INTO THE BLIZZARD by Kathy Robertson
INTO THE BLIZZARDby Kathy Robertson
Fall Festivities
During our annual drivewe rediscoverthe buttery meadowsmeandering amongstNiagara Escarpment bluffsdecked in colourful coatsof the season burgundy,gold, scarlet, plum—as sun’s raystorch the landscape.
Crisp, crinkly leavescrunch underfootas we stop to surveyroadside...
HONEY JARS II by Allie Rigby
HONEY JARS IIby Allie Rigby
Bones
Where I am from, women have brokenfingernails that dig in the dirtlike badgers, looking for bones. Bonesmean yes, a lovely spot for pansies.Plant two there. We scrub our handsbefore dinner....
TWILIGHT by Richard Dinges
TWILIGHTby Richard Dinges, Jr
Twilight
Shadows hide intwilight, hide inbanality of dimskies cracked byblurred limbs. Limbssway spasmodicallyin wind's whispers.A judgment of a daythat promised sharp linesbetween light and dark,now slips quietlyover a gray horizon.A judgment recastson...
TEENAGE ANGST by Omar Reyes
TEENAGE ANGSTby Omar Reyes Teenage Angsti was never really in lovei was only sleepwalking with a loaded gun aimed at your forehead15 miles away comfortably decaying on an empty twin bed covered in batman sheets listening to my favorite band singing about broken body parts dancing alone...
ALIVE DAY by Ashley Ener
ALIVE DAYby Ashley Ener ALIVE DAY You don’t know you’re in something till it’s overYou don’t know you’ve made an impact till it’s pastEver changingEver stillOne minute you’re sixteen wanting to make a differenceThe next you’re...
I AM AN AFRICAN by Okoli Stephen
I AM AN AFRICANby Okoli Stephen I AM AN AFRICANI am an African,Not blackI'm dark, with bright brilliant colourBold and strongGiftedTalentedAnd craftyDark I amNot blackSo, don't pity meI am an AfricanNot a monkeyMy colour is...
BLAKEAN REPROSE by Alex Bastianini
SONATAby Trivarna Hariharan
LullabyListeningto our river’s old flow—I make peace with myself.
SonataWhat shall fillthe absence ofthe flowers thathave fallen fromour Kadamba?
ReflectionIn the stillnessof an autumn river—I meet a worlduntouched bythe mind.
FloweringBreath by breath—a peony opens...
SONATA by Trivarna Hariharan
SONATAby Trivarna Hariharan
LullabyListeningto our river’s old flow—I make peace with myself.
SonataWhat shall fillthe absence ofthe flowers thathave fallen fromour Kadamba?
ReflectionIn the stillnessof an autumn river—I meet a worlduntouched bythe mind.
FloweringBreath by breath—a peony opens...
LONELINESS IS RARELY IMAGINED by Richard LeDue
LONELINESS IS RARELY IMAGINEDby Richard LeDue
Because The Doctor Recommended Walking
Noticed a truck parked at your apartment,and wonder if you're seeing someone new.
Why do my legs betray me nightly,conspire with restless hands,who miss the fingerprints...
NOTHING LEFT TO SAY by George Freek
NOTHING LEFT TO SAYby George Freek
THE DEAD (After Mei Yao Chen)
A sultry breeze weakens,as the dying sunfalls like a ball of lead.A raven searches for carrion,hovering above my head.I walk the lake shore alone.I...