By: S. Philips Where Icarus Went Weary winter light Come the rye Think I’ll leave this bed Can’t trust it anymore After last night When I was Flat on my back bare face to the ceiling Gravity and cool white…
By: Ellison Henderson I’m in Love with Walt Whitman What an idea! That one can be a ruler of life.It’s possible to exist and dance and bein a field of nothing but grass and windI want—I will be the one…
By: Pramod Rastogi Walking up a mountainous pathI saw you bathingUnder a cascade not too highIn its languid flow.Draped in white linenYou stood, eyes closed,Arms held above the foreheadAs if in a still-dancing pose.Hypnotized, I stood there,Witness to this heavenly…
By: Jim Bates Autumn leaves fallingSo many golden daydreamsYearning to come true. ¬¬ Autumn afternoonAroma of burning leavesMemories so dear.¬¬ Big bright yellow moonFloating like a lemon dropSweetly in the sky.
By: Karlie Taylor On the night before I graduated from college, I could not sleep because I was thinking about Jesus, not in the deep, philosophical kind of way, but the human kind of way. See, I’ve got this picture…
By: Heidi Wong It was summer last year when I noticed crocheted clothing was trendy among my generation. I was mesmerized by the sight of colorful, soft yarn and the way that it was meticulously stitched together to create a…
By: Christine Yi As someone from a multicultural background, it can be difficult to fully embrace and live in both cultures daily. I know I’m not alone in this struggle, as many people with multicultural backgrounds encounter similar challenges when…
By: Dennis Williams Love Trail As the sun peeps beyond the haze, two lovers set foot for the deep cool woodland, just us, just two lovers, wet from the early morn dew, steadfast in a journey to wherever the…
By: Carl Papa Palmer Ceremonial cults of self-martyred widowscommemorating grief with daily pilgrimagegladly bearing the burden of grave site visitsas purported auditors assessing each and allburial plots for familial survivor upkeep. Every headstone birthday and death datecelebrated, observed and bear…
By: KJ Hannah Greenberg Envisaging Vacation Book closed, newspaper folded, partners nod, envisaging vacation.No fancy doormen, elegant eateries, else extensive tours grow intoElements of their dream. Rather, slumber parties, time for hot breakfasts, electronic devices notConsulted more than six times/day,…