Soul Fountain
Poem – “FOUR” CAST (By Ray Gallucci)
"FOUR" CAST The earth's been here four billion years, But humans mere four million. How often has the atmosphere Received a "global killing?" Have comets many seared the skies, Volcanoes oft erupted? What oceans parched till desert-dry And climates left ...
Poem – The Fuse (By DS Maolalai)
The Fuse I was hungover, boiling water. the coffee smelled intense as trees falling when I burst the foil, and specked my daylight and made me wrinkle my nose like a rabbit unburrowed in the sand. it was good. I ...
Poem – CLICHÉD (By Ray Gallucci)
CLICHÉD Beggars can't be choosers, For there is no choice for losers, And as paupers we must stand with open hand. Seeing is believing, But can also be deceiving When you're grieving that you're down and out again. Cruising for ...
Poem – Hocus Pocus (By Changming Yuan)
Hocus Pocus This [bread] is no other than Jesus’ flesh This [horse’s open mouth] is Vaisvanara This [word] has A magic power This [fish head] brings Courage & posterity This [fluid] cures All diseases This [sequence of syllables] drives away ...
Poem – A stiff razor-edged blade slices (By Gil Hoy)
A stiff razor-edged blade slices - By Gil Hoy through pulsating flesh, as the hot orange sun glistens on freshly red-tainted steel. No moans, no cries, no gasps, as the core of a rational caring human being falls to the ...
Poem – They Lie Down (By Allison Grayhurst)
They lie down as children would below the blankets on a cold, unheated night. They fend for themselves, using the vocabulary of prophets, the tears of the misplaced and the belief in mercy. They stand tall at an impasse, ...
Poem – CORPSE ROW (By Joseph Cavera)
CORPSE ROW (By Joseph Cavera) Desperation runs out To the red rope Embodying a despair within doubt Leaving hope The soul lies here In this grim place Where demons fear To fall from grace This Mad mien Dampens the soul ...
Poem – WIPEOUT OF 2033 (By Joseph Cavera)
WIPEOUT OF 2033 (By Joseph Cavera) Golden ribbons flutter and fold down the sides of the tallest building I have ever seen. At the skyscraper’s peak, A tall man watches His ramifications unfold down to the world below his scythe ...
Poem – With her name in your mouth… (By Simon Perchik)
With her name in your mouth more than a word, a morning and everywhere on Earth at the same time, in daylight though once every year you eat an apple in silence as if a whisper could pull the stars ...
Poem – WATER FOR PUERTO RICO (By Elaine Nadal)
■ WATER FOR PUERTO RICO (A Reaction to Puerto Rico’s Struggles) Dad always said, “No te ahogues en un vaso de agua.” “It means don’t drown in a glass of water,” I’d explain to my non-Spanish-speaking friends, wanting to share ...
