A litany of Purple wildflowers on The concrete island. Knights of yore wore masks To protect themselves from strikes From their foes unknown. The rain poured purple— The lighting thunder gray— The sky shaded black. The salamanders Under the rocks with mother— Micro-firmament. The puzzle disjointed— A million bits of soul— Each color indistinct. The … Continue reading Haiku by Thomas Page
Boundaries
By Marina McCuaig Round the gable to the byre hunting for eggs, peat stack and back. Busily doing important things, this was my usual tack. My daily play and toil performed behind these fortress walls. And all the while the smell and sound of the Atlantic calls. A constant I neither noticed or could ever … Continue reading Boundaries
Rather British Poems
By Stephen Kingsnorth Ilkley Crags Far from south western sibling tors these stubby crags emerge from peat, amongst scrag season's heather, gorse; but mother loved these Yorkshire moors so different from her Exmoor stags. Yarn Dunster lass, strode tussocks, tufts, the billowed gale, church choir let loose to chant baht ‘at with ducks … Continue reading Rather British Poems
Two Poems by Saharsh Satheesh
Twilight at Budapest Steel cowers over, calm water flowing, through the banks, of the Danube, carving chalky rocks, and golden haze, of the setting sun, stretching its rays, and the waters cool, with a dark blue tint, and fragments of ice, drift in search of sun. Rainbow Eucalyptus Brushes of mother nature, swift strokes of … Continue reading Two Poems by Saharsh Satheesh
Poems by Andrew Scott
The Ghost I used to be a ghost, pale shell of my former and current self. My skin was white. Shiny without a hint of a tan colour, even after hours in the piercing sun. Skin used to cling to the bones in my body, showing all that was underneath. No amount of foods would … Continue reading Poems by Andrew Scott
Your Life
By Jim Bates You live your entire life. You are born and you grow. You go to school. You learn. You make friends and fall in love for the first time. Your heart is broken. You learn to deal with pain. You walk in the woods and learn to stop and feel what Nature … Continue reading Your Life
Poems by Alex Andy Phuong
The Meaning of Life Life is what it is Because it is what it is Constant Growth I was different as a child See how much I have grown I was a little brat back then But now I know more than I had known People change constantly And so does the entire world … Continue reading Poems by Alex Andy Phuong
The Courage My Mother Had
By Wegolonyo Erick The courage that my mother had Went with her and is with her still: Licac* raced from the battlefield; But my mother endowed me with her brawn. The rancid kitenge¤ my mother wore She left behind for me to wear; I have nothing to treasure more: Yet, 'tis something I could spare. … Continue reading The Courage My Mother Had
Come To
By Bernadette Perez Come to Adventure travels indefinite Vague when this shall end This reminds me of a time Memories visit on occasion Contemplating whether or I should stay connected Entertained I wish you were here Frozen Shattered Pieces Difficult to be reckoned Potentially dangerous I lose consciousness … Continue reading Come To
Poems by Michael Lee Johnson
I’m a Riverboat Boy, Poem on Halsted Street (V2) As sure as church bells Sunday morning, ringing on Halsted near State Street, Chicago, these memories will be soon forgotten. I stumble in my life with these words like broken sentences. I hear and denounce myself in the distance, mumbling chatter off my lips. Fragments and … Continue reading Poems by Michael Lee Johnson
Academy of the Heart And Mind 