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3/4 Time By Barbara Ellyn

09/10/201809/12/2018 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

My denial keeps crashing, fear nears I edge away, software tears here dears. Gravity - bad. Cascades worse, mere tears. Yet, frantic for ground, wings clipped, hobbled wound and scars. Can’t waste my pain despairing. Gone years. Truth abandons what’s proper. Steers clear. Facts matter less and heart more - have cheer. Flee to yourself. … Continue reading 3/4 Time By Barbara Ellyn

Goodness Gracious By Evelyn Bennett

09/10/201809/12/2018 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

As long as I can remember I wanted to stretch The best way to do that Finding the good in your enemies With that goodness My perspective fills my heart Just knowing that I can love Has given me Strength It feels good to Stretch I do not feel constipated The exercise gets easier Finding … Continue reading Goodness Gracious By Evelyn Bennett

OK She Said By Raime Goldberg

09/10/201809/12/2018 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

OK she said You can go there Are you cool Sure Licorice taste Good make Lovers meet in the dark It's spacious in the garden Summertime Ten years forward: In an apartment after four years There is a box in every Soul light airy So little so small Hard worker soul Helps others Thank you … Continue reading OK She Said By Raime Goldberg

August “10 on 10” – Editorial

08/10/201808/10/2018 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

In these next ten poems we find spirituality, faith, love, strength, legends of experiences lived in fantasy, and testimonials of shared real experiences. For those who are new to Kaleidoscope, we publish ten poems (sometimes prose as well) on the tenth of every month, under what we call our monthly “10-on-10”. Please do enjoy our Kaleidoscope … Continue reading August “10 on 10” – Editorial

Stardust Aliens By Randy James Hoffman

08/10/201808/10/2018 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

We gazed up at the stars With the smell of The Milky Way In our nostrils Peering into the dark blue-black sky Wondering if there are others Out there Thinking about us Down here on the Great Blue Marble We call earth Place of our birth for this lifetime But have we lived before We … Continue reading Stardust Aliens By Randy James Hoffman

The Crow By Cassandra Kulay

08/10/201808/10/2018 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

The crow rises, inky black wings dripping, looking for sanctuary, roaming manifestation of a dream. The avatar expression of the soul, caught between world and world, dark and light, eyes black and bright, leading us to introspection, steering us in the right direction, conscience feeding on the past, bound to make a higher justice last, … Continue reading The Crow By Cassandra Kulay

Drunk on Water By James Adamson

08/10/201808/10/2018 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

To the Glory of God To Gwyneth with Love Water in the garden of Eden or maybe later on like the sun on a summer day looking into the eyes of true love ice cream for the first time an apple fresh off the tree maybe water that was like light diving into the abundance … Continue reading Drunk on Water By James Adamson

At Last By Elton Plett

08/10/201808/22/2018 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

The Renaissance caught him in its stare As Michelangelo looked in the mirror I don’t know if he liked what he saw But like a servant he started to draw Samson loved Delia he thought She took his hair and loved him not Though bittersweet he cried aloud And brought the pillars down upon the … Continue reading At Last By Elton Plett

Knocking on Heaven’s Door By Evelyn Pauline Bennett

08/10/201808/10/2018 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

Someone has mistaken My door for heaven’s I am sorry to say You have lost your way Where are you headed? What is it that you need? I will not open my door You are not at heaven’s gate My faith is contained To what you cannot see" Do you have your x-ray glasses on? … Continue reading Knocking on Heaven’s Door By Evelyn Pauline Bennett

Good Eats By Jordan Derksen

08/10/201808/10/2018 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

Eating in a restaurant is a luxury. It’s hard to remember every meal You have ever eaten. With all its flavour and enjoyment. I remember eating raw cat fish And river mud in the rain. It was not the best, But I will always remember it. There are those meals That are a celebration Like … Continue reading Good Eats By Jordan Derksen

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