By Thomas Page The tree sort of slumped over. Ornaments scattered all over the ground. On the way down, the tree took out several pictures on the mantle. The ground was covered in broken glass, clay, and porcelain. Their dog, Sparkles, was trying to eat the remains of a surfing Santa. “Well, I’ll get some … Continue reading Academy Classics: O Tannenbaum
Three Poems by Alex Andy Phuong
The Ultimate Stage Social hierarchy Filled with diversity Colorful iridescence Aesthetic decadence There might be evil in the world but there is still hope for the ones who dream No matter how hard life may seem Celebrate life and cheer for the dreamers Pursuing passions respectfully The Light Ascending Light in August American landscape … Continue reading Three Poems by Alex Andy Phuong
A Blinding Light
By Mehreen Ahmed Just when Lizzy Crimson was leaving the art exhibition, a black and white picture hanging on the far side of a wall caught her attention. It was unbelievably mesmerising, and surrealistic. It looked like a downing of the sun at night. But the bright light that it emanated were white and diffused. … Continue reading A Blinding Light
Poems by Kushal Poddar
Hymn For My Ears Their magnet points, now a few thousand years later, do not bend when you call my name. They seemed spectral, figmental, until hearing narrowed. Now I know they exist although you’re not so sure. Past sends a message through a ham radio. Present hears white butterflies covering a … Continue reading Poems by Kushal Poddar
Poems by Ian Liubimov
Good (from the Morning) red clouds and a newly-born house: friends who are creeping near the window, eager to look inside do not worry, they are just a sound of round-like shouting because of that you ́re waking up and passing by. only dust on the furniture, how many names does it remember? and how … Continue reading Poems by Ian Liubimov
Loon Call at Owl-light
By Carrie Connel-Gripp He was glad of his freedom, but the events of the past year left him brooding. Contemplating what he should do and where he should go only brought a swamping uncertainty. He could drown here just as well as somewhere else. There was nowhere he called home. He had gravitated to the … Continue reading Loon Call at Owl-light
“An Inward Light”
By Jonathan Hine independent of the structures illumined shines through this real world location with multiple exposure stroboscopic time images lightly flowing towards sharper focus at 6 to 12 frames per second
“dying of the light.”
By Nardine Sanderson Be not afraid ( for I am the darkness ) the black sheet upon nightfall that wrap's around your soul Take rest within my care painting your heart with stars of shining light Capturing those dreams vulnerable in flight placing kisses upon those eyes closed tight No weep nor fear I am … Continue reading “dying of the light.”
IN DARK PLACES
By John Grey The wick is as reluctant to light as the wax is to burn. Darkness is such a natural state it seems, even simple physics is reluctant to upset its status quo. You fiddle with the match. I'm wondering should I try to help, with gentle-fingers, aid you in the striking. But what … Continue reading IN DARK PLACES
“Alma Mater”
By Laura Potts Widow-black and winter, evening took me south into lamps burning blue in the dusk. Out and over my hometown musk lay the hinterland hills breathing low in the dark. Still, frostspark sharp on the city streets, holy rain sweet in the winter and the wet, with no evening stars ahead I … Continue reading “Alma Mater”
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