By Joe Sonnenblick I never picked a ripe piece of fruit in my life,Always biting into sour dreamscape.The greatest moments of us, fleetingThe vivid nature of the memory, dulled.I want to know why you were who you were?Fourteen years on,No prediction or summationsGentle hush over the arborsThen sirens blare,Breaking the autumn gazeStaring out into the … Continue reading Sun Dancer
The island of shattered dreams
By Rizwan Saleem The ebbs and flows Cold winter winds blow Across the oceanic world No land to see, nor harbors to call The loud silence of doomed souls Black gulls take to air Round and round they fly in evil circumambulations No sound through truculent clouds Of promised rain and storms And what is … Continue reading The island of shattered dreams
The Departed
By Rizwan Saleem Covered, closed and sealed Fist after fist of moist sand Laid to rest The walk back now for the living A drive to return to an empty abode Wouldn't it be so much better to also bury the memories behind Carry on now i must, and still be near the places where … Continue reading The Departed
Academy of the Heart And Mind 