By Indunil Madhusankha (Previously published in the Tuck Magazine on 13th October 2015) As the dusk creeps through the summit the once luscious sun dips below the rocky mounts And flocks of birds soar away weaving intricate patterns in the grayish sky Thus the goddess of darkness, the night wielding her power right … Continue reading I am Scared of the Night
Poems by Tricia Marcella Cimera
The Consolation of Embers you grind your disdain into me like a burning cigarette later you’ll flick your ashes of indifference at my feet but not just yet so there is that consolation although I admit it’s slowly dissipating like smoke or hope Untitled The past is a village where the lights remain on in … Continue reading Poems by Tricia Marcella Cimera
“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”
“A LOVER OF ASTRONAUTS”
By John Grey Until now, she's only loved astronauts and, as I stare into her dark eyes, a jet stream of disappointment streaks behind her. She's listening for that countdown in my groping embarrassed silence, the explosion of takeoff in nervous, ground-hugging words. Here I am at the end of a long line of adventure … Continue reading “A LOVER OF ASTRONAUTS”
Poems by Nardine Sanderson
Bright eye. She may have wept his parted days, and sleepless nights a restless gaze Into starlight there above In countless mourning Of their love For dreams lay withered A flowers fool Drained of water, each tear ran dry But there lay fortunate With peaceful cry A galaxy known, to her bright eye. Beauty of … Continue reading Poems by Nardine Sanderson
“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.”
Three More Poems by Leah Mueller
"Solstice Koan" Why not trust the return of the light in the midst of a cold winter rainstorm? The shortest day becomes the longest, becomes the shortest again. The cold sun crouches on the moon’s furthest axis, awaiting the signal to warmth. "The Mold of Us" No longer a surprise, this unveiling. The … Continue reading Three More Poems by Leah Mueller
“Scraps of Emptiness”
By John Patrick Robbins On another night like any other. I will pen the lines I lived once Now I bleed them alone. Fading like ink soon forgotten with time. We all have our hang ups. I know the wind can't tell stories and my soul cannot bare the complete truth. Old friends , … Continue reading “Scraps of Emptiness”
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