In the Deep of the Night by Daniel Leach
In the deep of the night do my restless thoughts roam To the moon-flooded fields of the sky, And they search for a pure and ethereal...
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By Randal A. Burd, Jr.
- Oct 21, 2019
- 1 min
An Evergreen Affection
The sun rose slowly o'er the hill. My cold, dark night with light did fill. Alone did stand a single pine, Where once you sang me songs...
By Troy Camplin
- Sep 30, 2019
- 1 min
Poesis
My Muse, the gift of God and memory, Is silent, doesn’t always speak to me With her crepe myrtle lips or skipping feet That dance out...
By Max Leyf
- Sep 15, 2019
- 1 min
Sonnet: A traveler hailed from antique lands of light
A traveler hailed from antique lands of light, She wafted in on eddies made of air; Exotic gifts from far flung lands to bear Upon my...
By T.M. Moore
- Sep 9, 2019
- 1 min
Dust
My soul clings to the dust. Ps. 119.25 How like the dust my soul can be. I see it sometimes, dazed and inattentive in a ray of light, or...
By Michael R. Burch
- Aug 26, 2019
- 2 min
To Have Loved
Helen, bright accompaniment, accouterment of war as sure as all the polished swords of princes groomed to lie in mausoleums all eternity...
By Paul Gallagher
- Aug 12, 2019
- 1 min
The Sensitive Plant on the Moon
Night past night, down the endless starry river; We watch for any change, but do not see The tiny metaphor that is to be The lightning...
By Adam Sedia
- Aug 5, 2019
- 1 min
The Knell
Through the peace of balmy spring, Bird-songs’ trills and breeze-tossed leaves, An alien sound, a distant ring Dares to break the mirth...
By Daniel Leach
- Jul 22, 2019
- 2 min
In Celebration: 50 Years After Apollo 11 - Song of the Crab Nebula Or, "A Shadow of a Magnitude
Long before the first eyes ever saw me Floating like a ghost upon the night, Long before human minds even feebly Pierced beyond their...
The Editors
- Jul 9, 2019
- 4 min
Profiles in Poetry: Percy Bysshe Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) is widely regarded as one of the greatest poets in the English language. And while he is one of the most...
By Paul Gallagher
- Jun 17, 2019
- 2 min
The Night Star
At last, the Sun looked down upon the treasure The night star had seen; It rose, and burned to know what midnight pleasure To the night...
By Adam Sedia
- May 17, 2019
- 1 min
Waves
Turquoise waves on shell-white sand Rush forth – crashing, crashing, crashing – Dying gladly as they land, Surging, breaking, foaming,...
By Daniel Leach
- May 10, 2019
- 1 min
"It"
It plays upon the glowing sunset boughs, When shadows have enveloped all below, And distant, other-worldly thoughts arouse A passion in...
By Paul Gallagher
- May 1, 2019
- 2 min
Volare … Cantare
Above in the trees, the birds are calling and replying, Their lively laughter moving the gentle evening air, The wrens gaily singing, the...
By Siham Karami
- Apr 15, 2019
- 1 min
My Heart Is an Extremity
Who crowned the heads of conquerors with leaves? You slam the door. I’m rolling up my sleeves. We read each other’s eyes and almost drown...
By Daniel Leach
- Apr 6, 2019
- 2 min
Awakening
I awoke one day from a dreamlike sleep, Not knowing where I was, it seemed, And lay still as if cast from an ocean deep Of obscure and...
By David B. Gosselin
- Mar 11, 2019
- 1 min
Chinese Mountain Man: The Storm
Among the starry schemes and bright Plateaus of foggy mountain peaks, A master and his pupil made Their way towards the dragon’s grot. ...
By Randal A. Burd, Jr.
- Mar 8, 2019
- 1 min
The Song Bird
The songbird fluttered down and stood Upon my bedroom window sill To sing his song of loneliness And serenaded me until I ventured out;...
By David B. Gosselin
- Mar 4, 2019
- 1 min
Chinese Mountain Man I: Dragon Mountain
A master and his pupil stood Before the foot of Dragon Mount. They readied themselves for the trek Across its dark and snowy grots....
By Daniel Leach
- Mar 1, 2019
- 1 min
Little Ones
Little ones, little ones, playing around me, Blowing your bubbles up into the air, Laughing and giggling to chase them toward me, Or when...
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