By Rolf Erickson When the car stopped spun backwards on the shoulder of highway 34 it was so dark and so quiet I thought I was dead. So I said, "Hello?" my eyes still closed. And she said, "I'm here." That's when I knew it wasn't over yet. For two weeks I walked through space … Continue reading Hanging By A Thread
Catskill Oasis Bookends
By Susan Anmuth Every autumn except last covid year my Yorkie leads me around the Saugerties garlic festival. Neither of us knows how to read signs that say No Dogs. This year we go a day late -- because now it’s getting personal. Nothing could keep me from the October 2 march for abortion rights. … Continue reading Catskill Oasis Bookends
The World Has A Habit Of Saying No and Georgia Olivia Duke
By April McDermott The World Has A Habit Of Saying No The world has a habit of saying no. Saying no to my dreams. Saying no to all my great plans and schemes. When I told this to my Papa, He simply smiled and said, "Maybe the world is actually saying yes instead. "You see, … Continue reading The World Has A Habit Of Saying No and Georgia Olivia Duke
Just Hold On
By Dorah Achieng When all hope is gone, When your world is crushing, When you are falling, When your world is falling apart, When you can’t stand up, When you can’t take it anymore, Please hold on a little, Don’t give up just yet, Crawl, if need be, But don’t stay down, Master the broken … Continue reading Just Hold On
A Butterfly Kiss and Other Poems
By Ramzi Albert Rihani A Butterfly Kiss A butterfly kiss fills the air With hiss larger than thunder A moon rushing to end the night Tumbles and cracks open the morning light A sound soars to the cathedral ceiling And lights the eyes that are still sleeping A drift of shiver, a case of joy … Continue reading A Butterfly Kiss and Other Poems
Do I like you, Do I like you not?
By Dominique Fields I'm bothered by your very presence You leave me nervous, breathless Gasping for air, Aching For everything that is your essence I don’t know these feelings I don’t want these feelings Just like you don’t want me Like how you ignore me Along with your pacifying The denial of all your lying … Continue reading Do I like you, Do I like you not?
Star Gazers and Innocence Lost
By Claudia Sullivan Star Gazers Tonight I saw a slice of moon lying on its back, And I was cradled gently there in lunar leisure Observing you. I could do no more than watch, peer, and wonder, For we are hopelessly locked in an aphelion orbit; Comet and sun, moon and earth traveling, racing forward … Continue reading Star Gazers and Innocence Lost
Unify United Unity and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Unify United Unity Wide awake Eyes wide open Stepping out Into the world, and then going step by step On the metaphorical and literal journey. Time keeps on ticking. Yet there is no need to race against time. Life is the greatest gift of all. Love passionately and respectively To help … Continue reading Unify United Unity and Other Poems
High and Low & The Wrong Image
By Anne Palmer High and Low High aloft, adorned, to sit in metal tube with wings of fuel and fire. Far below, aged watch and muse. A pension springs from such desire. Up, yet further up, higher and higher to worlds of silence. And to wallow among island clouds into that uncharted abyss where no … Continue reading High and Low & The Wrong Image
dislocation and Other Poems
By dislocation the crusher hit – blindsided me. so soon after the turmoil in the soul came the blow that severed me from my last link to the dancing. it left me numb, restless, questioning everything i thought i knew because – platitudes aside – it’s obvious there are some things beyond one’s accomplishment. cold … Continue reading dislocation and Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 