By Monique de Koning Wildflower Trees lush with cherry blossoms caught in the corner of my eye, overlooking a meadow of mesmerizing shades as far as skies reach: the artist's selection, chosen to attract butterflies and honeybees gathering from afar to attend this season's feast, hosted by Mother Nature. Grass joyously engaged in a silent … Continue reading Wildflower and Other Poems
Reminder and Other Poems
By Robin Bass Reminder I know the pain will dissipate. This day will become yesterday, to months ago, & years ago, until finally it is simply back then. What was a mountain, is now a memory for safekeeping. For it is that time you made it through, when you thought you couldn’t. Release There was … Continue reading Reminder and Other Poems
The Pumpkin Spice Girls and Sound
By Milla Kuiper The Pumpkin Spice Girls The girls, they Drink pumpkin spice in the fall And peppermint at Christmas Pick flowers in the spring, And eat strawberries in summer. Wear their little scarves Or frilly sundresses, Dark colors in winter, Knitted sweaters in autumn, Pastels in spring, Cropped tees when the sun beats down. … Continue reading The Pumpkin Spice Girls and Sound
Two Leaders, One Shared Cause and Other Poems
By Douglas J. Lanzo Two Leaders, One Shared Cause Dedicated to the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. Two leaders of their peoples, yearning to be free, shattering cruel vestiges, of tragic slavery. The first, son of a pastor, thundering Sundays, the second, raised in Egypt, kin to Hebrew slaves. Both spoke out for true … Continue reading Two Leaders, One Shared Cause and Other Poems
Dripping and Empty Space
By Noée Spiegel Dripping I stare right through the glass Right through it’s layers of transparence and it’s nuance of azure Lips ever so plump, filled to the brim with senseless idioms A glass so full it’s contents drip over it’s edge Pathetically one might say Brave another may reply The faucet’s incessantly trickling, chunks of … Continue reading Dripping and Empty Space
Bitten Bridle
By Chad M. Horn Old mares get naggy Studs are put out to pasture Geldings? Sold for meat Once Stakes-dreams are dashed None become pleasure horses No rose-garland'd grave… Chad M. Horn is a beat poeta and mixed media artist from Central Kentucky. He is the emcee of numerous performance-poetry events including the annual Kentucky … Continue reading Bitten Bridle
So Texted Zachary and Other Poems
By Ken Gosse So Texted Zachary - a Phone Poem He texted her, “Oh, Merry me!” She texted back “That sounds so guy!” But he continued, “We could B ...” She interrupted, “Can’t you C? You send your love from A to Z but texting only makes me cry!” If he’d just reached across the … Continue reading So Texted Zachary and Other Poems
Bottle Green and Shadow Warmth
By Shereen Rana Bottle Green Resurrect. You think of what's more to history than just mouths. Fists, towers, weeds, edible roots. Running out of time. The holy rust on the nail. And you think the light falls between your shoulders, you beg to feel the first star a person ever saw in the earth, to … Continue reading Bottle Green and Shadow Warmth
Work/Life (Un)Balance
By Tim Law Will 2022 be like 2023? If so, my hope is that it’s over swiftly 2022 coming to an end Everyone around me seemingly going around the bend Work weighing heavily upon my mind Home life is not much better, smiles are difficult to find Everything seems to be spiraling to the end … Continue reading Work/Life (Un)Balance
One Beautiful Heart
By Mike Turner "One beautiful heart is better than a thousand beautiful faces" - Shakespeare (provenance uncertain) Search all existence Land, sea, Earth, Heavens Seek not fame Fortune Power But the simplicity of comfort Compatibility Mutual respect Peace Love Looking past a thousand pretty faces To find one beautiful heart Upon which to hang Hopes, dreams And … Continue reading One Beautiful Heart
Academy of the Heart And Mind 