By Andrew Scott Missing Used to see pictures of the missing, everyday, everywhere. The persons were either gone for days or for yeas on end. Makes a person think how or why they went missing. For some, when it came time, did the person become lost, disoriented due to a condition? Not knowing where they … Continue reading Missing and Other Poems
Fearless of Death
By Tabassum Tahmina Shagufta Hussein I fear not Death. Death is the ultimate truth. Death is waiting. For the next life Where I will be judged. By the Almighty. Or there is no afterlife. But Death is the end. The curtains of the play called life Finally comes to close. Death is where are no … Continue reading Fearless of Death
Summer Contest Poetry Winner: “A Late Summer’s Billboard at Dusk” and Other Poems
By Ken Gosse A Late Summer’s Billboard at Dusk There’s promised relief dead ahead. Finally, stopping for bread! We’ll spend lots of dough, because, on the go, our car guzzles gas without lead. Another long, tiresome day. Before sunrise, we’re on our way. Each joyful summer vacation’s a bummer, but we’d rather leave home than … Continue reading Summer Contest Poetry Winner: “A Late Summer’s Billboard at Dusk” and Other Poems
The Young Soldier – Aged by War
By Felicita “Terry” Robinson Fresh out of college is someone’s son or brother Maybe a kid searching for good and encouraged by his mother Or perhaps a teacher, a dropout or a taxi driver All now standing on the threshold of war, as a survivor And faced with a mission larger than life To kill … Continue reading The Young Soldier – Aged by War
More Than Ever and Other Works
By Alex Andy Phuong More Than Ever Now more than ever We must all stand together For humanity Unite and Fight Unification Hope has never disappeared Do more than believe Housing Statement Housing is essential for life because people need a roof over their heads to survive. Afterall, all people are animals by default. Please … Continue reading More Than Ever and Other Works
Where Old Men Plant Trees and Likingthrope
By Tani Law Rey Where Old Men Plant Trees My foreshortened - scraped twig - twisted root - sub-prime - sub-man stick-figure arms - flail concentric - like the Dow - in rotorcraft whorls - Whirling from the black smoke - older than my forest - more of a plantation - I would take off … Continue reading Where Old Men Plant Trees and Likingthrope
Spirits, Bound
By Mike Turner A rustling breeze Blows ‘cross my mind And whispers of your name As flowers’ petals spread to sun Your memory I reclaim Raindrops, gentle Lightly fall Caressing, as your kiss While verdant leaves cast shadows, long Enveloping me with bliss Though time may pass And worlds may turn Through all I comprehend … Continue reading Spirits, Bound
Blazing
By Ian Copestick Daffodils, daisies, and dandelions, the colours yellow and white blazing against the green background, even when wet, and rained upon is a sight that gladdens my heart. After months of skeletal naked trees, and muddy churned up grass that looks like the Somme, to see colours other than grey and green, the … Continue reading Blazing
Notebooks and Other Poems
By Stephen Kingsnorth Notebooks The beetle carried rainbow, iridescence in the black; it scurried from my bootstraps, submerged, buried beneath muck. Colour frequent underground, stealing treasure from our eyes, good reason for us digging, to unearth the pirate’s horde. I notice it when talking to shy backward-stepping folk - reluctant rays from limelight, momentary centre … Continue reading Notebooks and Other Poems
The Traveling Circus Show and Other Poems
By Ann Christine Tabaka The Traveling Circus Show I remember … The circus came to town that year. A show of strange and exotic beasts. Billowing tents stained with age evoked images of castles. Music played; stories were told. Laughter pealed through the air. Colored lights and magic weaved their charm. We danced; we sang. … Continue reading The Traveling Circus Show and Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 