Troubled Tides The vacationer ventures out to meet the cresting waves which rise to meet her, buoyed by balmy breaths of wind. Translucent fish frolic beneath the turquoise sea, tickling the invader from the crushed-coral sand. She stubs her toe on shells uncovered by the tide as she sways to and fro on the ever-present … Continue reading Poems by Lisa Rutledge
Poems by Nardine Sanderson
Songs of you, and songs of i. . ------------------------------------------------ I followed the sound Of several birds, who spoke of you, without ye' words.. a little song With highest tune They circled the sky' Beneath the moon Their nests awaited A feathers rest I felt there strongest Within my chest Your beating heart A love so … Continue reading Poems by Nardine Sanderson
Two Poems by Ahmad Al-Khata
Love Between the Seasons I see you in the blue sky, you became a dark cloud I dream of you in a rainbow, you dream of me in autumn Writing a Letter I will be writing a letter to nobody brave or I know I want to say I am sorry for … Continue reading Two Poems by Ahmad Al-Khata
The Marvelous Love Affair of Higgins Hollow (Summer, 1996)
By Michael Guendelsberger Most of us who worked at Higgins Hollow that summer of 1996 had done so for at least two or more seasons. A girl I knew from high school said she could get me a better paying job at a produce store where she worked, but changing felt too complicated and … Continue reading The Marvelous Love Affair of Higgins Hollow (Summer, 1996)
Poems by Alice-Catherine Jennings
How like a winter hath my absence been … Water witching my way to the river I unclasp the iron brackets of the clapboard gate— the smell of brown green. The estuary renews its force while the lichen pimples the slabs of stone at the water’s edge. Crescano crescano crescano églantier, ephedra & … Continue reading Poems by Alice-Catherine Jennings
Change of Heart
By Dianne Moritz Melissa closed the card, letter inside, and placed the envelope on her mantle. Sunshine filtered through the windows, bathing her in its radiant warmth. She thought of Mark and wondered if she could ever forgive him, trust him again. “Don’t go there!” she thought, then grabbed her wallet and headed out … Continue reading Change of Heart
Articles by Ogu Chukwuebuka Kizito
THE PRISONER Staring at the walls of this prison, looking at the bars that have held me hostage for a long time. I watched seconds turn to minutes, minutes turn to hours, hours turn to days, and weeks turn to months. Locked inside a room with no hope of freedom. In some of my bad … Continue reading Articles by Ogu Chukwuebuka Kizito
Poetry by Nelson Kamkuimo
Strange love Whoever said the day was better than the night Had never met with the night face to face Before cursing the night Think of the moonlight that glitters like gold Think of the fireflies sparkling like stars Think of the stars themselves Dressing the firmament with a royal coat Children are afraid … Continue reading Poetry by Nelson Kamkuimo
Poems by Nardine Sanderson
Any mountain __________________ He who sees the other side, with outstretched wing's the world to glide, a man , an angel Amongst loves power Cast away not any hour For his kingdom and those of faith, He is the watchman, to keep them safe, With loving arms he comes to prove, that any mountain he can move. … Continue reading Poems by Nardine Sanderson
Poems by J.J. Campbell
the lucky numbers never get chosen some wish for peace others for everlasting love money never comes the lucky numbers never get chosen for the powerball the most beautiful woman in the world sees you as nothing more than a tool meant to be used you wished for something different you should remember to be … Continue reading Poems by J.J. Campbell
Academy of the Heart And Mind 