By David L. Painter A multitude of colors drift by as mirrored streams reflection of the day appear as if they are so far away. Then the wind carriers that thought with it, I watch as the silhouette of it lingers and fades, was it really there? Or was my dream just a sad figment … Continue reading Want
If You Run and Other Poems
By Alexis Tolkkinen If you run If you run from yourself you run from the creator, and like jonah you too will be thrown back to shore three days you will sit in despair three days you will die without seeing death three days until you resurrect washed away by memories only found in pain, … Continue reading If You Run and Other Poems
Hope is a Decision
By Sangita Kansal Originally published in Indigo Dreams in February 2023 To bloom with hope is a decision And so is to wither with pessimism. The fainthearted succumb to negativity Etching out lives of misery. Dispel the thick clouds of darkness By radiant flames reaching nirvana. Ignite the spark of light, With a spiritual torch … Continue reading Hope is a Decision
At the Core and Other Poems
By Diane Sammet At the Core What if the sun believed she couldn’t? That clouds were barriers. What if the sun believed she failed until all shadows burned— their ashes blown away? Would she keep on trying? How? No energy—no core. Cold and dark need new beliefs. The moon was born for this. He sees, … Continue reading At the Core and Other Poems
Nocturne for the Night and Other Poems
By J.D. Dresner Nocturne for the Night (The Night Sky Is…) The night sky is a liar, a dishonest December tree hiding dead bulbs behind young ones that still shine. It is a time machine, laced with lambent echoes of fledgling suns, reminding us that our now is not so now. It is an assemblage … Continue reading Nocturne for the Night and Other Poems
in the distance and Other Poems
By James Joseph Snyder in the distance I see you, in the distance there is no light, to be seen. Your presence is past, and future where dark is bright, and hopeful me, you see. Late Day, Late Summer calm a breeze barely blowing tree branches fairly waving leaves undulating as if floating on rippling … Continue reading in the distance and Other Poems
Arrival and Other Poems
By M. F. Charles Arrival A meager beginning slowly flourished my presence, a subtle start. Your life altered as we changed. My promise made known with kindly kicks, restive pauses. Tethered naked, in your warm salty sea, my drifting dreams are of your pervasive pulse. Our bound bodies followed your rhythms a pattern of timely … Continue reading Arrival and Other Poems
Extinct and Other Poems
By Susan Sanders Extinct a man whose name she can’t forget opened a heart’s door but later walked away and did not intend to harm anyone or be the last of his own kind Haunted Honeymoon Tucson, Arizona’s sunset bled when we read our vows, then scratched lucky lotto tickets before checking into The Hotel … Continue reading Extinct and Other Poems
Sunlit Garden Path and Other Poems
By Mary Bone Mary Bone’s poems were previously published at Best Poetry by Editor Guy Farmer Website: http://www.Bestpoetry.com Sunlit Garden Path A sunlit garden path, with roses in full bloom. The aroma is heavenly. It is a great place to relax and smell the flowers. Sentence Deconstruction I deconstructed a sentence broke it down to … Continue reading Sunlit Garden Path and Other Poems
At Sunset
By Charles Mercy At the gathering, present in my father's compound. There are souls filled with joy, smiling faces luminous than the sun, mouths engulf with laughter, and the marvel sounds of children giggles simultaneously extend the atmosphere. The songs of a new beginning and the sweet cry of a new born. Everybody could be … Continue reading At Sunset
Academy of the Heart And Mind 