Poetry
31 articles in Poetry.
Because I am a Libra
by Cleo Griffith, Central Valley, CA--- I mourn for the tragedies of the world, we hear them all, in these days of mass communication, from our town to the other side of the world, and that could lay...
Sleep Aid
by Dianne Guarino, Northport, NY--- Turn off the phone Toss out the warm milk Tune down the calming music Throw away the melatonin Pick up a book. Relive history Play detective Chase ghosts Take a...
What You Can’t Know Right Now
by Len Slatest, East Moriches, NY--- Is the tumor benign, or malignant? The interview went decently, but will you get the job? you really need the money The trial is only a week away he’s a danger...
What Did We Do?
by Madeline Heit Lipton, Long Island, NY--- What did we do before technology days? We’d keep in touch through now old fashioned ways A hello in a letter mailed the sooner the better Penned floral...
Gnomonic Growth
by Anne Starnes Kingsbury, Huntington Station, NY--- In his hand he holds the perfect outer body of a horseshoe crab. They’re everywhere. His eyes drift over them. “They didn’t die,” I say. A beach lounger leans...
My Roaming Poem
by Jerry Brown, Santa Fe, NM--- Something different A limerick! Is it lost as it roams Among these outstanding poems Or is it synergistic?!?
Two Beach Haiku
by David Frieman, Huntington Station, NY--- Beach chairs upside down Collapsed umbrellas in flight Surfers jumping waves The channeled whelk lives A prisoner on the beach Never making waves
Zen Mind
by Dr. Seena Axel, Delray Beach, FL--- How often do I enter each new day with Beginner’s Mind?! Open to what life has to reveal to me today. My yoga practice reminds me. Habitual preconceptions often...
There is Nothing Better
by Eva Tortora, Staten Island, NY--- There is nothing better than Ice cream Chocolate covered strawberries Sunshine Receiving a payment Dancing in the rain
A WHIM AND A WIND
by Jerry Brown, Santa Fe, NM--- Following Your suggestion To take new direction I cultivated and listened To a whim and a wind And a whim blew in Through a way the wind opened This whim and...
Every Human
by Olivia Tatara, Puerto Rico--- You are like a tree Spreading your roots in the Earth, Rustling your branches in the Wind, Reaching towards the Sunlight.
Joy is a kind of courage
by R.J. Andres, Auburndale, NY--- in a spider’s hopeful embroideries… in the feathered wingtips of an egret grabbing onto space… in the clamor of Canada geese sounding an arrowed hymn… in the...
Beauty in Every Moment
by Curtis E. Spence--- Amidst life's hustle and bustle, don't forget to see, The hidden gems around you, where beauty can be. In the ordinary moments, where magic may hide, Look...
Bound Together
by Curtis E. Spence--- As we journey together, united we stand, In values that bind us, an exceptional band, Strength in teamwork, each talent we share, Achieving greatness, with...
Rise and Stand Tall with Resilience
by Curtis E. Spence--- Amidst life's hustle and bustle, don't forget to see, The hidden gems around you, where beauty can be. In the ordinary moments, where magic may hide, Look...
Longing
by Connie Prestianni, Valley Stream, NYWhen will the longing end? When will it go away? It sneaks in with nostalgia, At the end of a winter day. Yearning for times long gone, For people that I knew Even...
Faith
by Eva Tortora, Staten Island, NYI know you're there But I can't see you But you bring me roses And guide my way
Winter Images
by Bruce Levine, Dover, NHWinter chills Bring frosty noses Clouds of vapor With every breath Warm cozy sweater Mittens and mufflers Warming the fingers And covering chests The sounds of...
Does Size Matter?
by Connie Prestianni, Valley Stream, NYI'm a speck. No, less than a speck In this vast universe I last a nanosecond Not even, I'm completely insignificant I hardly matter. The earth I live on Is just a...
Peacefully
by Helen Nagel, Glen Cove, NYSparrows, finches, blue jays, robins, Hidden so perfectly, Behind the huge trees. Eager to express their happiness. Feeling such joy From the warmth of the sun.
The Half Moon Pie
by Gina Florentino-James, Huntington, NYThere appeared an orange slice in the gray blue sky A half moon pie with whipped cream clouds passing by. A moving still-life A spoonful of summer light Food for...
Seagull in Flight
by Patricia Soper, Patchogue, NYShe soars wings outstretched toward both horizons no baggage no ties no asking permission nor second thoughts a vision of powerful Freedom
Someday, You Might Need This
by Rhonda Weiss, Leeds, NYIt finally happened One day In Catskill NY Two freight trains Going in opposite directions Came toward each other I didn’t remember how to set-up the equation I...
Here to Eternity
by Bruce Levine, Saco, MEForever held A piece of my soul Floats through the universe Sitting on your shoulder Lasting ‘til the end of time Like the waters of a spring Flowing from here to...
THEM
by Elaine P. Morgan, Warrenton, VAI watched them again today. Familiar strangers shuffling along together down sidewalks, streets, past storefronts, restaurants. Both of then have snow white hair now
Winter
by Milissa Castanza-Seymour, Bethpage, NYOh winter, you arrive with smiles and heartfelt reminiscence! The winter solstice darkens our door as the North Pole tilts away from the sun Yet, in the darkness
ANGEL
by Pramod Lad, Durham, NCHe feels as though an angel had visited but he cannot tell, not knowing what one would look like. Would it be a person Imposing, serious, very righteous looking
Rabbit Hole
by Marc Livanos, Rockville Centre, NYNature’s spectacle is not in tweets sucking down your algorithm luring you back with push notifications robbing you of real growth. Trolling hateful threads or...
Time Alone
by Dr. Seena Axel, Delray Beach, FLSome time alone to hear my thoughts, to feel my emotions, to reconnect with my own rhythm, to embrace my own being. An elixir to the soul. The absence of worry...
See You in Winter
See You in Winter I want to see you in winter, as the oak and the maple, now gnarled and vulnerable, show themselves. Out from under green leafiness of sunnier...
Only June
by Kira Velella, Long Beach, NY--- It’s only June, only a word, a name, a season but it evokes a feeling. After the rain today I went outside, and the whole place was wild and teeming. Only June...