Poetry

Poem – Rethinking Things (By Gil Hoy)

Rethinking Things - By Gil Hoy I should have married a computer with high-speed internet at an early age. I wouldn’t have needed so much school. Just search for “Most useful info” and read on for four years. Grad school? ...

Poem – Removal (By Michael Roeder)

A new rising falls giving way to complete urgency of the now and gives glorious rise to the future. Pale towers of sheer strength tremble with the force of a billion suns give exuberant exultation to the oceans of the ...

Poem – Morning Coffee Can Be So Important (By Donal Mahoney)

A tragedy happened to Willie and Millie after years of marriage. All their kids were doing well  and had nice families of their own   but tragedy struck one dawn before  Willie had had his morning coffee. Millie was on her third cup and Willie said Millie ...

Poem – Early to Rise (By David Russell)

Early to Rise In vigour, he did the splits in freedom In free vigour, he did the splits Freely, he did the splits in vigour, With vigour, he did the splits freely Vigorously, he did the free splits – He ...

Poem – My God (By Milenko Zupanovic)

My God Author: Milenko Županović King wanted to build a hill in this place works are going very slowly his insane ideas workers have died in this place when King was already old, ordered the construction stops the sun is ...

Poem: How Leaving Home Works (By John Grey)

HOW LEAVING HOME WORKS I need highways, infrastructure that can differentiate between the town where I grew up and the place I need to be. And a Ford that’s up to it, getting on but faithful, its leather bucket seats ...

Poem – THINGS THAT GO “BUMP” IN THE NIGHT (By Ray Gallucci)

THINGS THAT GO "BUMP" IN THE NIGHT The comet was heading for Earth To impact directly on Perth: "Unless we avoid This death planetoid, Our lives aren't a plugged nickel worth." Too large to deflect it astray If even they ...

Poem – A RESTFUL MIND (By Joseph Cavera)

A RESTFUL MIND (By Joseph Cavera) After so many days Of laying one’s hands to work One searches the many ways That duties can be skipped and shirked At these particular times When the inside of one’s eyelids Holds the ...

Poem – In Time (By Cathy Bryant)

When we touch tentatively, kiss gently, vow to understand and love better, feel so much passionate remorse that we pour it out in streams of tears and caresses, apologise for our respective actions in the fight, and put things right, ...

Poem – FOR MEDICINAL USE ONLY (By Ray Gallucci)

FOR MEDICINAL USE ONLY When Medici once ruled the roost, To Renaissance they gave a boost In Florence, town of Tuscany, By prompting minds to wander free. To God no longer gave their vow, But Greeks and Romans lured them ...