Let There Be Peace on Earth

Five consonants and three vowelsCombine to create 28 charactersThe Korean alphabet“Hangeul”A simplified writing system for the peopleIts ease of comprehensionPromotes … More

The Swans at Wells

An elderly gentleman beams red-facedNeatly bearded and dressed in a black tuxedoHe stands in the park feeding birdsBehind the Wells … More

All Life’s Noise

Listening to nothing in the cool morningI smile as Buddha would if I only wereAnd blow a kiss that molds … More

The Man Who Mourned Twice (Part Two)

On the ride home, Kalo lay limp across his lap, exhausted by the long scare due to the first two … More

Omega Watch

KnockHemingway starts Knock Knockthe germ of your joke Knock Knock KnockPoe’s living hereDylan’s singing about heaven’s door Knock Knock Knock … More

The Halo Effect

They call that the halo effect. What? What I was just saying. It’s the idea that if you form a positive opinion of … More

A Quickening

My night had passed me moving as slow painDressed all in my rose Sunday best I left up the empty … More

No Relief

Every night that it consumes youVariations hardly alter the hunt at allEven varied details wind you to the same endRandom … More

My name is Lanning, and I’m a floss-oholic

My addiction began with my bracesThe pain they brought bothering me as nothingCompared to the agonizing torture inflictedBy bits of … More

Tell Don’t Show

A writer should show and not tellI’ve heard that advice foreverSo if you and I were a storyThe better final … More

Coming out on Top

At last it looked like the summit could be reached in no time. Although asleep, I still felt energy radiating … More

Your Love’s Return

When she develops a routineShe’ll stop for nothingHours passing with only pausing brieflyHer method to add a few movementsThink and … More

Every Attention

David Ayabe sat down at his desk. When he was much younger, he’d had the intention to do something. Writing … More

Living Dead

In a moment of dark magicThe entrancer turned enchanterSpun into a dove and flew awaySome belladonna dancing in the windHer … More

Those Unheard

Two students in the back were whispering to each other. What are they saying to each other? he wondered.  He … More

Looking for Love

In love for all his life with every poet’s idea of love, he always wandered around in some kind of … More

Sticking Point

“So it’s agreed, then, we should sell the house, right?” she said.  “And we’ll then split the money in half.” … More

Very Zen

“Excuse me, sir, but you can’t stop here. Please keep walking.” She’s pleasant enough, but I sense a sinister undertone, … More

When What’s Not Isn’t Missing

Something you should knowIs sometimes not’s not missing Not isAs in the space between two words on a pageOr the … More

Unawakening

You’ll hold down the bench next dayBeen there beforeLots of practicePerfecting the uneven eveningThe uncalm lurching darkRevisit old desiresCurrent onesProblemsSituationsRelationshipsBuffaloed … More