holy by Mela Blust

holy by Mela Blust

Art: Winter Dance from Winter Concert by Federico Federici HOLY how sacred we lie morning perfume on lips   listen, my fever heart prisoner in this embrace time – a wild ocean of desire   her velvet flower home wet art our God. About the author: Mela...
The Impossible Dream by Rev. Lin

The Impossible Dream by Rev. Lin

Art: La Maison de la Radio, Paris 16 by Boré Ivanoff THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM About the artist: My name is Revelina Malinnag. I’m a Filipino-American, living in CA, USA. I graduated in 1979 with the Associate in Theology from the Philippine Bible Seminary. I have...
Hummingbirds by Jeremy Gregersen

Hummingbirds by Jeremy Gregersen

Art: Joy by Alex Duensing HUMMINGBIRDS I remember reading recently of how hummingbirds only suckle from lilac and lavender blooms for their fuel, their nectarous urge merely the gruel a weary, calloused farmhand might sock away, mopping a soaked and furrowed brow...
Tentative Futures by Romana Iorga

Tentative Futures by Romana Iorga

Art: Manikin 77 by Roger Camp TENTATIVE FUTURES You try to forgive words their push and pull. In the garden, the cherry tree has sprouted buds, each one enveloping a heartbeat. You lean against the trunk, listening to the hum under its bark, remembering what it was...
A Grave Made of Hopes by Eli Landes

A Grave Made of Hopes by Eli Landes

Art: Color Field: Violet, Blue, Black, Red, Orange and Purple by John Timothy Robinson A GRAVE MADE OF HOPES In a bleached white field made of dead hopes, I dig my own grave. My arms move with a mechanical methodicalness, the up-down movement of the shovel almost...