Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
BY Robert Nichols
Amazement fills my heart to-night,
Amaze and awful fears;
I am a ship that sees no light,
But blindly onward steers.
Flung toward heaven’s toppling rage,
Sunk...
Youth Dew
“YOUTH DEW”
A poem by Patti Thomas
I sifted through my mother’s things: Her knick-knacks, letters, her sapphire ring,
The scarves she wore with fashion flair, the...
The Haunted Palace
The Haunted Palace
BY EDGAR ALLAN POE
In the greenest of our valleys
By good angels tenanted,
Once a fair and stately palace—
Radiant palace—reared its head.
In the monarch Thought’s...
Candy
Candy
By Denise Marsh
"Take my hand"
You pleaded
Yelled...
Your voice
Strong
Certain
Soothing
I squinted...
Hesitation
Disbelief
Jaded heart
So darn dark...
And ...
I could feel
The grip
The undertow
The confines of life
Pulling me
Into its quick sand.
Little time
To...
Last Words
Last Words
Why are you following me for?
Following us through centuries of oppression.
My freedom wasn’t won in that war,
Though you like to give that impression.
We...
Professing My Love, For My Lover, My Friend, My Confidant, There To the Very...
Professing My Love, For My Lover, My Friend, My Confidant, There To the Very End.....
By Bryan Hayes
You are
My Love,
and
My Lover.
No one needs to get
or...
Eight Minutes Forty-Six Seconds
Eight Minutes Forty-Six Seconds
Minute One.
I can’t breathe, man. Please.
The smoke of all twenty cigarettes in that pack
Wouldn’t choke the same way as his knee.
Non-violent,...
A Lesson to Learn
A Lesson to Learn
(For Giulia)
By Denise Marsh
The ring
The rhythm
The sweetness in your voice
To feel a sense of appreciation
Because of just being
For you, are eager...
Be Light
Be Light
By Bryan Hayes
The world
It is heavy, man
(Be light)
Light on your feet
Light in your heart
The world
It is hard, man
(Be soft)
Soft to yourself
Soft to others
The...
For My Class
For My Class
By Denise Marsh, 1st grade teacher
In my heart, not 6 feet apart
I have missed your sweet faces
Dreamt of hearing your voices
In all...