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Lemon © 2009 Suzanne Grenoble Sea surge sluicing Salt Citrus Over the tongue Pale seeds Like transparent pebbles, Slipslide longways, Settling in sea algae– Cool dark underworld green down. Upsideways, Yellow-bright sun pinwheels on high, Over our celadon haven for nests.

Core © 2009 Suzanne Grenoble Apple Below scarlet skin, White flesh within, Black bugs in snow, Buried cold, slow Apple seeds Sift in and out of sleep. Secrets unravel in the sand of dreams So she must listen, All the way to the center of things, Here is where the silence rings, The hollow shell [...]

So Lost © 2009 Michele Lee Moyer When your away My eyes cry Tiny little tears On my pillow I feel so alone When your not Here I wish you Would come back Home Where you need To be Because I feel So Lost Without you

“The poem is the point at which our strength gave out.” Richard Rosen

Ad Finem © 2009 Jody McMaster Today is the same as yesterday. Tomorrow will be the same as today. Misery pushes open the door of desperation. A lull descends upon demeanor, and hopes quickly dissipate. Soon becomes an afterthought. Time passes. Tomorrows come, and yesterdays pass with no change in incident. Time is no friend [...]

Changing Times © 2009 Courtney Lyn Blystone Seasons change from summer to fall Winter coming with an early frost Plants start to shrievel up and turn brown Grass soon turns into hay Trees begin to lose all the leaves Which turned such pretty colors in the fall. People grow and change year to year A [...]

Interpretations © 2009 Jody McMaster I cant suppress all these memories. Why would I try? The past, like a songbird perched matter-of-factly on my window sill. Not to be neglected. Passed down, recorded, each one. On blank pages are penned an account of my life. Etched on my brain for eternity. Each one so vivid, [...]

A Poet’s View with Jill Eisnaugle… Quote by Emily Dickinson Poem from Jill Eisnaugle – Ship of Gold Guest Conversation with Jill Eisnaugle Here is a little about Jill from her website (http://www.authorsden.com/jillaeisnaugle): “I began writing short stories due to a second grade school assignment in 1988; I began writing poetry as the result of [...]

An Ending Of A Similar Kind © 2009 E.D. Arrington I looked into your eyes and saw mine; The countenance on your face sent me traveling back in time; The love that poured from your heart reminded me of another; It was the same love I had shared with my mother; On a hot, muggy, [...]

Our Love © 2009 Lamar Cole As long as there is love, I will cherish you. As long as there is life, I will love you. As long as the stars shine above, I will want you. As long as there are waves in the ocean, I will need you. As long as there is [...]

Only Love © 2008 Lamar Cole Love can sometimes be fresh. Love can sometimes be new. Love can sometimes make you happy. And sometimes make you blue. Love is the light that radiates from your eyes. Love is your image floating in the skies. Love is true. And darling, the only love for me is [...]

Gold and Glory © 2008 – Samantha Nichole Looney A knot forms in my throat Try to swallow it, it’s stuck Eyes holding their breath To conceal tears The blood courses through my veins Cold shivers up spine and across body Feet bounce impatiently Heart drops to the pit of my stomach Wanting, Needing to [...]

Moving On © 2008 – Jamie Lynn Waters There comes a point in life when we all grow up The loss of innocence, Promises, Heartbreaks, Loss of loved ones, High school, Graduation, It’s all a part of life, Some may experience more than others but it’s what makes you, you Don’t lose your morals and [...]

Bitter Awareness © 2008 – Jamie Lynn Waters What is a dream? The word dream is scrumptious, Like the cotton candy held in the palm of your hand, Realistic and loud, Like the sticky situation if held to long, Self knowledge weighing on you like a twenty-eight pound brick dropped from the sky, Landing in [...]

“If you know what you are going to write when you’re writing a poem, it’s going to be average.” Derek Walcott