Resist Against Resistance Stand upSit downTake a kneeTurn your backProtests are nothing new Silent facesMouths tapedEyes shutArms crossedDisbelief fosters opposition Signs screamWords redExclamation marksHeld highMarching across the land Roads closedBodies proneBodies supineBlock trafficSolidarity harbors truth Your Warmth Twenty six years together,eight of them good,none really bad. So what if we sleepin separate rooms? Many of … Continue reading Poems by Ann Christine Tabaka
I Will
By Tammy Carter On this day I will marry you, I will take your hand today, and forever. I will be there for you from this day forward. I will treasure every moment. Your love your trust and your forgiveness. Not only will I stand beside you, but I will walk with you. When … Continue reading I Will
And Yet, We Love
By Mike Turner Loveis to takethe essence of oneself And offer it upNaked, defenseless, vulnerableto another With faiththat it will be vouchsafed tenderly And lingering knowledgethat all may be lost And yetWe love Mike Turner is a songwriter and poet living on the US Gulf Coast. He was named Male Gospel Entertainer of the Year … Continue reading And Yet, We Love
Two Poems by Marc Carver
LOVE I want to write poems in the sky so everyone can see them they could only be about love there is nothing else worth saying. surreal I see you there eyes shining pretty round face. You are looking at me but your looking says nothing. I see you are under a bed or couch. … Continue reading Two Poems by Marc Carver
Yesterday
By Robert Beveridge Wrapped in each other's arms we each whispered “I don't want to leave you” at the same time so now, twenty-four hours and three hundred miles later I stare at the picture you pressed into my hand and try to believe you're here beside me on the couch as I write … Continue reading Yesterday
Seed of Love
By Nancy Lou Henderson Darkness does surround, Waiting in the ground, Moisture touches me, Waking me to flee, My outer shell has burst, Increasing my thirst, Breaking thru the earth, Today is my rebirth Sunlight on my face, Feeling God's amazing grace Stand firm and straight, Budding flowers await, Flowers soon to bloom, Removing … Continue reading Seed of Love
Waking You Up
By Nancy Lou Henderson There was an aroma of coffee perking, as the alarm buzzed loudly. Elsa knew it was time to get out of bed, but she laid there thinking, with her eyes closed, before turning the alarm off. She loved the bookstore downstairs, but as the owner, she knew it had monopolized … Continue reading Waking You Up
Ask Me Not Why I Love You
By Tabassum Tahmina Shagufta Hussein I love you more than Myself, And I shall remain to love you like this, If you ask me, why I love you, I shall tell you, there is no reason for falling in love. Love happens spontaneously, Without reasons and thoughts. In my life you are the one, To … Continue reading Ask Me Not Why I Love You
LOVE MAKES ME FEEL GOOD INSIDE: kids talk love
By Dianne Moritz Kids are innocent. Kids are cute. Kids are eloquent. Talk to them. Ask them questions. You’ll find that kids always have an answer, a charming take on just about any subject. Prompted by me, with a bit of help from Charles Schultz and the Peanuts Gang, I offer this pint-sized point-of-view … Continue reading LOVE MAKES ME FEEL GOOD INSIDE: kids talk love
Poems by Nardine Sanderson
Land and sea when angels fall. ________________________________ I did not fall to call your pain, or break ones heart so soft again, I felt such love within no doubt Like heavens precious rain A magical voice I heard by ear, and eye to dwell a lonely tear, to touch the pages of your words Bought … Continue reading Poems by Nardine Sanderson
Academy of the Heart And Mind 