By Pat St. Pierre
Photo Contest Winner
By Pat St. Pierre
Step Outside
By Don Kingfisher Campbell open door walk on water reflects pools around shoes feel grass blades between fingers grasp tree texture rough to stroking hand sense air flow over skin see clouds with moist eyes sky towers above buildings
Smells
By Jagari Mukherjee Jagari Mukherjee is a bilingual poet from Kolkata, India. Her writings have appeared in several newspapers, magazines, anthologies, webzines, and blogs. Her first book, a collection of poems entitled Blue Rose, was published in May 2017. Early morning I wake up To the pleasant smell Of a bonfire of dried leaves; … Continue reading Smells
Responses to Us
By Don Kingfisher Campbell The plants think we spend so much time moving around. The walls know too many secrets to speak, only crack. The blankets revel in their memories, stories told in threads. The sky sings out a constant revelation, if we simply listen. We are their favorites. They enjoy our drama, turning … Continue reading Responses to Us
Third Place Winner of the Holiday Poetry Contest- Canal Fog
By Emma Woodford Flat canal fog, disappearing trees line adroitly planted paths. Water flows coal barges float, with cars parked. The train glides, buildings grow gravel patches spread like butterflies. Roads pass ponds with corner herons standing, are they watching fish or waiting for the sun. November days passing, greyly lit winter, curling … Continue reading Third Place Winner of the Holiday Poetry Contest- Canal Fog
Hiding
By Pat St. Pierre
Roots
By Emma Woodford Lydia green fronds a little brittle maneuvered carefully into place branches gently straightened out. Re-placed and pushed down, half a can of water doused whispering a loving chant. Bay tree planted, mold two holes and fold in roots. His ancestor lives in Brittany, kilometers from here, first planted in … Continue reading Roots
Wind Through the Green
By Pat St. Pierre
Life will always find a way
By John Page
Academy of the Heart And Mind 