Category: poetry
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Caper
by Sarmistha Gupta Babel in clouds Infatuated ions grope Ploughing into space Seam their Dreams Profound strains Overwhelm the spatial sync Soft murmur among Heavens Shadowy huddle Gnawing eardrums Whimpering apprehension Stars succour Cotton fields gasp Onto the kindle clasp Shudder within the faceless Contoured in scarlet hues Enamoured in unblemished prophecy Perplexed dollops Symbolise…
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Dancing in Tongues
by Heather Ball They were dancing in tongues, these wild men and women. Speaking in steps, And their long hair Whipped around them A dance, but it wasn’t. A ritual without religion. The power of their bodies was the only power in the room. It’s been said that such displays Are indecent. Too far outside…
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Into the Winter Brisk
by Chad Hall How the scavengers abound – crisp frost corroded red by rustic claws. & Chad Hall I am currently a junior at Arkansas Tech University, pursuing degrees in both English education and creative writing. I primarily write free verse poetry, as well as short fiction of various genres. My work has previously been…
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To the Man I Almost Killed
Heather Ball is an English Language Arts teacher in the Arkansas Delta. She enjoys writing poetry and personal essays about the minutia of life and the complexities of interpersonal relationships. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from The University of the Ozarks.
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Four Haikus
by Sam Waszkelewicz We sit on the porch The cross-breeze rustles through us As the cars drive by Property lines drawn Stacked stone fencing and bushes Will outlive us all Lanky tree limbs Rise farther than eyes can see Climb and never stop Promise will want Money is whiny Beautiful world know me Despite spurs…
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Train
by Melissa Barry At 11:17 the train runs by shaking my bed at night, alerting me to the movement of others. Traveling souls rush passed me, maybe reading words of other travelers, or trying to get any time of rest in an uncomfortable sleep. I realize the world around me, still moving, always moving, as…
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Eons
by Sarmistha Gupta Chasm earthly/gourmandise on fodder Sardonic smile/blemish of the hour Forged seasons/jubilation Everlasting silk orchids/in lonesome ivory/forlorn pink Peace/sold out Lull/canned Blotched masks/pummelling the air Charades frisky/unbound Monochromes/vibratory Spellbinding monotony/enticing Men/thick icicles Banal mooring/towering hourglass & & Sarmistha Gupta Sarmistha Gupta adores experimenting with various genres of poetry.Her gamut transcends all and embraces…
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Devil’s Paramour
by Sarmistha Gupta Flung in vortex of numbness/bellowing vociferously Rickety gates unfold /dizziness Mongrel in a heap/doused flame Scathing ash/scavenger gropes Roasted potatoes/perspiring clay pot Bubbling pangs/ devil’s craving Larvae babbling/boastful in mirth Chaperoning the cur/yawning streetwalker Gay in charm galactic/achromatic night Promenading the dim alley profane/ murky haze Rips ambiguity/tolls fated scene enacted Embodies…
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Six Haikus
by Anita Sahoo twelve o’clock my interdigitals ooze sunshine clock ticks on my granny resumes her slumber pitch black night my cellphone flares over me blazing sun watermelons and cicada’s song a sun-shield ring on my ring etches a ring on my sun kissed skin Sunday morning melody of hymns Jesus revive & & Anita…
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Staring at a Symphony of Lightning Bugs
by Andy Betz Staring at a symphony of lightning bugs The cacophony of silence awakens my mind This picturesque display witnessed from my back yard And my life begins to unwind I hear prophetic words of pomp and circumstance Retold through encounters from my past With each acknowledgement, they fade into memory Ago, Now, and…
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