By Marc Carver I walked down Congress I wrote a poem at every bench I came to and left it there. Must have been ten or so I even left one in a bush I can't remember all the words but I can remember the soul of them LOST As I … Continue reading Various Poems
The Note
By Max Casey-Bolanos There was this feeling that was running through my body that I couldn’t explain. I had been having dream this weird dream about losing my keys. I would search for them for hours, and when I finally found them this lady would show up and say to me, “Nothing is ever … Continue reading The Note
Pending Love
By Anonymous “Hello?” “Hey! Where are you?” “In my car, I just got off work.” “The night shift?” “Yeah.” “So...there's a karaoke night tonight at Maribel’s Diner- ” “No.” “C’mon Olivia! I want you to come with me.” “I don’t think I can go back there… ” “It's been a year!” Olivia was silent. … Continue reading Pending Love
Honorable mentions of the Contest
Here are some really good works that I wanted to include as well. It is kind of a long list but they are all really good. By Meekha S Dreams Come to me tonight Scarlet dreams Violet skies Silvery plumes of biting cold As I stand bathed in moon, will you crave for a taste … Continue reading Honorable mentions of the Contest
Poetry Contest 3rd Place
My First By Bernadette Perez My first everything I recall the moment Where we were and what we did How you made me feel Young and carefree It was You It was Me I came with friends I left with you All day Everyday Days went by We were by each other's side … Continue reading Poetry Contest 3rd Place
Poetry Contest 2nd Place
By Philip Clark My Cigarette She was my cigarette. With each deathly breath She stole from me, I gasped for more As her ashes burned Into my heart and lungs And finger tips. I still sense Her smell, lingering. I heard her light put out. But she still burns. Still stains. Still. Her … Continue reading Poetry Contest 2nd Place
Poetry Contest Winner
Sleep II by Feby Joseph I knew… Somehow - Somehow, I knew. that this slumber was an intermezzo of waiting. Like the newest of leaves that stretch out to gold Somehow, I knew - …knew That there was someone… beyond the bend. My repose wasn’t unpleasant – It wasn’t a cage – yet I knew … Continue reading Poetry Contest Winner
Little Fox
By Ryan Quinn Flanagan In your mind you have no neighbor. The heart is another matter, almost demands as much. I have run sand though my fingers and never once think of the beach. That is how an illusionist escapes his days. The expansiveness of sweating. Thumbing down traffic with a large foamy finger from … Continue reading Little Fox
Homeward Bound
By Scott Thomas Outlar I sang to my Father on his deathbed. He had not spoken a word in days, cancer-ridden, organs collapsing, high on morphine, but I knew he could still hear me. I sang a song from a book I’d written years earlier during a particularly good time in my life, and this, being … Continue reading Homeward Bound
Illusion is our imagined separation from God
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
Academy of the Heart And Mind 