By Mike Turner Though time has slowly brushed awayThe sharpness of my mind And where my vision once was clear Now mostly I am blind I do remember that sweet day We saw what we could be And started down our lifetime’s path Together, you and me We looked ahead, out toward our lives But … Continue reading Visions and Memories
Two Lies and a Truth
By Taruni Tangirala two lies and a truth i slurp on the vanity of superior beings in the lounge of contemplation; a trifold of mirrors reflects three different aspersions back at me. i see a centaur; dressed in battle gear and a dunce cap, ready to run away as soon as the battle horn sounds. … Continue reading Two Lies and a Truth
Something New and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Something New At daybreak The sun rises High in the sky And even as time passes by It is ok to try To create something new By being someone new And begin anew Expecting Expecting via great expectations Upholding high values Sometimes unrealistic Pressure could push Yet when push comes to … Continue reading Something New and Other Poems
Leslie Norris and Other Poems
By Praniti Gulyani Leslie Norris Leslie Norris – he was a boy, or rather my classmate in room number 3B, in the colorful part of the school that was covered in posters and glue and stickers reserved exclusively for third grade he’d wear grey pants, a greyer shirt and white shoes, more black than white … Continue reading Leslie Norris and Other Poems
Thoughtful Actions
By Donovan Westjohn Love plants a happy seed, within every affectionate hearty hug, also, a billion-years wise of a prominent Spruce tree. It is gentle kindness within all buzzing bees. Naturally, offering scented wildflowers a kind hand. Love is a peaceful smile, chirping in the vivacious blissful breeze. Upbeat, and forever rising early in our … Continue reading Thoughtful Actions
French Tanka
By Thomas Page I have been practicing French with the Tanka poem format. While this isn't a great example of either French or a Tanka, I would like to share these poems as an example of the practice of writing and mastering a form or a language Ce matin il y A mon anniversaire Veut … Continue reading French Tanka
So Happy
By Ira Darmograi there are some places where you feel especially calm where you are no longer chasing something useless where your permanent desire to restrain yourself, to control yourself, to look for answers disappears where you finally notice that everything magical in this world feels your strength, your love, your unbelievably tender perception of … Continue reading So Happy
Teaching Yates in the Autumn and Other Poems
By Thomas Page Teaching Yates in the Autumn Like the bachelor swan I sit at my monitor to a sea of blank profiles That are five-and-twenty I go over the lyric of a man in his autumn who grew to hate his motherland- The sixtieth swan— Floating in his Charon’s raft across the Irish Sea— … Continue reading Teaching Yates in the Autumn and Other Poems
Out of Reach and Other Poems
By Douglas Young Out of Reach I saw a gorgeous sunset That reminded me of you – Too beautiful to forget And out of reach, too. You are the ethereal golden moon, Forever amber and always in June, A lovely voice on the radio singing a lovesick tune, Romantic as a rainbow, and gone just as soon. … Continue reading Out of Reach and Other Poems
On Hills of Thorns
By Kenneth G. Hodges Bryant You stand, as beautiful as night You stood, more perfect than the day You stand, as picturesque as heaven’s gate You stood, more captivating than the rising sun Where my heart still goes to weep Where my soul still comes to find joy Where my sight still wanders to glance … Continue reading On Hills of Thorns
Academy of the Heart And Mind 