By Jamie Nguyen Purple Orchids shutters close; wind sends branches trapezing through thick tropical air. rain’s shadowed figure’s insistent tapping against window panes, thunder knocks on doors. the avenue’s a river, the neighborhood a swamp. drum fingertips to the beat of the hurricane’s pounding. hide under covers, doors stay locked. but tucked behind the mango … Continue reading Purple Orchids and Other Poems
As the Sunset Shifts from a Cool White to Umber Orange, Birds are Dying
By Keith Hoerner No wind flows Through wingspan No lift Force No air- Foil Aves find Themselves As thrown Stones Beaks raking Earth like plows To sow dying swan Songs *Golden Seeds* *Feathered Prayers* *Sacred Supplication* To germinate and Grow And even perhaps— Soar again Keith Hoerner lives, teaches, and pushes words around in Southern … Continue reading As the Sunset Shifts from a Cool White to Umber Orange, Birds are Dying
My Garden
By P. Oscar Cubillos I have orange, pink, and red roses many colors and shapes of tulips gladiolus, nasturtium and peonies; blue irises, lilacs and crepe myrtles. I like the soft smell of the roses, tomatoes’ smell is very different but still pleasant; tarragon, basil and mint; thyme, oregano and chive remind me of a … Continue reading My Garden
California Dreams and Waves of Time
By Leah Brodsky California Dreams I dream of a time where I can go back to California, Where I can see the surfers on the Waves in wetsuits protecting them from sorrow, Where the food trucks have men Offering napkins to wipe away pain. California is full of strangers, Of park rangers, And Avengers. I … Continue reading California Dreams and Waves of Time
Where My Spine Got in Shape and Other Poems
By Doerthe Huth Where My Spine Got in Shape recently I found my way back to my own beginning on which the backbone of my life got in shape and hardened like liquid steel under river water A Industrial City - of all places? you asked. Why not Berlin, Syney or New York? Later I … Continue reading Where My Spine Got in Shape and Other Poems
Curl and Other Poems
By Stephen Kingsnorth Curl The rising shave of chiselled wood, the great wave off Kanagawa, the calligraphic curve of grace, or ringlet hair around the ear. The sabre swipe of crescent moon, the dancing turn of treble clef, the cosmic turn gyrating spheres, or circling cornet ice-cream filled. Plantagenet pods' twisting spring, turning water past … Continue reading Curl and Other Poems
Sincerely Natural and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Sincerely Natural Natural Wonder Wondrous indeed Encompassing the sublime Sometimes fading with time Preserve such beauty Through environmental advocacy And take a stand To defend the land Through lending a hand Founding Founding Fathers Helped establish America Finding oneself Is part of the dream No matter how rough Life might seem, … Continue reading Sincerely Natural and Other Poems
Just One Spark and Other Poems
By Andrew Scott Just One Spark For change, sometimes all it takes is just one spark to see the light of what is right and what is wrong and the right path for change. The fires start out of frustration in the chaos of the land from watching flames of anger burn from broken ditches. … Continue reading Just One Spark and Other Poems
The Only Angel
By Vahid Husen Sayyad You are the only angel who come to my dream. With long brown curly hair and pink lips like rose. With the fragrance of purity you flow like a mild stream. I can feel myself alive again when you are close. With your smile, you give life to thousands of butterflies. … Continue reading The Only Angel
How We Leave and Other Poems
By Donna L. Emerson How We Leave Aunt Betty, my mother’s older sister, of the flaming red hair, fancy makeup, resembled a magazine model. Her clothing dramatic, stylish, often green or modern waves of pink and orange. In my school, girls with red hair never wore orange and said this was a rule that lasts … Continue reading How We Leave and Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 