku #131-135
By Thomas Page Grief blooms like wild Flowers; their petals slowly Fall onto living earth. Rawls says a mighty Tower must be built upon Reinforced steel beams. The dawn has many Names—Aurora, eos, day Break; different each day. Feel the brown leaf in Your hand, hear how it crackles, See how it lays there. The … Continue reading Tommy Haiku #131-135
Academy of the Heart And Mind 