Poetry
Poem – I Always Think About You (By Wafula p’Khisa)
I always think about you Whenever I fail to tame tears Flowing and overflowing like Nile waters-- Siphoning strength from a bereft soul And chasing sleep at midnight; Leaving me restless like an insomniac... I always think about you Once ...
Poem – UNIVERSAL PALETTE (By Joseph Cavera)
UNIVERSAL PALETTE (By Joseph Cavera) Trim your palette of ink they decree Royal Amethyst choirs send thee Responses from reading notes from long ago is key Gazing out, Viridian forests house a lush of trees While behind me dances barrel-fulls ...
Poem – Whispers of Hope (By Melissa R. Mendelson)
Whispers of Hope (Dedicated to Hurricane Katrina Victims) by, Melissa R. Mendelson Tears pour over endless cries as footprints vanish in the mud left behind by those whose world has been ripped away. Stranded in a place once called home, ...
Poem – THE ADVANCING BIOSPHERE (By Joseph Cavera)
THE ADVANCING BIOSPHERE (By Joseph Cavera) From the new, fly the old Species and spaces, forever fold into the zone of Daphne's trees little finches none the wiser progression cannot freeze of course... They rang the tones of this old ...
Poem – Separate, but… (By Gary Beck)
Separate, but… The boss told me I did a good job and the extra hours I put in last week secured a big account. He couldn’t give me a raise because the economy was poor: ‘As soon as earnings pick ...
Poem – TRINITY AFFINITY (By Ray Gallucci)
TRINITY AFFINITY “And the three men I admire most, The Father, Son and Holy Ghost, They caught the last train for the cost The day the music died.” (from Don McLean’s “American Pie”) The three men I admire ...
Poem – Everybody Don’t Have Somebody (By Donal Mahoney)
Everybody Don't Have Somebody The man in the ER, sutured and bandaged, told the nurse there wasn't anyone she could call to give him a lift home. He said he'd take a bus once he had a chance to check his ...
Poem – Notes Upon Viewing (By JD DeHart)
Notes Upon Viewing The still-frame, captured eye, I do not ask permission to see. When I enter the theater, I simply view. The camera takes me where I want to go, high in the air where I have never been. ...
Poem – HOW TO BREAK SNOW (By John Grey)
HOW TO BREAK SNOW - By John Grey Something foreign helps, armored vehicles adorned with unfamiliar grim-faced eagles rolling down white slopes, and explosions in the distance, close at hand - loud red, even louder black, instant thaw. No tool ...
Poem – Cremation (By David Russell)
Cremation I’ve always believed in cremation; Flames bleach the world, unclutter living things. Let scum survivors, grasshoppers Leave cemeteries a mess Of living impulses dismembered. Not knowing fire’s totality But sickly honouring it stunting In tortured carbon stench. I’ve always ...
