By Anwesha Topdar No laws retain the status of theirs,In the bittersweet strain of love and wars.In your perspective, you might be the affected one,But maybe on the other hand, you have made someone so.Each mellifluous lullaby of love is idiosyncratic,One or the other has got to deal with pain and woe.In the effable game … Continue reading The Unique Tale of Love
Dream Times
By Jim Hanson My present is filledwith my dream of timeswhen young with no pastI dreamed of the futurenow old with no futureI dream of the past.Though having no choiceI prefer the pastto accept what waslike an old storywhen the end was sureto begin again. Jim Hanson is a sociologist and retired Senior Researcher at … Continue reading Dream Times
An Evening on the Drava River and Other Poems
By Zachary Isrow An Evening on the Drava River Drifting – on the water flows,Pacing – walking along the banks,Racing – the mind wanders,On what does ponder?What time is there to reflect?There is nothing left to contemplate,save the very condition of the soul. Swans Brilliantly emulating, majestically aesthetic.The Swans sail away and bask in the … Continue reading An Evening on the Drava River and Other Poems
Existence
By Riley Kinsey mountains like chiseled metalspushing through earthly latexthat pierce the oil-slicked galaxy above,a night swollen with unblinking eyesglittering with thousands of years beyondtwisting through an endless tealthat swirls through millions of milesburning with possibilities,while streaks paint themselves on black canvasencircled with the rings ofdark rainbowed oceansof polluted ozone.there i amthrough the massive desert … Continue reading Existence
Ode to Black Holes
By E Kraft My dear black holes,Mysterious creatures from large starsNuclear fusions from crushing hydrogens into heliumsDelicately balancing between radiation and gravity Until their supernova explosion Just a fraction of a second Pity no one can seeMy dear black holesThough misconstrued like dull vacuumsA new generation will look to youAnd will one day uncover the … Continue reading Ode to Black Holes
Flying First Class on an Plane
By John Grey Cashed in pointsso I could do it once in my life.Lots of leg room.Comfortable back.Room at the sides.And attendant alwaysat the ready.Hid my face when the economy passengers trudged slowlythrough the first-class cabinon their wayto the cramped seats in the back.Couldn’t find the right expressionfor someone who was taking a couple of … Continue reading Flying First Class on an Plane
I wouldn’t normally write haikus, but
By Nora Glass fall is the time whenwe all are rotting insideit’s okay to changeleaves butter yelloware burning into the groundan ashy trail of stepsfrom driveway to street a tousled parade journeyedover concrete seathe tree is makingsome cuts and letting things gothis economy…fall is the time whenwe‘re begging don’t let me godo not yellow me … Continue reading I wouldn’t normally write haikus, but
To Everyone I’ve Ever Loved
By Blair Boleyn My love, do not fret as you age.My stories will keep you aliveLong after Life has turned your final page.Every time they read my lines, it’s you they shall revive. Blair Boleyn’s work delves into the darker facets of love and friendship, often infused with a magical, occasionally Arthurian twist. Themes of … Continue reading To Everyone I’ve Ever Loved
The Moon Will Sing a Song for Me
By Jacqueline Collo It is four in the morning and the window is open.Outside, sirens are wailing in the distance and There is a crescendo in every burst of air that accompaniesA car racing past my apartment. As I sit, perched on the ledge of my window sill,The crisp rush of air stings the exposed … Continue reading The Moon Will Sing a Song for Me
My Trail Came to a Sudden End
By H.L. Dowless It's strange how now my trail came to a sudden dead end,When one day I cast my coat into the wind.I labored hard from day into day,The power of sheer boredom eventually held its sway.I’ve been a rolling stone for the past seven years,Drifting from town to town living without fears.Sometimes I … Continue reading My Trail Came to a Sudden End
Academy of the Heart And Mind 