“Always Been My Favorite” by Kristine Joy Verdeflor Scianneaux

“Always Been My Favorite” by Kristine Joy Verdeflor Scianneaux You are always my favorite I doMy always my favorite go toYou have always beenMy forever favorite. You are always my favorite rideMy favorite happinessYou are always my favorite smiling face Those beautiful eyesStaring at me Melting me over and over againYou are always my favorite person You turn my...

AcroYoga by Miriam Costa

AcroYoga by Miriam Costa I never had to fight my sportsmanship, had some small fear but a concise side. There, I am with an empty mind, learning to be #born# again, I would say…. feeling like another person. Learning something new. Giving my courage away. I don't have myself to myself, there are two and...

Old News by Maria Michaela

Old News by Maria Michaela They are the talk of the town Oh how well suited they are! People adore and envy them both Local town celebrities, they seem to be There was a time when things were simpler When he didn't like showing off things Or displayed his love life for all But people...

Meeting Someone by Melissa Lemay

Meeting Someone by Melissa Lemay “etherness n. the wistful feeling of looking around at a gathering of loved ones, all too aware that even though the room is filled with warmth and laughter now, it won’t always be this way”― John Koenig, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows He told me he was going to have...

The Ebb and Flow of Earth by Joni Caggiano

The Ebb and Flow of Earth by Joni Caggiano swirling in a fluid motionshe winks sheepishly at me from cobalt skiesfloating swans like tandem ballerinasbehind a willowy cloud, she hidesshe burst forth her radiance where she resides monarch caterpillars nibbleon tall milkweed, where bite-size eggswere laid by gentle maidensorange, slight, wings fly to amaze, and...

To Forgive and to Forget by Jonalyn Perez

To Forgive and to Forget by Jonalyn Perez Many times I asked myself What if my heart got tired offorgiving someone"Will I still be happy and blessed?"Still my mind was confused  For so many reasons I heard echoes of my heart Magnifying the beauty and art of forgiveness Shadow of your smile captivates your sincerity Reminding myself to be calmand hold...

Distance by Karlyn Grace

Distance by Karlyn Grace I can only marvel at your beauty, in distance. Unreachable enough to see me behind, blank stares kept at distance. Struck by painful reality that someday you'll find your world in someone else's glance; your life changed forever, "us" just an unfortunate circumstance. The love I know unfair and bitter. Reality...

One Petal At A Time: A Book Review by Selma Martin

One Petal At A Time by Joni Caggiano is a 136-page-long poetry collection/memoir. It will bring warm and fast tears and make you wish none of this was true. I will not lie to you, the first part of the book discomposed and enraged me. Because we’re talking about a child. My heart fractured. What a misfortune to have...

Snuggle by Kristine Joy Verdeflor Scianneaux-

Snuggle by Kristine Joy Verdeflor Scianneaux- I want to snuggle youIn my day dreamsAnd drive you infinitely Somewhere you’ve never been I will cook you some breakfast in bedA fruit bowl, quinoa salad and hot coffeeWhere I can see your seductive smileTelling me you want more of me I want to kiss those soft red lipsAnd...

The Beach by Miriam Costa

The Beach by Miriam Costa For those who live in the sun,For those who collect the leftovers of itFor those who need the vitaminFor those who are afraid of him.For those who planted the palm treesFor their own sake….To an inner citythat fate did not let pass.For time by the seaWith the wind.(To gain something,...

Saint-Émilion by Francisco Bravo Cabrera (WP, AUG 2022)

Saint-Émilion by Francisco Bravo Cabrera (WP, AUG 2022) Indian Summers,learning to swim,while trying to harmonise a hymn to the wind.Learning to kiss in the shade of a sculpturethat glorified gods and a heroe that fell. Trying to remember that night in Galiciaor was it in Saint-Émilion? But now Indian Summers have given wayto winter days...

Numb by Nigel Byng

Numb by Nigel Byng And so they rebuildWhile the wounded are removed from the battle fieldWhile the bodies lay entombed in the rubbleAnd while the children die and mothers grieveThey rebuild Still they fallParachutes drop life saving aid and foodBombs rain down like demon mannaCraters collect acid rain, the limbs of the fallen,and like the...

Your Charm by Norj Joseph

Your Charm by Norj Joseph You made me fall in love with youBut you made me a foolYour magical charm and captivating beautyTook away my brute strengthAnd forgot who I am Your charm seems so magicalAnd your beauty captivated meYou made me forget who I wasBecause "Out of the strong came something sweet." You made...

It Might Not Be Me by Julie Dickson

It Might Not Be Me by Julie Dickson that you need right now…I know she’s leaving youyou’re hurtingI’ve been there too but I know firsthandabout reboundingreaching out to the closest oneneeding human touch You need someone to listento hear all your stories and painit likely won’t make it betterjust telling me about her I’ll listen...

Etya Vasserman Krichmar; a Compelling Storyteller

https://michnavs.wordpress.com/2024/05/03/etya-vasserman-krichmar-a-compelling-storyteller/?page_id=13050 Etya Vasserman Krichmar; a Compelling Storyteller "I discovered forgiveness is liberating and forgave everyone who made my life in the Soviet Union unbearable. Like a beautiful butterfly, I spread my wings and began to fly." -Etya Vasserman Krichmar How did I know Etya? I first encountered Etya over at Masticadores USA, (with Barbara Leonhard,...