Poetry

"...you wait mesmerized...

"...a hush-hush slipped out..."

"...all we want is a little light, a little breath..."

"...they seemed to glow with renewed days..."

"Got something to slather you..."

"...It tries to filch some sparkle from the rising sun..."

"...Carefree I'll dance thrilled by the feel of snow..."

"you thought you could stop me from becoming..."

"...what pizzas they recommend..."

"...Brevity demands the perfect six words to express love..."

"...He was the victims' one and only hope..."

S. A. Gerber is a native and resident again of Los Angeles, CA. after having spent twenty-four years in a neighboring "city of sin" in the Silver State of Nevada.

"...unseen wounds leap from snuggery of my skin..."

"...this back basement that has never held bodies in it..."

Indian writer and poet, born in Suburban Kolkata, Sonali completed her Post Graduation from Burdwan University in English Literature and Language, with her Special Paper on Figure Of Speech.

"...it's hard to argue with his success..."

"...I am beginning to wonder what 'rights' are...

"...Proof she's lived, and proof her life has meaning..."

"...They think I have lost my mind...."

Frankie Laufer is an oil painter and writer living in Walla Walla, WA. His paintings have been shown in both SF Bay Area and Eastern Washington State. His expressive painting and writing style covers a wide range of spontaneous emotions and feelings.

"...with the smooth touch of your eyes..."

"...It was his last refuge..."

"...spaceship earth, or stay within these white walls..."

"...Beyond the sunlight there He stands draped in saffron..."

"...allow me to unwrap your splendor which empowers me..."

William Taylor Jr. lives and writes in San Francisco. He is the author of numerous books of poetry, and a volume of fiction. His work has been published widely in journals across the globe.

"...with the pain of a thousand lies..."

"...The world doesn't pay attention to the girl..."

"...and surely there's something out there..."

Prithvijeet Sinha is from Lucknow, India. He is a post graduate in MPhil from the University of Lucknow.