By Allison Grayhurst Bend down and savor the shallow water, stroking out praise like the wind strokes the skin on a gentle day. I was in the pit, closed across the journey, forming lines, lining up eagle eggs, pine cones and leashes. Breaking though irregular dreams that break the edges and expand in an … Continue reading Illusion is our imagined separation from God
Poems by Ryan Quinn Flanagan
By Ryan Quinn Flanagan Grandfather Clock Between the savage crags we dug him up with hands of earth and malice a grandfather clock pulled from the ground like annihilating flowers, peering through the shards of his broken glass face to know what the time was when he stopped. Simone and Sartre She was from the … Continue reading Poems by Ryan Quinn Flanagan
Tommy Poetry
By Thomas Page 8X8s (eight lines of free versed octameter) “The First Snow of Winter” It always comes as a surprise Whenever it snows for the First time in winter. Hold out your Hand to see indistinct snowflakes Dissolve on the surface of your Gloves. The outside world blanketed In flawless white with sideways … Continue reading Tommy Poetry
Tommy Haiku #126-130
By Thomas Page What is the color Of justice? Is it judge’s Black or angel white? The pragmatist must Wonder if a sword is only Sharp piercing a heart. The pragmatist’s thoughts Are like dull skipping stones With a pow’r to blind. November must be Latin for “stressful” ‘cause it’s Thirty days of “aaahh!” I … Continue reading Tommy Haiku #126-130
Tommy Haiku #111-115
By Thomas Page What kind of bird would I become if I were in Ovid’s tale? Cuckoo? What are the roles of Myth? How many more times does It take to not err or fail? Dionysia, Steeped in wine and tragedy, Revel in comedies. Students read of trials Herakles or Hercules Wrapped in giv’n cloaks. … Continue reading Tommy Haiku #111-115
Sea Season II
By Feby Joseph So, it seemed, forgiveness wasn’t the answer – Doling out redemption hadn’t taken out the sting ... I looked out of my winter-room window At the sea, washing itself and felt – … Almost calm. It has been a season of storms And some hidden storms And some… The restoration manual required … Continue reading Sea Season II
THE GIRL IN THE FOREST
by Rollin Jewett “Stay with me,” said Grandpa as Salem skipped ahead of him on the trail. “It’s getting late.” Salem loved going to the woods with Grandpa. The air was so fresh it practically sparkled with the bright scent of the pines. And since it was Spring, the wildflowers were in full bloom. Salem had … Continue reading THE GIRL IN THE FOREST
Homestead
By Thomas Page With the glide of a Pen, Emily Dickinson Writes a little poem. She looks out her room’s Window, the cemetery Calls her to picture Momento mori— The fly captures dying light From someone’s pale eyes The buzz steals the soul As the weak lids close firmly To open nevermore. She puts … Continue reading Homestead
The Gate
By Thomas Page Now, I want to make sure I understand what you have said to me. You said, "You have only one sentence to convince me to let you through the gate." Does this count as a sentence or do you signal to me when my only sentence is done or do you just … Continue reading The Gate
Academy of the Heart And Mind 