Incited dreams, And hopes and schemes United, we won today No retreat, Fight, no defeat Ignite us and blow them away. Away them blow…
Posts published in “Literary”
Does the moon look the same from any angle that you look? It’s a curious thought. Does the moon in the night even…
Ravioli Haiku
When all else will fail, Some lobster ravioli Always wins the day
Iceberg Haiku
Tip of the iceberg: Sets you down a path, or just Makes your ship go sink
Falling Haiku
If you’re high enough It doesn’t hurt when you fall You just keep falling
Ten Thought-Provoking Writing Prompts
Write a poem based on a vivid image that you internalized at one point in your life. Try to incorporate all the details that…
Waterfall
Quiet river floating on the shiny stones, mirror of sunlit ripples. Soon will fall over a smooth cliff, foaming and frothing below. Distant thunder…
Where I Want To Go
To sleep is where I want to go Not walking to a bus in the snow In my warm blankets is where I want to…
The Based Soothsayer
Hello, my dear, The end is near! Tremble in fear! I speak for trees. Come feast your eyes On smoky skies And endless cries…
Don’t Blink
7:14 One eye peeks open then closes again I blink 7:19 I moan, it’s almost time I blink 7:26 I must not waste another minute.…
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The nostalgia weaves itself like clockwork, smothering you like mist at the edge of the sea, where arthritic hulls rock under the gull calls and…
To Her Coy Mistress
Goddess drenched in golden sunlight Let the music swell Run with me into the water Laugh while we rebel Come with me to every wonder…
There was once a man named Harold. Mr. Harold Norman was an extremely wealthy man, drowning in riches and luxury. But Mr. Norman hadn’t always…
October 2020 Haiku Contest
Haiku By TRISTAN BORDEN Stay six feet away Social distancing is good Don’t sneeze close to me ______________________________ Haiku By CAITLIN STRONG I…
By LINDSAY WANG It’s sunrise, but you can’t hear any birds. That’s not unusual, but if you stop to let yourself think about it, you…
Ten Prompts to Beat Writer’s Block
Write a story inspired by a favorite song, using specific lyrics, ideas, or the mood. Contrapuntal poems combine two (or more) separate poems by…
Rainforest Syllabary
Aboriginal birds call, daylight erupts, Feeding green herbs in jungles. Kinkajous leap, mandrills navigate opportunistically. Panthers quite relish sunlight that unlocks vivacious worlds, Xenophilically yearning…
September 2020 Haiku Contest
Haiku By ANYA KRAMER The birds aren’t aware Of quarantines or COVID They just look for worms ______________________________ Haiku By AVA NORMAN …
Ten Prompts to Beat Writer’s Block
The sight of a blank page can either be inspiring or terrifying. Whether you’re stuck with a bad case of writer’s block or just looking…
Isolation in Isolation
Self-isolated here within my room, My life no longer real, but digitized, A strange companionship I share through Zoom. As one whose spirit lies…
A Tale on Gluttony
A man is towering over me, round and flushed pink, so large I cannot see where his sides end, his mouth hanging in a drooped…
June 2020 Haiku Contest
1st: Haiku By ANYA KRAMER Wish I were a toad Under a white trillium No thoughts in my head ______________________________ 2nd: Haiku…
WINNER: Come On, People! By LOUISA MILLER-OUT A virus is running amok Yet our government seems to be stuck How long will it be Till…
Tsunami
I have seen the end of the world Where the cold, crisp waters of the Atlantic Collide with the warm, churning Pacific The land drops…
The History of April Fools’
In a faraway land of wonder and mischief existed a troll whose mother refused to let him out of the cave. She said, “You’re far…
As the Sun Falls
The sun falls like a silk canopy, Draping itself over the pines, Dripping black gloss on the crow, Teasing the frost crystals Into liquid. Those…
Elegy on the Dialectic
The sky has awoken, but still you are not here. You are in a bed somewhere or caught in the folds of time and space,…