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.”
Lilly Busatti | she/her/hers Deranged and insane, with their home left behind Not money, nor family, or a name to own. They fled far away, away from the sign Of a crime once committed, of origin unknown. Nameless, homeless, grieving friend When will your struggle to belong end? Alone and afraid, without hope or light... Continue Reading →
The Mews 