Natalie reminds me of a song that should have been longer, that’s how good it is. The reader is immediately sucked into Keana’s heavy imagery and meticulous style of words as she expresses her love […]
Tag: poem
The Family Hermit
by John Grey He was a quiet man, not so much thoughtful, as indifferent to thinking. He pretended to be a father but the motions didn’t suit. And his face was ill-fitted for warmth. On […]
Unwell
by Mark Mitchell This body was not workshopped. No one sought better ways to build it so functions would join smoothly and everyone would be pleased all the time. It will just have to do […]
Three Poems by Freya Pickard
movement song – ocean rounded by the salty waves carved by the moon-driven tide ground down to tiny pebbles; do they remember largeness? shout song for the sea ride the high cold black wave fly […]
Rainfall Baptism
by Sarah Prindle The sky is grey and heavy with unshed tears. Stay still as the rain pours down, cool crystal droplets falling to earth upon our heads washing away dirt and sweat, a blessing […]
To The Girl With The Bag Of Stars
By Imogen. L. Smiley To the girl with the bag of stars, Your music was too loud as you fumbled for your ticket; With hair in your face you laughed in apology And I had […]
The Garden
by Zach Beach flamingos balance on bamboo sticks insects carry themselves over tense water flowers unfurl &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&their fragile wings birds commute &&&&&&&&&&thousands of miles for one tree the earth cleans the universe of its stardust […]
Depths
by Zach Beach Occasionally, we hurt. Our boss berates us and we die, a little. We become so small and want to disappear into nothingness. Such is the ego-trap of thoughts. While the depths of […]
