By: Mahathi LONG JOURNEY You have to make a journey long one dayO friend. No kith, no kin, will follow you.They shed few tears for you and tread their way.Your friends and others just pretend to rue. The money you…
By: Bruce Levine A two-season yearSpring and fallYin and yangFrom budsTo bountiful flowersAnd paleTo dark green leavesThen the changeJust at the peakOf perfectionAs the days recedeAnd the glorious colorsOf fall appearReds and yellowsOrange and goldAnd the leaves fallA full cycleTo…
Haiku is a form of poetry that originated in Japan and has become popular all over the world. It is a short poem that consists of three lines, with the first and third lines having five syllables and the second…
By: Jim Bates Purple ConeflowerMonarch butterfly alightsDouble delightful. After somber rainPretty morning glories bloomUnexpected gift. Belief they will growCarrot seeds planted with careFaith in Nature’s hands. Woodland stream flowingWhispering sweet trickling songsNature’s lullaby.
By: Duane L Herrmann FRANKEN CROSS Cross by road sidecarved in stonefor the ages inBayern and specifically,Franken, that eastern edgeof the Frankish empire.Remember, they say,He suffered and then diedfor you a pain filled death,for YOUR sins!Life is hard, but Hissuffering…
By: Bruce Levine Floating through timeLike a meteor floating in spacePropelled by gravityPulled without free willOr choice of directionLost in circumstances of fateHeld in the hand of the unknownBetween light and darkAmidst shades of grayThat no longer offer resolutionRoadblocks sprinkled…
By: Bruce Levine Jeffrey sat at his computer and wondered what he should do next. He’d caught up on everything that needed catching up on and now it seemed that the only thing to do was take a nap. The…
By: Debabrata Mohanty The drifting clouds oppositeThe shining sun promiseA shower and rainbows..The awaiting eyes keep looking up for a fervent desireTaking shape of an arc… A beacon of hope is missingIn the foggy sky..The trust that’s only made of…
By: Puneet Kumar Life is So Stupid Life is so stupidIt can walk on a roadThat doesn’t goTowards the real goal It doesn’t knowHow roads intersectHow one leads to anotherAnd how life goes haywire It moves in a new directionUnknown…
Few lives can truly be described as a roller coaster ride, with all its unpredictable drama and thrilling pace. Robert W. Norris, a Northern California-born author who settled in Japan, is one such person. He takes us through the twists…