Et in Arcadia Ego
Here we lie in our bed of stone beneath a mild sky. Nicely tucked in. You and I. Did we go peacefully beneath the azure sky? Perhaps. But...
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By Daniel Leach
- Jan 16
- 1 min
Dog Dreams
Sometimes I imagine that I am still young, Like an old sleeping dog in his dreams; His legs move, and he pants at the air with his...
By Johnny Payne
- Jan 13
- 1 min
Water Spell & Other Poems
Water Spell A crocodile waits on the far sandbank. I wade through waves, while my beloved casts a water spell, a verbal shield to flank...
By John Martin
- Jan 6
- 1 min
Landing
As soft as snowdrops snowflakes settle; more soft than petals, gently fall… Less shy than snowdrops snow drops all its inhibitions… Cold...
By Caitlin Johnstone
- Dec 31, 2022
- 2 min
A Blessing for Everyone
May all of your illusions be shattered beyond your ability to reassemble them. May you learn quickly from your failures and successes....
By David B. Gosselin
- Dec 28, 2022
- 1 min
Deep Dreams
I dreamt a dream so deep last night, I felt I dreamt a thousand years; I felt I’d lived a thousand dreams— Dreams bearing not a single...
Fr. Dwight Longenecker
- Dec 23, 2022
- 1 min
Nativity
Forget your Christmas cards and little crèche the cutesy donkey, sheep and shepherd boys. Put away the twinkle lights and all that trash;...
By Rowland Hughes
- Dec 19, 2022
- 2 min
A Valley Funeral
Men, uncomfortably well dressed in funeral black, collars frayed, starched white, old shoes thick with polish. A woman pours tea into...
By Dean Z. Douthat
- Dec 15, 2022
- 1 min
To a Doric Column
Dam of Nereids, I cannot see your face, Poseidon's love gives your girls their haven. You tower high, your queenly will and grace Hold up...
By Eleanor Aspen
- Dec 10, 2022
- 2 min
Sestina of Seasons
Looking upwards at the clear summer sky I see all the trees have green leaves The same color as the grass on the ground. The sun shines...
By John Martin
- Dec 7, 2022
- 1 min
Nudism in England
The sun's a prude: it turns its eye away at night, and only looks on us by day to see if we are doing what we should. Yet how it blushes...
By Ryan P. Tunison
- Dec 2, 2022
- 1 min
Some Lines After Keats' Lamia & Other Poems
After Some Lines in Keats’ Lamia How poets must be mad to trace the line Of woman, whomsoever holds their liking, To faeries’ influence,...
By Stewart Burke
- Nov 19, 2022
- 1 min
The Garden of Lonely Pleasure
Within this garden of lonely pleasure the living waters whisper your name. Iris and lilac—now wild, but once tame— herald Spring’s...
By Rowland Hughes
- Nov 6, 2022
- 1 min
Lake and Rainbow
We stopped at the lakeside and saw our first rainbow. It bled from a rusty sky, imported from a world unfamiliar to us both. This was...
By Adam Sedia
- Nov 6, 2022
- 1 min
The Chrysanthemums
When torrid Summer’s greenery, Its vibrant hues and spiced perfume Lie far, fast-fading memory, Your flowers bloom. When all the world...
By Dean Z. Douthat
- Oct 25, 2022
- 1 min
Graveyard Shift
By morning's light, my new-born brain's athrob With truth's half-lie and lying words half-truth. To sort them out becomes the day's first...
By Janice Canerdy
- Oct 19, 2022
- 2 min
Now, Smile and Wave & Other Poetry
With precious children you’ve been blessed. You’ve guided them with loving care. While helping them become their best, your standards...
By Caitlin Johnstone
- Oct 13, 2022
- 2 min
Future Generations, If There Are Future Generations
Future generations, if there are future generations, will scarce believe that our species once stockpiled armageddon weapons on purpose,...
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