Days turned to months,

months to years:

it’s been half a decade

since the moon last appeared

At first, it was pleasant,

constant sunshine warmed our spirits

curing seasonal depression

and making everyday a beach day.

Soon enough things shifted;

Northern ices melted,

flooding global coastlines,

causing damage catastrophic.

The constant barrage of radiation

exponentially increased rates of cancer...

“Hear ye, hear ye!

I have arrived!”

cried the grand old medicine man

from the seat of his wagon.

_Clip clop, clip clop_

went the horse’s hooves

across cobblestone roads.

Townsfolk emerged from each

building he passed

summoned by his cries

and constant barrage of his bell.

“I have come from afar,

I have traversed the whole globe,

I bring spices and ointments

to heal illness and wounds!”

Exci...

Poseidon arises from a century’s sleep

God of the Sea, King of the Deep.

He longs for his lover

a small, gentle soul

human and fragile

without eternal woes.

He sings a sweet ballad

a grand, ancient tune:

“Oh, Anna, my dearest,

come to me

and sleep with the moon!”

Below him in Heaven,

she lives her small life

battling daily struggle

he watches her strife.

“Oh, Anna,” he sings,

“how I wish you ...

Soft, pointy ears twitch

sensitive to every small sound;

a long, furry tail goes swish,

as the being stalks around.

A short pink nose

and an aptitude for chasing,

she dislikes the green hose,

and enjoys randomly racing.

From head to tail she’s fluffy

and she loves to claw me roughly;

if ever there’s a varmit near

she’ll catch it and then bring it here!...

Social media tanks our productivity,

counterbalance it with meditation:

daily practice focuses and heals the mind....

I stand at my kitchen counter, prepping a variety of colorful ingredients for my next dish. Diced red peppers, white onions, and green cucumbers adorn my cutting board; using my pairing knife, I push the collection of vegetables into a large, glass bowl full of raw ground beef. I crack a pair of eggs on the rim of the bowl, carefully applying the correct amount of pressure so I don’t accidentally ...

As above, so below,

the grand metropolis stretches far

into the atmosphere,

past polluted clouds,

reaching for the heavens as

our insult to God.

On the streets,

a shifting, ameoba-like mass of bodies

hustle to reach their

individual destinations

giving no regard for personal space.

All imaginable colors

are amply represented here;

however, they are all artificial,

for no nature can survive

th...

Midnight eyes stare blankly from the woods

piercing my soul,

shaking my resolve.

Yet, I press on,

delving deep, deep onward

cutting aside bristle bushes

and hanging vines that block my path.

My brain is screaming at me;

every living fiber of my being tells me

“TURN BACK! LEAVE THIS PLACE!”.

But I cannot,

I must find glory,

my ego is the only part of me that insists I continue.

There it i...

It’s early afternoon; the sun is beaming through the stained glass window beside me, casting a rainbow of color that dances across my clothing. Before me, there is a grand, marble staircase, winding up to the second floor, completely crowded by a mass of bodies who — like me — anxiously await their turn on the floor above us. I stand there, tapping my foot, intently eavesdropping on my fellow muse...

Ancient, green giants

tower lovingly across the land

stretching out as far as her eyes can see

from the hilltop above.

A canopy of leaves,

a blanket of earth below,

“All hail to the trees!”

she cries, longingly.

She kneels down,

resting body, spirit, and mind

clearing her thoughts and

pushing aside her worries and wonders

for all she can think of

are the trees.

Silence engul...