By David Alan Owens I wish it were that we were friends Sharing those things we found common I wish we strolled along the Seine one day And talked with the others who were there I wish tomorrow might never stroll into our lives And chase away forever that seldom felt mood I wish I … Continue reading I Wish
New Day
By Mike Turner Each night As twilight fades I despair for the world’s end Longing for a better tomorrow Each morning As dawn unfolds I am rewarded By the warm embrace Of a fresh beginning With the new day Mike Turner is a songwriter and poet living on the US Gulf Coast. He was featured … Continue reading New Day
A Healthy Lifestyle and Other Poems
By Bhupesh Chandra Karmakar A Healthy Lifestyle A retired man, who wants to hit the old age milestone, wants to keep it all as long as he wants. He realised as hard work and discipline are essential in life, but diet is important to improve. He, who is proud to have survived so long, was … Continue reading A Healthy Lifestyle and Other Poems
Room Without Company and Other Poems
By John Grey Room Without Company A room without company is as lonely as a blank sheet of paper. But then I start to write something on that paper. The words don’t just appear – they join me. When someone enters, the paradigm takes a shift from within me to without. I set aside the … Continue reading Room Without Company and Other Poems
You Will Never Know and Other Poems
By Driq Wright You Will Never Know you will never know what a person is going through unless you are in their shoes or been in their shoes. Anybody can say "I know how you feel or I got you" or use other slang words just to get their point across and interrupt you from … Continue reading You Will Never Know and Other Poems
The Girl on the Train
By Amelhyne O'Regan-Farineau I never knew the girl on the train But she smiled at every passing tree Like they were an old friend She was saying goodbye to For the last time Misty eyed As the condensation rolls from her eyes Her mask the same colour as the sky I wonder if her mind … Continue reading The Girl on the Train
Out with the Tide
By Anthony Ward So here I am, supine upon my penultimate bed Contemplating the very things that cast my most sublime moments… Listening to Coltrane play My Favourite Thing While my Lady Sleeps. I couldn’t have lived without my music. Providing my life with those quiet moments. Feeling on top of the world with feet … Continue reading Out with the Tide
Song of the Wind
By Ezekiel Angela Iyeh Rhythm rises from the east, quiet symphony comes in a cold sweat. All kinds of melodies, to dancing strong earth and swinging old pine trees. From time as old as the mountains and to a hundred lifetime. There she lives, with pleasant echo. Each piece of music to Its kind and … Continue reading Song of the Wind
Then No More and Other Poems
By Michael De Rosa Then No More I watched my Mother Mother-in-Law And wife of fifty years Take their last breaths There were no last words As they left us Struggling To breathe until the end Each taking longer and longer We held ours Waiting hoping for the next Then no more Blood stopped The … Continue reading Then No More and Other Poems
Let Us Go
By Brielle Amick I catch myself lying to you often Trying to soften my words I hide my true meaning, but on the inside I’m screaming Screaming to let you know how much it burns It burns my throat to think about letting you go, but it burns my soul to think about ever letting … Continue reading Let Us Go
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