By Anonymous Like the sun that greets the dawn,Your words brought light when hope was gone.A gentle breeze, a steady flame,You made joy dance when I heard my name.Your poem flew like wings of grace,Took me to a peaceful place.By rivers calm and forests wide,I felt your kindness at my side.So here I send my … Continue reading Gratitude
September Autumn Competition Poetry Co-Winner: “An Evening in the Park” by Carissa Coane
Like torches held aloft, a patchwork of copper and gold treesdapple the terrain. Merciless, a sudden gust sweeps through,stripping the boughs,sending a storm of color whirling to the ground. A lone jogger slows to a walk,bewitched by the dried leaves’ crunch beneath his every step.Children kick through mounds of fallen foliage —scarves trailing, breath visible,voices … Continue reading September Autumn Competition Poetry Co-Winner: “An Evening in the Park” by Carissa Coane
September Autumn Competition Poetry Co-Winner: “Autumn Vibes” by Mary Bone
Autumn declares her glory withvibrant hues.The view is spectacular for a while.The trees are clothed for a time.The next season won’t be so gentle,when cold air blows in and stripsthe beauty away leaving a stark reality.Winter’s breath will soon arrive. Mary Bone has been writing poetry and short stories since childhood. Some of her poems … Continue reading September Autumn Competition Poetry Co-Winner: “Autumn Vibes” by Mary Bone
September Autumn Competition Poetry Co-Winner: “Autumnal Demise” by Emer McDermott
A soft hum came over autumn,beneath my feet patchwork was being complete. The wind rustled to knit the leaves together.Amber, gold, and green.The sky sighed out pristine clouds,soft velvet puffsagainst the cornflower blue.Tender September sung a symphony, and the morning mist danced, softening the distancebetween you and me. Rain ricocheted against my windscreenlike cathartic calligraphy, … Continue reading September Autumn Competition Poetry Co-Winner: “Autumnal Demise” by Emer McDermott
It’s Been a Happy Trail
By H.L. Dowless It's been a long trail,Through towering oak woods,Across plowed fieldsAnd elegant meadow dales.We had loads of fun Neath a foreign sun,Now I think it's time I’ll fly a sail!Gosh,It's certainly been such a happy trail,Loads of smiles,Enchanting rides on life’s carousel,For many miles.My,Have we all such a cheer-filled story to tell!All around … Continue reading It’s Been a Happy Trail
Your Lady from Afar
By Fatimah Akanbi I waved from afarLike every other dayAnd you tipped a hat to meAs to all other strangersBut I never knewI'd wake up to find youBidding the castle goodbye Saying adventure awaited outsideYou turned a new chapterAs you set sail on the seaWhile I'll forever beThat open book you'll never readBut I'll wave … Continue reading Your Lady from Afar
Bearing South-West
By Paul Tristram Down through the edge of Devon,over the Tamar River…to needle the moorland mists,where you are nevermore than 16 miles from the Coast.You can feel Life’s Pace change as you pass by The Jamaica Inn… and head onwards to the Heart.I’ve roved these railways,and sped along the A30 road,nigh-on a quarter of a … Continue reading Bearing South-West
Joy
By Hossein Hakim Joy is like a kind bird, takes me to places I likenear a river with trout, a forest with animals ora beautiful waterfallJoy makes me happy that I am alive, can seethe dance of butterfliesjoy can take me to the places nearby or to thesky near the cloudsJoy enables me to love, … Continue reading Joy
A Dead March for a Funeral
By Mike DC Current The procession came through todayIt’s black and white and red all overThey said you looked amazingBut I just couldn’t lookNo, I couldn’t lookMe all in black, you all in whiteFeel as lucky as a two-leaf cloverAnd the clouds are telling meI should have stayed in bedBut my bed is dreadLaid down, … Continue reading A Dead March for a Funeral
river red gums
By James Aitchison grey sentinelsrising from forgotten creek bedsspreading lovetwisted rootstussling the rockholding storiesremembering old stormspraying water will againthis way come James Aitchison is an Australian author and poet, whose work has appeared in Australian Poetry, Quadrant, Aesthetica Review (UK), Poetry for Mental Health (UK), Stray Branch, Literary Yard, Black Poppy Review, and many more. … Continue reading river red gums
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