‘The Wizard’s Spell’ and ‘Paw Poem’
By Barry R. ClarkeThe Wizard’s Spell ‘The Wizard’s Spell’ Legend has it that the ruler of Salad City, Count Lettuce, had a reputation for cruelty. He would demand unreasonable quantities of tomatoes in tax and charge outrageous amounts of mayonnaise as rent on his properties. At Carrot Castle, the Sorceror was so furious about his […]
“I could have been everyone”
by Simon Olling Rebsdorf If I did not wear the mask that apparently makes me who I am, then I could have been the resident across the street watching television every night when the children are put to bed, and who raises the national flag when there is a birthday to celebrate, who likes playing […]
Wondering
By Torbjorn Brenna Another earth,another sky, the warmth of another sun on the face.Another heaven- another hell -Another God? Other hopes, other fears?or just the same? Somebody like me -out there?How many lightyears from here? All the things I will never know For Hedvig The green grass, the deep blue sea,the mountains, the trees, the […]
Genesis
By Neil Z. Miller When God declared “Let there be light!”He took the world by storm.His plan was to unveil the night,Then give it shape and form. Of course, He had some space to fillFor all was stark and vast.So with a mighty burst of willHe birthed the ancient past. It started with a fertile […]
Kisa
By Muhammed Veletanlic Redness O rednessTie me to your thighSo appropriately bluntBluntly to my eye Glow, so fine and politeLike a red wineSlip through my throatDown to my gutAnd never returnTo my acrid mind
Thalassomania
By Karin Lindgren May I come to gather your scattered spindrift,string your wind-strewn letters like beads of nacre,versify a necklace of seaborne strophestumbled and polished?Let me fill the conch of my ear with murmursreeling off the curls of your waves like vowels,rhythms spiced with consonants tambourined fromjingle shell slivers. Tongues of men and angels are […]
Night Delirium
By Maria Claudia Faverio Clouds, not the ordinary moon,manifest and lonelyin the dense scopes of dark,clouds accompany the polymathic deliriumof this night.Aggravated by the black vacuumof the sky,pallid perceptions of distancescrumble to blindnesslike a tired eye,and madness of colourseffaces itselfin the intricate evasionsof imagination.The untuned reticencesof desiretransfix the egolike a fake light,enhancing its delirium,while palaver […]
Heureux qui comme Ulysse
By Laurent Dubois Heureux qui comme Ulysse, a traversé les agesNaviguant, père peinard,D’ales hellènes en pubs irlandaisIl y a de folles odes hisséesAu mât infini des siècles condensésHeureux qui comme Ulysse postpose le naufrageAntique Don QuichotteDont le sang chaud penchaEn faveur des faveursDe sirènes aussi reines d’un soir Dans l’oeil du cyclone,Il plonge son courageDavid […]
Beauty’s where you find it
By Grant Fisher A prisoner on life’s canvasI asked a humming bird,“Is beauty youthOr beauty truthOr beauty just a word?”The answer that he gave meWas sweet and pure and true,For all the soundsWhere life aboundsAre fair from any view We search for beauty everywhere,We try to give a formTo all that isAnd all that livesAn […]
Absolutely Nothing
By Barry Howard What were Newton’sMatter notI float, I flyOld laws can rotWhat were anchorsNever trueKant the foolI’ll kill him too What were truthsMirage at bestOne mind, one mouthBoth false behest What were mineNot half a chanceDreams and visionsCircumstance When held the cherishedWords aboveWill sorrow findHer greatest love Grand words can shapeMost any thoughtBut truth […]