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
Tag: August 2018
The Crow By Cassandra Kulay
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
Stardust Aliens By Randy James Hoffman
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
Drunk on Water By James Adamson
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
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
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
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
Gerbilwocky By Susan Maria Rowley
The musical ___like godspell _____only different skittering down deserted ___back alleys _____full of payday fervor with jazzy hands ___floating into BFI bins faithful to the deities ___of the half-basement suites where hollyhock's ghosts ___whisper saxophone memories in the damp nights of temptation ___ the gerbilwocky will survive even this _____ and other busloads of _____peanut … Continue reading Gerbilwocky By Susan Maria Rowley
A Bat in Your Room By Robert St.Germain
I fly into your window, just a bat in your room. I have not come for blood, and I have not come for doom. All I want to do is watch you as you sleep. And in my love for you I am very weak. I sit here on your dresser as I see your … Continue reading A Bat in Your Room By Robert St.Germain
Exploration By Peter Herget
Exploration is here, not because we have to |but because we must. We must explore from here to there, high and low, far and wide. From country-wide to space travel. Wherever it is that life takes us, we must keep exploring and always asking questions. If no questions are asked, then no answers will be … Continue reading Exploration By Peter Herget
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