Poems

‘Speak with Kind Gentleness’ by Mark F. Stone

Stress can envelop, encircle, entangle.Strictures can pressure from every angle.Tripping and slipping to ways that are erranthappen to all who endeavor to parent.What should you do when in need of...

I’m Here by Mike Bryant

__Your smile, it hypnotizes.It rises with the Inca doves and sun.__Sleep done, your love surprisesAnd spices dawn with lush and precious fun.__Your widened eyes are fashionedIn passion that I simply...

Revelation by Russel Winick

You never see suspects admitting their guilt,__Or partisans stating they lied.You’ll never hear soccer stars fearing defeat,__Or macho guys saying they cried.In a world where the truth’s often hidden away,__And...

Though Worlds May Die and Silent Be by Roy E. P...

Till rolling seas cease heaving high,The starry nights stop passing by,The universe is wrapped in flame,And there is no one left to blame.__Until then? … You’re my loved one.Till sun...

My Sonnet as Texted by Carl Kinsky

Her face, uplit as she scrolls through her phone,no feelings shown, she wears light like a mask.Have we two lives we share? Is each one’s own?Afraid that I know, I’m...

Anyone But You by Anna J. Arredondo

The phone may ring; The call will bring__Anyone but you. The mail will come;It will be from__Anyone but you. A text may buzz;I’m sure it was__Anyone but you. Oh, this...