By Michael De Rosa Origins Dominga Mama to all generations Born Spanish died American Forever Puertoriqueña. Seven daughters and one son survived From El Morro's heights Dominga watched America guns blazing Come calling in great white ships Seven sisters followed in their wake To sew America's clothes Modesta Mami 1941 Mami's turn Seasick all way … Continue reading Origins and Other Poems
Liquid Gold
By Pivotal Poetry Friendships, like my Poetry a warm place to go a colourful kaleidoscope an ebb and a flow The nature of the friendships require a special blend once you’ve found your flavour poetry can be penned Friendships will inspire & Accept you as you are they encourage & admire even from afar Friends … Continue reading Liquid Gold
Like Snow on The Head and Other Poems
By Vyacheslav Konoval Like snow on the head Anxiety lured the mind, easy naivety prevailed, I know, I was blind exactly, conscience failed. When will the crown of the Kremlin King fall? The black domes of churches meet the sun, on the right, a bloody tile polished to a shine, of a pale castle, listening … Continue reading Like Snow on The Head and Other Poems
Life’s Special Blessings and Other Poems
By LaVern Spencer McCarthy Life’s Special Blessings Originally published in Poetry Society of Texas Book of the Year I do not need a keg of gold, or diamonds in a velvet case. I only crave a mockingbird that leads me to a peaceful place along the reaches of my soul no thief can steal, or … Continue reading Life’s Special Blessings and Other Poems
Blood on the Cat’s Neck and Other Poems
By Drew Pisarra Blood on the Cat’s Neck Originally published in Poydras Review Coughing is the language of death with its hacks, rasps and swallows as distinctly out there as the clickity tock of Xhosa or the sonic singing of whales at sea. Yet what is Death telling us when it speaks so abruptly? Is … Continue reading Blood on the Cat’s Neck and Other Poems
Samhain and All Shall Be Well
By Helen Jones Samhain This is the night the dead come home. The veil between the worlds is torn, Old, tattered flag, Flaps in the wind. They brush the rags aside, Curling like smoke through time To sit and eat with those they left behind. I peer into the shadows, Sit and wait, Each nerve … Continue reading Samhain and All Shall Be Well
The bittersweet whisper of hope
By Anonymous The butterfly around the flame Ashes of hope everywhere In a room locked in my heart In a room in my mind sealed away These along a rainbow waving its colors on the wall Were all of me in the past days Since I heard from the wind That you were still breathing … Continue reading The bittersweet whisper of hope
Ripples and Other Poems
By Sam Barbee Ripples I bait a hook, dunk it like a kiss. Plunk disperses a concentric splash. Each surge of the lake reminds any visitor the loch measures each splay or lap. What creature will break its water next? Frog hop or ducks’ paddle? Mallards glide confident, and rebuke the clouded origin of turtles … Continue reading Ripples and Other Poems
The alphabet of nature And Other Poems
By Domina Petric The alphabet of nature Agate caught the rainbow in its memory. Beryl hid its heart at the bottom of a lake. Carnelian is as sweet as honey. Citrine is the sun that illuminates Earth at noon. Charoite is a picture of a stormy sky and a setting sun. The winter landscape is … Continue reading The alphabet of nature And Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 