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2 May 2014

A True Woman by Farzana Ali

A true woman should not be judged for what she does But for the reason behind what she is doing Whether wrong or right   It’s her choice to choose And only she decides ...
2 May 2014

It’s a Surprise by Regina Puckett

Friendly backstabbing and outright lies As watchers watch with downcast eyes They clap as their chosen prey falls and dies While not one person among them mourns or cries But a word should be ...
2 May 2014

A Cosmic Group Hug by Les Bush

An invitation, my poet, writer and artistic friends; be we apart, separated by time and distance. Come, celebrate, share and extend that which binds us; the life blood of our existence.   Words, images, created ...
1 May 2014

World Famous Poet by Les Bush

I am vain, arrogant and proud; I am a world famous poet; these are my virtues, my vices I will not expound. You can find me on Google. Yes, I know it. I ...
1 May 2014

Oui, Mamam by Les Bush

My mother died last December, she was 83. My sons' mother died three years ago, on yesterday's date. I received a phone call from my younger son; How do you feel on this ...
1 May 2014

Already Died by Regina Puckett

I jump and dive with weightless unrestraint No longer caring if I’m a sinner or a saint What good are these labels, if I’m suffocating inside? Can their judgments hurt me, if I’ve ...
30 April 2014

Price of One's Soul by Farzana Ali

Humanity is lost The world wonders in the dusk What has been predicted has come to past The final days are here Like hearing a clock ticking near and near Everyone runs in fear Like tiny ...
29 April 2014

A Kiss Above The Cyclamen by Danny Kemp

Life in all its shades,  Be them light or be them dark, Leave a stain on the memory,  A deep indelible mark. From some we learn lessons,  Only repeating ...
28 April 2014

Lead Me to You by Regina Puckett

I still want to believe in Wonderland and unicorns I want to believe that life is more than a sleight-of-hand But when will my very own knight-in-shining-armor come riding in? I need more ...
27 April 2014

Emptiness Inside by Farzana Ali

I wish I could not feel anything at all So whenever I fall I can rise back up, tall Without no hesitation, regret nor despair                                               Because sometimes it hurts more to even ...
26 April 2014

The Way It’s Supposed to Be by Regina Puckett

You can’t see my velvety, feathery wings, But I soar with the wind in all of my dreams. You can’t hear the magnificent songs I sing, But inside of my soul beautiful sounds ...
25 April 2014

The Joy of Anonymity by Les Bush

I can be who I like here, a small fish in an ocean of information. I can pick and choose what to believe, what to share. A speck in cyberspace, my reality ...
24 April 2014

Intensity by Les Bush

I woke up this morning; nature of the game:Sleep, wake up, it’s the in between that counts.To awake is one thing; have a purpose to get up,Face the day is ...
23 April 2014

The Haunted Castle Part 1

PROLOGUE   A short update on the previous saga of Aunt Alice and Spot. Intended for those that have forgotten, or, for those who would like to forget the cost of their ...
23 April 2014

A Stroll Over Life’s Bridge by Regina Puckett

As I was taking a stroll over life’s bridge Between two clouds and a narrow ridge I noticed an older gentlemen up ahead Hands folded, eyes closed and a bowed head His silent contemplation ...
23 April 2014

Essence by Les Bush

I am I am that I am I am what I was I am what I will be   Neither add nor subtract, multiply or divide the seconds in a day. Spend them well, and decide: That is ...
22 April 2014

A Resolute Blindness by Les Bush

Cosmic oceans, so many words (10 to the power of what?). Pick, choose, juggle and rearrange: all been said before, has it not? Change the world, Illumination Inc. Hardly, darkness dwells too ...
21 April 2014

Where a Father Once Existed by Regina Puckett

From diapers, pretend high heels and then a wedding dress My father held my hand through my baby wails and until I said yes My early years soon became an assortment of ...
20 April 2014

Social Media Sensation by Les Bush

I can be who I like here, poet, beggar man or thief; a king or a clown; witty and clever, cynical or droll. Confess my sins; count my virtues to extoll. Here I ...
19 April 2014

Friendship by Les Bush

Greetings, my friend; please have a seat. Life's so busy; so seldom we meet. Been thinking, have thoughts to share. No, alas, I do not have any beer.   Coffee and tea are my chosen ...
19 April 2014

Michelangelo and the Mermaid by Barry Carter

A mermaid moves through Michelangelo's dream-of flawless form she strips him of his vision , charcoals her face on his chest, shows her faded face briefly as he wakes. Myths are made by mermaids ...

19 April 2014

Higher Learning by Les Bush

Tell me, how deep is your analysis, what does it mean? To fix an event, a concept into tradition or lexicon, of what: Philosophy, Religion, Politics, Literature (how about Pedagogy)? Will it feed ...
19 April 2014

My Ink Filled Spear by Regina Puckett

There are ugly trolls underneath life’s bridge There are dangerous dragons over every ridge So I’m girding my loins and lacing my battle gear I’ll storm the shores with this ink-filled spear I’ll right ...
18 April 2014

I Am by KDM

I Am The one you clutched your purse away from, Assuming I was going to cause harm, When I stopped to ask you for directions, as I was in a new town and lost.   I ...