By Welkin Siskin It is somewhat a reflection of mind, this labyrinth of thin-to-thick idea sort out as the remedy from within the to-and-fro counteraction of active thoughts. Orange-curled fern-like bones till break form the fossils; this maze of the world's a journey, An alchemy of imagination. Hard I try, … Continue reading Alchemy of Imagination
Alphabets: Psi
By Thomas Page I know the voice in my head but can’t describe it well. It accompanies me wherever I read And fills in the empty silences with reflection Like a fax machine chugging along in this day and age Sitting by a summer window Thinking of the birds and the leaves swaying in the … Continue reading Alphabets: Psi
Black Soul Choir
By James D. Casey IV Swallowed whole, followed down a dream. Written under duress, at worms' command, behind dead eyes. Can you taste me? Between my teeth, I'm just like you. An ape in need of the bottom. In some form of an escape. The missing link. Digging through the ash. A chemical imbalance, never … Continue reading Black Soul Choir
Alphabets: Chi
By Thomas Page Sometimes but not always there is a chiasmus Between strangers as they pass And they just know that this was meant to happen Without a word to isolate them Or a gesture to consolidate them Just a moment to exist And share in something beyond what can be said In any tongue … Continue reading Alphabets: Chi
Poems by Danny P. Barbare
The Pecan Tree Tatters through the leaves Thump. Paper shells Pecan pie, buttered roasted In the oven. Now spotted leaves. The fruit black. Each year it tries to come Back Green as a leaf. Trunk wrapped in burlap And treated with Spray. It just takes a lot of love.— America! I … Continue reading Poems by Danny P. Barbare
Beauty In The Strangest Places (Villanelle)
By Andrew Scott Find beauty in the strangest places to swipe heartache away Bringing smiles to worried faces you walk up rotten staircases to discover a light in the day Find beauty in the strangest places life is a series of showcases fight through the clouded grey Bringing smiles to worried faces we are all … Continue reading Beauty In The Strangest Places (Villanelle)
Poems by Anahit Arustamyan
HEY,WHO IS THERE? I will leave just nothing behind. Where am I going like a Gypsy cart? I need a way, remote and wide. ''Hey, who is there?'' I call out with my silent tongue. No sailor hears, no pilot catches my sight. The sweet dreams no longer bother my heart. The desire for … Continue reading Poems by Anahit Arustamyan
Alphabets: Phi
By Thomas Page There is a balance of things made by hands That pleases its eyes in its accordance To what should be and what will be Crafted in the image of something more than itself. This ratio called golden by the eye Sits like a shell circling on itself Like the Uzumaki upon itself … Continue reading Alphabets: Phi
Poems by Barbara A Meier
Sea Glass The sea is glass today broken glass sharp, silver shimmerings with latte foam Khaki green slithering up the strand leaving venom pools making a milkshake of poison by sticking a blender into the magic mirror. Sea Foam Seafoam tumbling down the beach like tumbleweeds crossing highway 4 blowing themselves out with the … Continue reading Poems by Barbara A Meier
Alphabets: Upsilon
By Thomas Page The quality of mercy— The groves of the heart— Seem to bloom when the air is ebullient And wither when the air is dense With the situations associated with the hurricanes Gusting away all senses humane. However, the fruit of mercy should not be confused with the seeds of discontent Which like … Continue reading Alphabets: Upsilon
Academy of the Heart And Mind 