Every night I sit alone noises are heard. Oh! But how my nerves jump. Pattering of persons feet pass my living-room window and the rumble sound of the window itself jumping because of it not being secured wholly. The rustle of wind in the trees outside, the old apartment block, add to the creaking sounds … Continue reading It Could be Dull: Betty Carmichael
Category: Kaleidoscope
A Better Tomorrow: Robert St. Germain
Why can’t people be kind towards each other without being forced to? And why do we want what the other people have? Why do we fight when we could make peace? We could be OK if we threw it all aside. This earth would be one family if we put away our pride. What’s so … Continue reading A Better Tomorrow: Robert St. Germain
SheWho Listens: Randy James Hoffman
She who listens Is always waiting at the door For the knocking there she will hear From a loving touch She hears secrets and guidance In the cries of doves And in the whispers of the serpents Wisdom untold it seems If it not for her listening ears The path becomes clear and apparent The … Continue reading SheWho Listens: Randy James Hoffman
The Ladybug: Marjolaine Brodeur
The ladybug crawls on my window Seeking the nectar that may be found. She may not find much for a wasp Was there before; I shooed it away. I didn’t want more of her hive feeding there. The ladybug crawls on the panes in circles round and round. Intent on her quest she ignores my … Continue reading The Ladybug: Marjolaine Brodeur
Samurai: Jordan Derksen
There is no I in samurai If they see you, with the two eyes of the samurai You know then where there is, one samurai, there are more. Sworn to protect the community. Carry your heart and soul rather than your sword. Return everything you take, give something back in return. Be mindful of strange … Continue reading Samurai: Jordan Derksen
Yes, Love. Without it we’re not whole: John Oross
Yes, When I get where I belong. Within her warm, loving, tender arms. I will shed many, many tears. To release both pain and joy. Yes, For I've been waiting many years. For her to enter my life. I have her still within my heart. This truth I simply can't hide. Yes, I've given away … Continue reading Yes, Love. Without it we’re not whole: John Oross
Clear Skies: James Adamson
To the Glory of God To Gwyneth, with Love When rain and snow falls Tears versus celebration and blessing Love in the face of clouds Peace that serves the skin That reaches to the soul Effecting our hope in life that walks For journey that has no ending The soul of glory and life To … Continue reading Clear Skies: James Adamson
Deliberation: Henry Peters
I crawled into an abyss of dread and beheld the horror of its ugly head expecting, then believing it would teach me the invaluable lessons I needed to learn about honesty and truth from the darker side of life in the underground. I swear it's true! I saw Nietzsche there standing upside-down and when I … Continue reading Deliberation: Henry Peters
Sartre stood at Snowdon: Heather Carr
Pseudo-breeze swept up his strawberry sneer, High-tension line quivering in philharmonic glee, Mind soaking hypertonic sound, Shattering five-dollar shoes, Siphoning silent shoestring thoughts, 22-cents a pound. Long answer see-through sheets of milky fog, Sustained breath shining succulent and nitrogen bathed, Seething softly in somnolent flight, Osmotic diffusion, It slithers away. Susceptible, shaking and quarter-full, Awaiting … Continue reading Sartre stood at Snowdon: Heather Carr
Magic: Cassandra Kulay
The air is damp and clear, the storms are never too severe, mud and dirt are everywhere, waiting to give birth to plants and flowers, bunnies run rampant, the outdoors works its magic on my soul, I feel so free, everything looks good to me, the renewal of life comes so easily, to the earth … Continue reading Magic: Cassandra Kulay