By James G. Piatt The Seashore “For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), it's always ourselves we find in the sea." e.e. cummings The soft sandy shore, spreading like a dusty yellow carpet reflected the sun’s warm rays onto my bare shoulders as the morning melted into the balminess of noon, causing … Continue reading Ocean Poems
Plath’s Spring and Other Poems
By Madeleine Ringer Plath's Spring the birds are chirping this eve the sky is light and the trees lean in to whisper "spring has sprung" I know it is true the ash on my tongue has dissolved into dew my nose runs bloody but i smile through, luck is in my pocket, with a four … Continue reading Plath’s Spring and Other Poems
Premature Spring and Other Poems
By Michael Ansara Premature Spring Inexcusable, given the lush conditions of my life, joy has too often been a stranger. Now the sun seems stronger. Mud sucks at my shoes. My body still moving is a blessing. This year, winter was two days when the earth Cracked from the cold. That our bodies still move … Continue reading Premature Spring and Other Poems
The Sun and Other Poems
By Anthony Ward The Sun (Life) The provider of life, Powering our planet. An engine of energy. Lighting our world, With its radiant countenance Expressed in the ocean of air. It’s intriguing sentience, Blinded beneath its intensity. Mercury (Communication) The atmosphere, desolate- Yet light-hearted Volatile in its eloquence, Its igneous desert both searing and cold, … Continue reading The Sun and Other Poems
Somnath and Other Poems
By Pulkita Anand Somnath The shrine enshrines Somnath The sea sees Somnath Waves wave Somnath People pray at Somnath Mincing mantras of Somnath Super splendour at Somnath The moon marks Somnath Wide vast waves of Somnath Speaks splendour of Somnath Immeasurable, immense, is Somnath, Somnath, Somnath…. Sudama A friend in need is a friend indeed … Continue reading Somnath and Other Poems
El Arte de la Existencia
By Achi The Crystal Curtains After Claude Monet, The Red Kerchief It was past golden hour when all feels quiet and the skies are singing their last encore of the day Those white curtains that stand still in the private When all is going amidst and all the color in the world begins to fade … Continue reading El Arte de la Existencia
High School Musical
By Lily Damron I. Kindergarten: Age 6 Everyone is very bright and they sing! Everything stops and they put a light on you. You sing about how you feel and everyone cares a lot about everything. There is a lot to sing about! I like singing. Troy and Gabriella want to sing more. They can’t … Continue reading High School Musical
Tankas and Other Poems
By Willie Plaschke Tankas we’ve had this old hope of waking up as earthworms, slowly, in the mud, digesting tiny specks of dreams of waking up as birds * still going, he’s still going, the angel assigned to bless everything; maybe because we’ve hid our pain so well there’s nothing left * truth, not to … Continue reading Tankas and Other Poems
Timeless and Other Poems
By Sahana Ray Timeless There's a peace in knowing I may not be yours tomorrow. Today, I can drink from the depths of your eyes, I can catch the words falling from your lips, catch your breath, as much as I wish to, and complete your thoughts. Tonight, I can caress your gentle cheeks, and … Continue reading Timeless and Other Poems
Sonder
By Jonathan Gennaro In the hospital, the man waited. He waited for the results of his lover’s procedure. Sweat dripping and knee jumping he learned nothing. All secrets stayed hidden on the other side of the door. Nurses, patients and doctors passed him paying no mind. They held no relevance in this story, but who … Continue reading Sonder
Academy of the Heart And Mind 