By Alex Andy Phuong Jane Austen had a reclusive lifeOne that is particularly obscureYet she wrote so much about romanceDespite hardly being able to have that one special danceThat her ideas about life and love still endure Pride and Prejudice is her most famous work of allOriginally titled First Impressions,It is where Elizabeth met DarcyAt … Continue reading An Ode to Jane Austen
The Flames and Other Poems
By Arundhati Rakshit The Flames And the anguished flames rise once more In revolt, In chorus, In rebellious crackles. For who dares so much as to Set on a journey, A journey betrothed to Forgetful wayfarers, A journey never-ending, And yet that seeks to Transcend into the Realms of a surreal cadenza? … Continue reading The Flames and Other Poems
Ode to the Beach
By Dianne Moritz Oh, to walk on the beach these spring afternoons. To enjoy lapping waves, and slide down big dunes. To watch sea birds playing, hear loud seagulls' squawks. To spot pretty seashells, crabs, clams, osprey hawks. To exult in fresh air, feel mist on my face. Oh, to take a beach walk, … Continue reading Ode to the Beach
Ode to Passions
By Jay M My worst arguments are with my own mind, To pave the way for my best words for you; Words of enchantment give themselves up, To that your beauty creates, to you. Indelible prints of ardour, upon my mind, A burst of fragrant rhapsody, A quilt of colours, paving the way, For … Continue reading Ode to Passions
Poems by Paweł Markiewicz
The victory ode to the dreamy peace My poesy is for you - peace - invocation that enchanted peaceful birds at adoration. The peace as ghost needs also become a lily. My fire for the sake of the peace flies blissfully. I like valedictorians from Ivory coast, carrying a weird of peace such a druidic … Continue reading Poems by Paweł Markiewicz
“Ode in the Key of B”
By Thomas Page I am student teaching a senior level class in Washington, DC. They have to write some poems on these prompts. I decided to try all 30 of them. However, I will not say what the prompt was but what it number was. Prompt #13 I am surrounded by things beginning with you … Continue reading “Ode in the Key of B”
Ode On Valentine’s Day
By Thomas Page Holidays occur at a rate which I Cannot hope to ever plan for, that's why I have to freehand this poem I dare call "Ode" on the Nones February. If y'all Have a muse for typing please send her my Way so that we can concoct a poem as spry As one … Continue reading Ode On Valentine’s Day
Academy of the Heart And Mind 