The Restless Tides of the Tagus

by Mário Santos The nymphs immersed in the deep haven of the river, inhabit the minds of the sailors who drift upon distressed waters, oblivious to the compulsive force that pushes them, inebriated by sleep. The river hides deep in its waters the last tears of the infants who traveled along it, in the gloom of sleep. Dark banks, drowned Read More

Rainy Season

by Annie Bien blinds the savannahblowing toward Kilimanjaro. The horizon, streaked in dark diagonals,drains to a yawning sun, coloring cloud billows in pinks and orange. Thomson gazelles have watchedundaunted       as thunderous downpourssoak        their coats,for so long as hyenabellies stay round and taut,unhungry for meat and bone,       the grazers can walk with ease       under morning shadows. Wild Read More

The Selfishness of Nature

by Toni G. Why is Thunder so full of hate, Lightning so full of spite? Sunlight is the only one who’s truthful, shining a light on his wrong doings, unlike Rain, who is always eager to wash away all evidence of his sins with a quick downpour. Tornadoes are jealous fools harvesting malice to rip apart all in their path, Read More

Fireworks

by Christine Taylor Some nights we sit up peer at the sky through the blinds we don’t know if what we hear   is what we think we hear:      thunder               construction          fireworks   bullets. I remind him   today is June 14, Flag Day certainly a cause for celebration he sets his beer bottle   on the Read More