By Christian Ward Glacier The TV reporter said it needed to be left alone to thrive. Not smothered by unwanted heat. The slow beast could outlive us all given enough space. Tourists walk through its caved out husk. Instagram carrot-like icicles. Wed in a makeshift chapel that shifts every year. It will be reduced to … Continue reading Glacier and Other Poems
Winter Fever and Being Young
By Shiyang Su Winter Fever I pour down the curtain when I feel the cloudburst is coming, the sallow gray sky, sheet-like clouds, giant shades on my toes. I’d turn on my air conditioner and bubble my humidifier and crawl into my bed and sleep from two to seven. I’d lose track of time when … Continue reading Winter Fever and Being Young
11.15.21 (silent snowy ride)
By Richard Lawson dress me warm in wool for heaven is a snowy ride silent snowy ride first stop heaven’s gate saint peter nods, points the way down icy gold streets icy golden streets birds of heaven gleam in the trees path to christmas eve endless starry night huddle warm merino rug happy hearty quiet … Continue reading 11.15.21 (silent snowy ride)
What the Stone Sang and Other Poems
By Charles Eades What the Stone Sang Out of the darkness it came Voice of thunder We huddled in our cave When the sun rose The mountains glowed Not a bird sang There on the heath The marker stands alone On the third day They woke to find a stone cross Where none had been … Continue reading What the Stone Sang and Other Poems
First Fall and Other Poems
By Stephen Kingsnorth First Fall My chassis sashay unreturned - I cannot rise from weeding bed; where couch grass spread, snapdragon split, I’m splayed, pride punctured by the blades, and love-lies-bleeding in the tilth. It’s not the autumn, falling leaves - progressive failing of my limbs, dyskinesia taking hold and tremor shaking confidence, but garden … Continue reading First Fall and Other Poems
A First Conversation With My Principito and Other Poems
By Cynthia Yancey A First Conversation With My Principito Propped up on a soft, comfortable pillow, This terribly colicky baby boy looks momentarily happy. A smile transforms his face, He makes clear eye contact with his old grandma, An enthusiastic lilt to her voice. “So, what’s up, little boy?” Knowing what happens when kids Keep … Continue reading A First Conversation With My Principito and Other Poems
Anchor and Other Poems
By Frances Leitch Anchor No one did talk to me while I sunned by the sea No one did wave a hand or sing a song But all the while the waves rolled on The heart of the sea breaking endlessly upon the shore A sunny smile anchored to me Sea Legs When glancing back … Continue reading Anchor and Other Poems
Dear Jacqueline
By Amy Reece Dear Jacqueline, May I call you Jacqueline? Or would you prefer, Ms. Woodson? Either way, I find myself enchanted by your verse flowing into novels about a life I never lived Although our years align. I hear my father saying, You stay away from them. I hear my mother saying, We don’t … Continue reading Dear Jacqueline
The Dance
By Jim Bates Mom's eyes are dim with memory faded, Words come hard and the spirit is flagging. Then, one day, It is as if a song begins, And through the deep recesses of forgetfulness, There emerges a kind of light, And renewed energy. Conversation begins. Words once forgotten form. She smiles as she remembers … Continue reading The Dance
Thomas and Angry Sea
By Andrew Scott Thomas Thomas is staring out his stained window, trying to process the mess that was made. The damage done in less than six months. The exact start of the descent is blurry in Thomas’ mind. So much has done on, it runs together. Flashes of memory creep in as reminders. Little smiles … Continue reading Thomas and Angry Sea
Academy of the Heart And Mind 