BY TARQUIN RAFFERTY-SUTHERLAND Are you the one?the only one…the one for whom I crave?Are you my love?my sweetest love,for whom, I would seek out my grave. With your love as a shield to strengthen me,life’s trials would hold no fearand as a cloak that might encompass me…and all that I hold dear. Are you the one? The only one…My heart?My life?My soul? …alone, I can … Continue reading Wholehearted

BY CAPTAIN JACK I, Came from a dream, About Us. We were a scene from a riotous assembly, The envy, Of all we surveyed. We played Without fuss We even took the night bus… You and I Laughing and rolling like drunken teens Painted screams on the stars for eternity, A brief maternity And you and me Were we. I was empty without you, Now … Continue reading From Jack to Valentyna

BY DAVE CANNON The sunshine enlightens my spirit,Breaching the darkest corridors of the soul,Generating a golden radiance that illuminates my every move, The colored petals of cherry blossom cushion my footsteps,And stimulate my senses with a scent of true splendor,Laying a sheath of sweet aromatic silk that caresses the skin, The gentle breeze whispers throughout the treetops,And catches the falling blossom,Creating a shower of pink … Continue reading A Picture of Heaven

BY MAHIMA SHARMA When present was dark and future… wrong,Existence was no longer a melodious song.When Life seemed only a stormy… steep hill,Among the clouds – dark and still. Heart was low and hurdles high,Lips longed to smile, but eyes would cry. I paused, breathed and gathered my wings…I did not quit, I am a womanTook the final flight with all my might… I did … Continue reading I Am A Woman Flame On Ice

BY MAHIMA SHARMA ‘Swift and sloshing over the rocks, River of Life flows like a song. Some will see…only the hurdles, But other few…just sing along. Smiling through the battles, It is nothing a cost in giving. Laughing through the sorrows, Making each day worth living. Clouds are dark, sound scary & deep? No. Stars await, beyond my leap. Storm, lightening or floods of hurdle? … Continue reading The Girl Who Owned A Rainbow

BY MAHIMA SHARMA A hurricane came with lessons, Paving way for the Winds of Change, Pounding my  heart…blowing into my face, Pushing me into a newer space. Won’t look back…there is no view, Leap to new Horizons, seems their cue. With broken wings, but unbroken heart, I muster my courage…that was shattered apart. All set to tread a treacherous path, Or perhaps to walk alone. … Continue reading Winds of Change

BY MAHIMA SHARMA Strong was the trust when love blossomed, In the lap of early romantic years, Then what sudden feeling crept in, Turning hugs and kisses into tears? You may not love him, she may not care, But remember you were soulmates, forever to be there She is your light in the darkest night, He is your Rainbow through the storm of might. So, … Continue reading Let Love Be Forever

BY MARGARET YACAVACE Soft comes the hush of eventideAnd songbirds hideIn limbs of budded treesTo bid farewell to setting sunWith lullabies they’ve sungEach night for centuries. A lark is winging swiftly home –Black dot alone –Beneath auroral clouds.All nature makes a homeward rushAs twilight’s rosy blushThe eyes of night arouse. Continue reading Twilight

BY MAHIMA SHARMA At the stroke of the midnight hour, O Woman, awake, arise and raise the bar, Unchain yourself, set yourself free, O Woman! Don’t Try to be what you aren’t supposed to be. No one but you, holds yourself in captivity, No one but only you, can open up to Life’s beauty. Responsibilities beckon you…I agree, But make yourself too…a priority. Don’t be … Continue reading Freedom! Woman You Hold Your Own Key

BY MAHIMA SHARMA When it is dark and future bleak,We forget to see the silver streak,The darkest cloud gives the heaviest rain,When flowers bloom, swiping off disdain. So…embrace darkness without an easy forego,Give it a parting hug before you let it go,Enjoy the eclipse and its short string,Coz only clashed paths form the ‘Diamond Ring’ Only when low…we learn our weaker points,Only in the storm…we … Continue reading The Silver Lining