By Stephen Kingsnorth Touchstone My hero’s nature seen in the field, landscape laid for bloom and seed, words worth reading, learning creed, where heart buried, under ground. Hearts unaware, sink, daffodils - thought gaudy, banded, bucket bunch, an Easter easy, child-mind bribe - this crowded host without a guide, no manual, dead heading, scythe, flow … Continue reading Touchstone and Other Poems
Imagine It
By Ciaran J. McLarnon The visits were moments of when Simon was given a precious glimpse of his future. From behind the shelves of tinned fruit and meat, the sacks of flour and rice, he watched the man enter his family’s grocery. Simon saw him as the man he wanted to be; his bowler hat, … Continue reading Imagine It
Alphabets: Zeta
By Thomas Page If I were in charge We all say to ourselves Things would be different. Different, yes, but better? I’d like to think that I would make a positive impact in I were in charge But that impact would probably funnel into a selfish whirlpool. Where did you think the idea of … Continue reading Alphabets: Zeta
“Illusions Stripped Away”
By Jake Cosmos Aller Illusions stripped away I look at myself 63 years old In reasonable health Living with my wife Retired living overseas Writing a blog Getting poetry and short stories published And don’t understand Why I can’t be happy Political news infuriates me And causes stress Perhaps it is time to just … Continue reading “Illusions Stripped Away”
Academy of the Heart And Mind 