Category: Original Poetry
On a Darkling Plain
~ by Charles A. Coulombe I say the world is dreadful and dark, which cause some, perhaps, to remark,that I must be a horrid Manichee,all caught up in duality.But not all is bad that…
The Way of the Cross
All of earth is in conflict, dualistic from the positive and negative energies of subatomic particles on through to its magnetic poles.All of life made of earth is in conflict, dualistic from life to death…
The Fifth Luminous Mystery
~ by Lawrence Hall Passover. Romans patrol all the streetsAnd we are invited to a rented hallAnd who paid for the cleaning deposit?I’m a little nervous; do I look okay? This is a big deal.…
Shadowlands
~ by Charles A. Coulombe I have spent the years of my existencewith a blood-induced persistencein a strange New England of the soul -Poe or Lovecraft cast the role.With the old familial band,I have lived…
Spring Drabbles
~ by Hannah Skipper Bridal Splendor The sanctuary doors open and the bride begins her procession towards the altar, beautifully adorned in a white gown and jewels for her husband. She is the embodiment of…
Stabat Mater Dolorosa
~ by Charles A. Coulombe Weeping there, the Mother stands abovethe altar at Soledad,ebon-draped, inside that valley wherethe very wind is sad.And its blowing through the mountainslike the cries of souls long crushed,tells the tale…
Djeran Easter
In Australia Easter is at the wrong time of the year. A festival of rebirth in Autumn, celebrating an empty tomb with chocolate eggs, as the world slides into winter. But then, in Australia,…
The Theory and Practice of Summer
Summer is better in theory than in practice:Watermelon days barefootin’ in the shadePole-fishing for perch in the neighbor’s pondOak-tree afternoons lost in a library book Oh, no Up before dawn to get the milk cows…
Heralds of Spring
Snowdrops, in the midst of snow, their strength and great endurance show.As one of first heralds of Spring, they flaunt beauty and promise bring,that other flowers will appear, as season turns in bright new year.A…