noun: 1. a place where the falcons are kept. 2. a row of doors opening on the same passage 3. a homonym for “muse,” Greek goddess of the arts and sciences 4. the online creative magazine for Friends University
Waves resplendent, bending, crashing Ocean’s remnant, wending, splashing Light refracted, piercing, shining Sun enacted, searing, blinding Aquamarine, cerulean, azure Lost and serene, the blue sea’s allure Water like glass, flowing and moving Out of sight fast, going, renewing In sight, a river runs painted Like life, delivered untainted Holding A brush that strikes the page... Continue Reading →
A river rending, never endingThe ground asunder, never mendingIn the depths, a sound of thunderDark with blight, no light down underUnaware, no chance for sightLong forgotten, but bereft of frightWrapped in cloth, as soft as cottonWith tragic folly, my bones are rottenBut I know, I’m more than bodySomething more, something godlySo I go, to that... Continue Reading →
He painted deserts green with rain,He sold them cheap to those who thirst;They said, “Your work gives hope through pain.”He said, “Hope pays, and pain comes first.”They called him prophet, then they fled,When drought returned, unframed, untrue;He sighed, “My art revives the dead—But can’t convince the living few.”
Lying her on a shelf I see people come and go Book I am Rats is what I am about All who see me have no interest “rodents are gross” I hear them say Yet still I will be chosen some day
I understand the heart of wanting. Not money or metals Or the physical material of the world Surely, I want commodity Feel the weight of material However, my heart lusts I crave feeling, I crave gold. Not the yellow material men have killed for Nae metals that are priceless and sold I want the feeling... Continue Reading →
Chapters closing, Hearts are open, And dreams are growing closer. The clock is ticking, Time is slipping But my dreams remain lingering. The familiar smiles I know and love, Laughter that I've memorized Memories so close and dear The hours I want paralyzed. Dreamers farewell, Say goodbye and wipe your eyes The chapters ending But... Continue Reading →
JANUARY 24 I looked at you and saw a blank sheet of paper. With slightly ruffled edges and nothing else. You were the next thing for me to make ugly. My black ink glazed effortlessly across your purity, and I cluttered your mind with things that would drive, even someone as perfect as you, mad. Insanity... Continue Reading →
It’s been seventeen minutes, and now I start to wonder if anyone has noticed. I thought about my Facebook post for a while. Facebook: the one place anyone could find what I wanted to say. Very accessible. Posted 3:02 am March 28, 2017. I couldn’t help but pace my room. Back and forth. Back. And... Continue Reading →
Written by Grahm Edmisten and Composed by Adin Gilmore Great green stems Yearly bud in the hems Puts the daffodils to shame Sasses the roses just the same Opens the sun up Pours forth light In the cup Heady petals worth the sweat Ill tuned to the sound of a jet Louder than words from... Continue Reading →
The Mews 