By Thomas R. Bates DRAMA Again I go to the park To try and photograph A singing Song Sparrow, A passing Myrtle Warbler, or A tiny Ruby-Crowned Kinglet. Waiting a while for something to Happen, something finally does. Overhead I hear a tremendous Ruckus and a flapping of wings And see a pair of aggressive … Continue reading Drama & Drama 2
From the Depth of my Grave
By Arti Rai I'm burried under the soil now resting in peace , rains have shed flood of tears , drops seeped onto my breathless body , I thought nature cried . A headstone showing human words would console my lying layers of earth I would heap over my brutal bones getting brawn . In … Continue reading From the Depth of my Grave
Skeleton Crew and Other Poems by Thomas Page
Skeleton Crew The best way to scare someone is to justBeVeryStill. I was cast as a pirateWith burning embers in my beardAnd my hand clasped in a hookStationed with my skeleton crew—A motley crew of six, sparking pink sailors;Deader than a doornailTheir mandibles and maxillas permanentlyFixed in a cackle. I also had a treasure chest … Continue reading Skeleton Crew and Other Poems by Thomas Page
Mythopoeia and Other Poems by Alex Andy Phuong
Mythopoeia Onomatopoeia Sounds of the real world And cinematic comics Mythopoeia Mythical and mystical Fantasy Intended to educate About reality Myths might be fictional But they are definitely educational For the Greeks and the Romans And anything culturally worldly Have impacted world history Since the dawn of civilization Poetic Style Style and grace Go … Continue reading Mythopoeia and Other Poems by Alex Andy Phuong
Afterglow
by Mike Turner Open window Admits the sun And cooling, gentle breeze Brushing across Our entwined limbs As we doze with languid ease Sated, relaxed Exertions spent Our yearning senses pleased Content, renewed As slumber comes With love’s passions appeased Mike Turner is a songwriter and poet living on the US Gulf Coast. He was … Continue reading Afterglow
The Customer
By John Page The bookstore was having a completely normal day. There wasn’t a lot of people actually buying books but every seat in the cafe was filled. Such is the lot of a bookseller. Thus no one was ready when a mysterious thing came into the store. It had to duck to get underneath … Continue reading The Customer
Oneself and Other Poems by Alex Andy Phuong
Oneself Mind the mind Have a heart Never part From you or me Celebrate individualism Form harmonious unity By changing yourself Into nobility Time Keeps on Ticking The past is in the past This moment is not the last For time keeps on ticking Even if people never understand Nor comprehend What time actually … Continue reading Oneself and Other Poems by Alex Andy Phuong
Mrs. Pearce
By Thomas Page In the eight houses I have lived in we have always lived with Mrs. Pearce. Now, Mrs. Pearce doesn’t say much but she always sits behind us at Thanksgiving Or listen to us as we opened gifts on Christmas. No one asked where Mrs. Pearce came from Or whether she would be … Continue reading Mrs. Pearce
Dreamt You and Other Poems by Andrew Scott
Dreamt You Dreamt you were sitting right beside me in my sleeping haze, though I am not sure if I am fully asleep or dreaming awake. So tired my head is a jumbled mess. Maybe, I hope that you can help me to straighten out this confusion. of interchanging thoughts. Knowing that you … Continue reading Dreamt You and Other Poems by Andrew Scott
Two Poems by Wei-Chih Eudela
Love or Aesthetics? Whenever I stare at your beautiful face I feel like my mind is at an empty abyss. I just then notice that I am out of place. When you are not around, I feel something is amiss. Your elegance captures the many hearts Of those people lucky enough to see Your … Continue reading Two Poems by Wei-Chih Eudela
Academy of the Heart And Mind 