Literary Yard

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Month: November 2016

Poem: Hello

By: April Mae Berza Let my hello catch you once more, a checkmate in our conversations, the blades of grass not yet mowed as high as the fence. The river be a river, envious of the pearls in your chest…

Poem: If words could touch you

By: April Mae Berza If words could touch you, Let them caress you like a long lost lover, Weary from battle, the war of raw, An encounter with the inevitable. If words could touch you, Let the syllables play within…

Poem: If I were a river

By: April Mae Berza If I were a river, I will choose you as my destination, to flow like the tears of the cherubs one summer to quench the thirst of the vineyards. I could hear the orchestra, your violin laughter…

Poem: The Great Renovative Guillotine

By: Pijush Kanti Deb So steep, from the depth of your nothingness you can witness my colorful flag flapping on the top and bringing your tears down. Most probably a sea-change widens its lips from nowhere to somewhere, conflicting your…

Story: Fisting for Julie

By: W.A Coleman She never told me her name but she told me lot about Julie. Unlike most of the people that came to us because they had no choice, she did and yet she still came. As for why, well,…

Poem: It’s So Quiet

By: Kimberly Potter Kendrick A screaming baby Vicious tantrums as a child A voice resounding; resembling the striking a wrong note on the piano Living in a fantasy world making friends with her dolls With them she shared all her ideas,…

Poem: November Cold

By: Kimberly Potter Kendrick Memories diminished Her name he recalled Stroking his skin Kissing his forehead Profound denial Terminal, incomprehensible She reminisced Daddy’s little girl Her protector She tumbled He plucked her up Tossed her high Giggling as she towered…

Poem: Realize you’re bleeding

By: Linda M Crate i wonder how long it will take them to realize they voted for a man who doesn’t support them? voting is more than picking the pro-life candidate over the pro-choice one, and what irritates me the…

Poem: Voted for hate

By: Linda M Crate i’ll never understand how this happened, and i don’t want to believe in a future without hope; i keep praying somehow this is just a nightmare that i will wake up and the results will be…