Water of Gladness May the love of the Lord, And the beauty of His creation, Become a river and a stream, That they may flow through...

pink lotus flower, image by Free-Photos, on Pixabay Another Way of Blooming Response to writing prompt by R. Soos, on Poetry Super...

(dates and peaches, image by AllNikArt, on Pixabay) Put a Little Love Away Behind the box of sun-faded tissues quiet as a lamb light...

(lemon tree, image by photosforyou, on Pixabay) Losing Your Parents Their loss is always news even if you’ve written heartfelt elegies...

Forgetting How easy it is to feel a cold wind dancing across the length of your arm and forget the force of the flames, the blistered...

Gargantuan Universe birthed from the mouth of light That light found the entire sky one supermassive window of darkness the individual...

Tuesday Tips Sometimes we need to do something different. As I wondered what to share that would be meaningful during this time of...

Why do poets spend so much time revising their work? Shouldn’t you just write from the heart and let it go at that? It depends on what...

A New Issue! We are so pleased to present to you the poetry of Heath Brougher, Bruce Owens, Mark Weinrich, Veronica Michalowski, Janice...

(Image: detail of Carmel Splash, by Marie Massey) Still Here (by Heath Brougher) Landscape mostly the same as before, maybe a little less...

WEIGHTLESS The butterfly basks wings flat and wide gathering every ray of warmth waiting for cold weights of night to fall away, waiting...

(autumn, maple leaves, image by Jimmy Lau, on Pixabay) FROM HER HOSPITAL WINDOW Winter comes early some years burdens October branches...

God’s Aging Vessel I often lie awake and ponder life, more kind than cruel through my many years. The peaceful times by far outweigh the...

The Robin Sunglinting wheel of whirring wings— the robin bathes in the shallow pothole’s muddy water, the storm’s pock-marked...

(stormy sea, image by Dimitris Vetsikas, on Pixabay) Untitled I am at home here among the soft blue waves and I will linger here awhile...

(Image: Red Creek, by Marie Massey) Cul-de-Sac (In loving memory of Johanna Rosetta Marsh Beukes) Despite a solid foundation of faith and...

Mighty Nation who knows these days what the promise means? Abraham in the desert standing under the stars counting his destiny. Abraham,...

Come to Me Come as you are Ego behind you I look Upon the heart Gaze on Me I made each flower In the Book It is written...

Sowing Seeds (See the book of Mark, chapter 4) I’ve been taking an online mini-course called "Love Says Go" by Jason Chin. One of our...