FOUR POEMS by John Casey
Perfect Day
Leaves dancing, rustlingDelicately caressedBy the soft breezeA whispered wind song
Patches of sun, dartingBreak through branchesCascade and collideIn prismatic collageOn the forest floor
Nestled in shadeMossed rocks, mushroomsAnd unfurled fernsScattered at randomAlong my earthen path
I...
DOGS OF AUSTRALIA by Rodney A. Williams
Dogs of AustraliaFor German migrants internedas enemy aliens on Torrens Islandin the Port Adelaide River Estuaryduring World War 1.1I am a dog of AustraliaWalked here by this country’s first peopleAcross a land bridge long...
SIXTEEN OF ME by Lefcothea-Maria Golgaki
SIXTEEN OF ME
To Giorgos
by Lefcothea-Maria Golgaki
The Promise
The girl was told hapless creatures cannot marchFinite their choicesThe girl was told woebegone bodies can only trudgeRasping sound their voices
Should they adjust to a haphazard mannerCurtailed their...
RETURN by Angela Shepherd
RETURN
by Angela Shepherd
Return
You came to me as I took my first breath, the spirit which filled my lungs and energized my beginning with grace. My life dependent on your presence, inspired by your mystery,...
MULTIPURPOSE by Robert Travis Hicks
MULTIPURPOSE
by Robert Travis Hicks
The Gallows
Head hung, haunted by hoary whispersA time before the milk curdledBefore you leftBefore the mirror met meAnd explained better than anyone ever couldthe depths of my inadequacy.
Morning comes, I lie...
EMPRESS by Chani Zwibel
EMPRESS
by Chani Zwibel
EMPRESSPlease send good newsand graceful configurations of repose.I want to recline on this silver maple settee and read this gilt-edged tome in peace.I keep dreaming of stone circles. I can’t keep count of all...
MORNING SONG by John Leonard
MORNING SONG
by John Leonard
No Cream, No Sugar
Being awake feels like having eternal patience.Nights slowly dripping into my orange coffee cup.
I don’t remember who gave it to me,or where I got it from. Like most...
THE METAPHOR by Andy J Hale
THE METAPHOR
by Andy J Hale
Ichthyes
It’s the birth of immortality…
Crawl across the waterMy father is the oceanWho is your radiant mother?
To the sound of the drumthe rival moves forwardIt is the art of war
I am...