Moments and fragments – By Natalia Fernández Díaz-Cabal
Moments and fragments
There are times for frustration.
For the glory of the fleeting.
For adolescent frivolity.
And there are times of despair,
of walking barefoot through the streets
whilst...
Two Cat Poems – By E. C. Traganas
My Woman Is A Copper Gong
After the painting ‘Cat in the Moonlight’
by Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (1859–1923) (featured above)
Where is the night? It is so...
Letters To My Mother – By Nawzad Jaadan
1
Mother,
I told you I would gather the forest’s wood and return.
Father never said, “If your axe is weak,
come back before sunset.”
The forest, Mother—
full of...
Five Poems – By Paul Tristram
Right Now, The Other Side Of The Severn Bridge
She’s shy about her freckles
… which is absurd,
because they prettify
her gorgeousness…
and make me teenager-dizzy.
To hold...
Three Poems by Bhoomi J N
Author's Note: These poems explore the never ending cosmic cycle originated and maintained by:
1.Yakshi (The Archetype): The physical form, the wild earth, nature, the...
Poems by Don Edwards
Rock and Ice
It’s raining diamonds up there, a many faceted delight I imagine
The drops sparkle brilliant and tickle as they fall and bounce away
Tick...
Two poems – By Pavle Gligorović
Salamander in the sun
I am a lizard in the sun
in a sea of other lizards,
hypnotized by you.
I lose myself in your Instagram pictures.
I watch...
Two poems – By Bruce Morton
Elevators
It is as if
We really have a choice.
Up—go to heaven. Down—go to hell.
Buttons of nuance and temptation
In the between. What can it mean?
My-heavens! or...
Poems by Charlie Brice
The Commodore
Dave, the self-described Commodore of Walloon Lake,
taught my wife to sail. Although he was a famous
philanderer, I trusted Judy, my wife of...
That Girl, Still Running – By Faten Guemri
Translated from the Tunisian by Ahmed Amor Zaabar
My friend, Time,
here you are tracing your delicate lines upon my face.
You are no longer content with...
