An icy chill Brings the first Of many frosts The trees Empty and lifeless The winds whisper Their solemn songs Within the quiet Movement ceases Everything is still Everything is silent Yet life continues Beneath the ground Buds of life Await a warmer day When the sun Will shine again And fill the world With… Continue reading Warmth – Jenica Felix
Month: April 2014
Three Poems – Spencer Koelsch
An interview was conducted with Spencer Koelsch (SK), the author of the following poems, for the purpose of elucidating some of his thoughts, the interview will be displayed after each poem. Drowning shadows play on the dappled water. dappled from the rain. rain. falling. falling. water blurs; goes black; fades. “dead:” the impassionate officer. Gone… Continue reading Three Poems – Spencer Koelsch
Haiku – Spencer Koelsch
Waterfall makes sound water sound: beautiful silence shatters it
Haiku – Riley Ottolenghi
Can you? I don’t understand Why things happen this way No one understands Last Night It happened so fast I didn’t know what to do All the fault was mine Sunrise Purple pink and orange Over the shadowy peaks Shades mixed together December 21st A blanket of white Your breath always lies ahead The sound… Continue reading Haiku – Riley Ottolenghi
Why – Spencer Koelsch
Empty keys and empty locks. Tied up in eternity. Shattered on the barren ground. Foreign rooms do now open. Empty doors and empty rooms. Broken up by death of men. Mounded bodies fester still. We need find a sepulcher. Empty gates and empty halls. Filled with empty lives. Shells broken upon the tide. Washed away… Continue reading Why – Spencer Koelsch
The Fall – Emily Werner
The air is now crisp with teeth, The trees squint against the wind to see me, The leaves gossip about me, The sun does not shine on me. The path is obscure but there, The soil is damp yet unmoving, The branches grab at me with their almost bare claws, The birds whisper my name,… Continue reading The Fall – Emily Werner
The Meadow – Emily Werner
The dewy raindrops sink down my skin, Leaving wet trails of tears that reflect my inside, Drenching me with relief, Now come my own tears, Blending with my reflection down below, As the meadow encloses me in a downpour, I can feel the ragged bark beneath my fingers, See the beautiful Blue Bells… Continue reading The Meadow – Emily Werner
When Ignorance Breaks – Anna Dory
A poisoned wave will drag down Carving deep through skin and bone Tearing through your thoughts, your lies, your reminiscences Bleeding you of hope And blinding you too consequences Like the wandering souls of slaughtered unborn children you’ll creep across the world Searching for the answers to seal it all But lost to the question… Continue reading When Ignorance Breaks – Anna Dory
“They” Won’t Know – Anna Dory
Death comes to most at the end of their days But for us? We died We died long before they’ll know Know what it’s like to wear their bones to the base Know what it’s like to feel their skin peel and flake Yet to you we’re still young, ignorant and sane You won’t know… Continue reading “They” Won’t Know – Anna Dory
Shadow Play – Lauren Scott
I jump and play around the park. “Margret, come along dear,” my mother beckons. “Coming mommy!” I yell and race to her side. I am breathing heavy and grinning up at her. The year is 1969 and in the park girls are jumping rope, boys are bothering the ducks in the pond, and my best… Continue reading Shadow Play – Lauren Scott