The icy stars play their song, Marching down to where the beggars mourn For losses known far too long Since the beginning, when she was born. A man calls from the shadows above: “Take her where they keep the rings, Where the keeper must keep hold thereof Golden bells and many things.” The… Continue reading Glassed Stars – Joanna Walker
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I watch the glowing fire burn – Jessica Triplett
I watch the glowing fire burn, The black of the night is overwhelming, almost swallowing the slow burn of light, I was alone just like that fire, slowly burning out, My eyes water from the smoke, Choking back tears I fight sleep, The night killed my family men like demons, Set aflame my ancestral home,… Continue reading I watch the glowing fire burn – Jessica Triplett
Snake – Jessica Triplett
Snake slowly slithers, gliding on smooth underbelly coiled with muscle, tensing, he senses his prey, poised to strike, he catches a field mouse unprepared, one bite and gone is the small creature, the snake is silent death, king of his domain
Warmth – Jenica Felix
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
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