Category Archives: Poems

a consequence of lavender

By my hand the tiny ants were disinterred to Death; a consequence of lavender plants [...]

IN THE QUIET OF THE NIGHT

I touch the texture of darkness and find it smooth     slipping through my fingers     like [...]

SEEDS OF THE HEART

Seeds are planted in the light    buried deep within a rich and welcoming soil     nourished [...]

DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THJAT GOOD NIGHT

Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at [...]

rain beyond the hunger

dry dirt, empty bellies make simple mulch of aspiration: rain for thirsty soil for hungry [...]

THE BONES OF THE POEM

Beyond what I can see I feel the fire wrathful eating heart and soul old [...]

Festival of Colors!

It is the happiness, That sprouts in the color of pink, It is the cheerfulness, [...]

THE COST

I cannot face the seasons of my growing that swam like silver fish beyond the [...]

Nature Aria

by Yi Lei translated by Tracy K. Smith and Changtai Bi Autumn wind chases in [...]

UKRAINE

bombs drop like rain in thunderstorms buildings crushed like stones beneath a hammer lives shattered [...]