Peter Pan – Christine E. Ray

In memory of Dylan an image of youlingers at the edgesof my visionlurkingwaiting patientlyto catch me unawarepunch mein the solar plexushardfierceI see you straddlingno-man’s landat top of the jungle gymlate afternoon sun baskingyour golden curlsinto a halofeet firmly plantedin worn, dirty sneakersarms defiantly foldedacross fragile cageof your chestthere is somemischiefin your challenging gazebut there is …

Other Voices, Other Rooms – Christine E. Ray

war does not rageoutside thesefragile windowsi lay my headto sleeplulled byprivileged safetyof these fourwalls ofsoothing greenroar of tanksexploding bombsmercifullydistantbellows of rageof defiancewails of griefof terror dying whispersbelongingto other voicesother roomsthis laden night © 2022 Christine Elizabeth Ray – All Rights Reserved Photo by Artem Kniaz on Unsplash

Aftermath – Lynn White, Guest Barista

How can it be that someone I don't see, only think about sometimes, but never contact, or try to, leaves such a gap, in their final leaving. My life has not been changed. All is the same. So why the difference now that you're really in the past, when you were already part of my …

Kristiana Reed Reviews All the Beginnings of Everything by Kindra M. Austin

Austin has, yet again, created a masterpiece. All the Beginnings of Everything is a sensational collection which spans what feels like a lifetime. Separated into seven parts, Austin explores more in this collection than I feel she ever has done before; without sacrificing her trademark style. Her words remain sharp, raw and honest. Part one is succinct, …

BOOK REVIEW: KINDRA M. AUSTIN’S TWELVE, BY MARIAH VOUTILAINEN

Kindra Austin’s Twelve continues where Constant Muses left off, rich and intense. By Mariah Voutilainen After having read Constant Muses, I eagerly awaited the release of Kindra Austin’s Twelve.  I expected more of the imagery of Muses, with its cigarette smoke and endless cocktails.  While those common threads are there, Twelve favors the much more potent darkness of decay and memento mori.  In Twelve, Austin further exposes the connection between …

Should Twilight

Should twilight paint your silhouette in shades of amber and rose Recollections of past memories in black repose As I plunge, the cold winds murmuring in despair You've gone and where-- There was once the white lucid thought of you and I Now naught but a broken grey shadow remains Swimming in the dust specked …

In My Sleep

  In my sleep I whimper as you whisper my name calling me to come hither in the shushing haze while the hypnotic pitter patter of the morning rain plinks upon the piano keys of my ragged pain I mumble and moan, tossing and turning in the cold bed I pluck a fluttering feather from …

Stitching the wounds ! – themoonlightreverie

Sitting at this window-pane looking outside as the life seems to be moving I wonder, how much we've travelled how far our love has come in this voyage. your pain, my sorrow my circumstances, your helplessness, your hurt, my grief and the list seems to end never. One thing we know, is certain after all …

April Fools Day- Christine Ray

I tell myself it is unexpected snow in tonight’s forecast Mother Nature’s cruel April Fools’ joke that makes my joints ache chills me to the bone not loss not mortality edging ever closer breathing frost lilies onto the back of my neck etching ice crystals roses onto my heart   © 2018 Christine Elizabeth Ray …

Barista Favorite: Kaddish for Karen Leys/John W. Leys

We are pleased to announce the Barista Favorite from March 5th's Promote Yourself Monday at Go Dog Go Cafe. It is John W. Leys's tribute poem Kaddish for Karen Leys. You can read more of John’s writing at Darkness of His Dreams. Its so strange to think That you’re not there In that little house on Salem …