Poseidon’s Memory by Elissa Capelle Vaughn I leaned over the cliff, expecting Poseidon to break through the waves and flood the sky with aquamarine and gold. What I found was a sea of rotting kelp beds stretching past the horizon. His underwater forests were just a memory decaying on the surface of the ocean. The… Read More Poseidon’s Memory
A Literary Light: Lawrence Ferlinghetti A beautiful literary light passed on February 22, 2021. He inspired a love for books, poetry, and art. Ferlinghetti strove to create a social environment where people could gather and discuss their passion for poetry, books, and the arts. And he succeeded when he founded City Lights. He’s an inspiration… Read More Lawrence Ferlinghetti
A Stale Chapati by Muskan Sharma I went into the kitchen escaping from the deadly silence that follows a catastrophe. With my mom weeping in a shady corner of a locked room and my father sternly reflecting over his life on the balcony, no food was cooked that night. I began to search amid the… Read More A Stale Chapati
Mountain House by Ron Tobey You wear chaste tennis whitesmodest skirt hemmed at your kneesfront-buttoned short sleeved blousy shirtwhite socks and canvas shoesfor the clay courtunusual attire for a datewe sit on a double wicker chairon the Golf Shop porchnext to the Coca Cola dispenser.At the record hop for teen guests of the Waumbekyou slow… Read More Mountain House
Comfort by Arwyn Vincent You were a bipolar messand I was coveredin the low-road dustof aimless menbut as you sobbed into my chestI found tanglediridescentthreads of heavencoiled into your brown hairand togetherwe gathered theminto a generous blanketof shimmering laceto veiland comfortour tumultuous hearts Lie to Me by Arwyn Vincent We know where this is going… Read More Comfort
The Antidote by August Jackson When poison dripsfrom their gaping lips,you may feel thatall you possessis a river. My dear,you carry the antidotein your veins,so whatever liesthey may feed youknow that they serveno purposehere in yourself. When A Man Cries by August Jackson Tell me, darling.How does a gentle snowfallinspire a raging avalancheas exquisitely as… Read More The Antidote
Listen by Gabriel Angrand I listento the whispersof One who filled spaceswith wordsand birthed lightout of nowhere Warped time and spaceto terraform homesfor all kinds of life Spoke autobiographyinto biospheres that leave uswith a millionthousand wordsbehind our irises And from mountaintops to ocean floorsall nature roars in volumes speaking of its Lion King I’m listeningto… Read More Listen
On Deck by Stephen Mead Crazy and not minding what is, after all,only a word.Further down is the street queen wearingher usual wedding dress. It always looksnew & her hair is just so, immaculate Geri-curlsframing a face wizened as an infant’swith the whisper of a smirk. She’s wearing that nowas prowling tom cats in sailor… Read More On Deck
First Snow by John Mungiello The window shows meEverything. I give it nothing,But a reflection. Half present—Wrapped into what I was bornTo be by some other man. BySome other lady who said, “call me love”.I thought we had to earn what we get, soTell me how to live. I can ease your dyingBy force. With… Read More First Snow
