Poetry

One Hit Wonder by Tony Gloeggler (May 1, 2017)

One song -- and yet so many memories...

Stairway to Heaven by Scott Thomas Outlar (Apr 24, 2017)

"...like a ladder that reaches down from heaven..."

Metaphor of My Wasteland by Shola Balogun (Apr 24, 2017)

"...There is union in the absence of songs..."

Rainbow Sprinkles by Charles Cicirella (Apr 24, 2017)

"...There's infinite wonder and an eternity of spectral surprises..."

The Know-it-alls by Terry Petersen (Apr 24, 2017)

"...above beer commercials and simultaneous conversations..."

Space Fog by John Grey (Apr 17, 2017)

"...unknowable matter..."

Trade-off by Bekah Steimel (Apr 17, 2017)

"...How did you survive it?.."

Another in the Urn by Scott Thomas Outlar (Apr 10, 2017)

"...Not every sterling piece of silver remains pristine..."

Alberta Bound by Michael Lee Johnson (Apr 10, 2017)

Once you've been there, it's in your heart forever...

I'm Usually Found To Be in Poor Taste by Bekah Steimel (Mar 27, 2017)

Bekah Steimel is a poet aspiring to be a better poet. She lives in St. Louis and can be found online at bekahsteimel.com.

I Did Not Take a Vow of Silence by Shola Balogun (Mar 20, 2017)

"...silence alone cannot break through the wall of lies..."

Crippled Ship by John Grey (Mar 20, 2017)

"...Such substitute for bearings when bytes and bits are smoking ganja..."

A Little Music by Tony Gloeggler (Mar 20, 2017)

"...makes the day go faster, smoother..."

Shake, Rattle and Dinner Roll by Charles Cicirella (Mar 13, 2017)

"...rings true like lemonade on a hot day..."

Hazy Arizona Sky by Michael Lee Johnson (Mar 13, 2017)

"...one cup of cool, clear, fool's desert gold..."

Montana Wheat Field by Barbara Link (Mar 6, 2017)

"...a coiled hemp hose braided with diamonds..."

Shiver by Scott Thomas Outlar (Mar 6, 2017)

"...This body is on fire..."

The Road by Shola Balogun (Feb 27, 2017)

Shola Balogun, playwright, poet and writer whose creative Muse is the Mystic ladder of the Yoruba world and Judeo-Christian thought, is from Yoruba South-Western part of Nigeria, West Africa.

Jupiter by John Grey (Feb 20, 2017)

"...So smug in its swallowing. Its momentary blip was like licked lips..."

Digestion, Meditation, Libido Jimmy by Jimmy Pappas (Feb 20, 2017)

This Jimmy has a story to tell and then some...

This man's body has no history by Abigail George (Feb 13, 2017)

"...Then and now this is my song..."

Charging through the Gates of Hallelujah by Scott Thomas Outlar (Feb 13, 2017)

"...Is this state of peace a prelude to paradise?.."

Lion in My Heart by Michael Lee Johnson (Feb 13, 2017)

"...I fall in love with birds, strangers and wild women..."

Edges by Barbara Link (Feb 6, 2017)

"...long, skinny, windrows of green..."

Lyn #3 by Charles Cicirella (Feb 6, 2017)

"...when I stare into the mirror and the mirror closes its eyes for good..."

Father Time by Sunil Sharma (Jan 30, 2017)

"...voices of the moments buried with fallen leaves..."

Humming with the Angels by Scott Thomas Outlar (Jan 23, 2017)

"...an elemental sound eternal in nature..."

Little Desert Flower by Michael Lee Johnson (Jan 23, 2017)

"...refuge, folded, wrapped in cool spring rain leaves --"

War Stories by Tony Gloeggler (Jan 16, 2017)

"...sometimes talk turns to back in the day..."

4:11 AM by Charles Cicirella (Jan 16, 2017)

"...I've never been a fan of the lesser evil, but I'm also smart enough to know which battles..."