“Mount Kurama” by Edwin Nagasawa, Creative Writing graduate
The moon quietly
Ascends over Kurama
Nary a whisper
Can be heard upon the mount
Gloam blankets it with shadows
“Ritual” by Ali Ashhar, poet, short story writer, columnist
It’s the month of october and the transition
is up for the day, the chirping birds witness
desolate leaves at the onset of fall season. Beyond
the aloof horizon belies a vibrant ray of hope;
the caretaker’s metaphors get busy in bridging
the gap between the inner voice and the outer discord,
the syllables get heavy in the contemporary weather
for they carry the onus of vacant melodies
from erstwhile summer. The breeze of conscience around
the garden leads to a boulevard where fellow caretakers
vie for utopia; they follow a ritual in the toughest of times
they profess what comes easiest to them—enlighten the dark ambiance.
“Authority Issues” by M. M. McGowan, Creative Writing student
You know, I was about to do
The thing you just outlined;
Then you had to go and say it,
Now I’ve changed my mind.
“Life is good” by Macey Heys, Creative Writing student
Life is good today. The sun winks through branches; the veins of the sky. And in my body the blood runs and in my body the lungs ache for spring air as I sprint through the woods admiring how my limbs move and sway and bend. The breeze and birds remind me… live
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