By Kelli J. Gavin Spring is in full bloom Vibrant colors and aromatic smells Have finally returned Like a long lost friend Warmly welcomed and embraced A time of renewal A season of growth Present every day Right before our astonished eyes Were the leaves always that beautiful? Was the grass always so green? Did … Continue reading “Full Bloom”
“Someone was Stealing Trucks”
By Ryan Quinn Flanagan Someone was stealing trucks out in the industrial park at Morningside Drive out by the water tower and the army of geese that crap everywhere they could so that the shop foreman instructed me to back all the delivery trucks into the sheet metal factory floor each night and padlock the … Continue reading “Someone was Stealing Trucks”
Poems by Bruce McRae
"Dreams Are For Dreamers" This old bed has seen better days and told different stories. This old bed resembles a sack of broken clothes hangers. As far as portals into sleep go this bed has went. I’m on the rack. It’s the iron maiden. This old bed is an early grave, but death won’t sleep … Continue reading Poems by Bruce McRae
Alphabets: Epsilon
By Thomas Page 1: Decide an idea for a poem. This usually happens when you’re the least able to write it down. 2: Consider the consequences of trying to commit an idea good enough for a poem onto paper. 3: Throw it away with the same enthusiasm as an empty bag of cheese puffs. 4: … Continue reading Alphabets: Epsilon
“Garden view.”
By Nardine Sanderson When the silence calls in the form of tears And the look that you now call the years Is worn upon that timely face, hidden smiles for life's embrace Shall the tears be joy or sorrow, when you meet the Lord to borrow A lasting breath but one Last kiss, In all … Continue reading “Garden view.”
“Roof Shingles Falling for Each Other”
By Ryan Quinn Flanagan A hand in the land, who needs a trowel? Dirt under the nails. Wires of robot circumcision snipped. Grass clippings over naked legs. Lyme disease ticks by the hedge line. A hand on the hip for balance. Roof shingles falling for each other. Perhaps some lemonade. Ice in a rattling sweaty … Continue reading “Roof Shingles Falling for Each Other”
Prince of Peace
By Mark Kodama Birth of Jesus Christ Prince of Peace, Son of God, Son of Man, Virgin birth in a trough in Bethl’hem Bring the word of the Lord to wick’d man. The Lord’s Angel to Mary did say, Call the Son “Jesus” on Christmas day. He is Emanuel, light of our way. … Continue reading Prince of Peace
“lullaby by the sea.”
By Nardine Sanderson You walk awake my dreaming hours And dare to cross the ivory towers To the land in which i sleep Upon a cloud of pillows were only angels weep Underneath the stars A knight within a nights dreamlike state Chanting the woes of love Within golden fields of breath he takes … Continue reading “lullaby by the sea.”
“Blanket Beneath Heaven”
By Nardine Sanderson When you feel like all hope Is gone, and the blanket beneath heaven seems dark Search for the light inside your soul, and follow it towards the spark Search your heart for answers No question is too hard to bear Just remember life is precious Even if the stars aren't there Wait … Continue reading “Blanket Beneath Heaven”
“Broken Glass Under a Shattered Sky”
By Ryan Quinn Flanagan She tells me she woke up out of a dead sleep, that she feared it would be like last night, but she reached over and felt my side of the bed still warm so she knew it was nothing like last night. * The snooker boys call their shots which would … Continue reading “Broken Glass Under a Shattered Sky”
Academy of the Heart And Mind 