Written by Joseph Dyck — Preface: Joseph Dyck is a UofL BASc student. This poem was inspired by a poem published by The Meliorist on April 29, 2024, titled “Divided Heart” and written by Guadalupe Vial Ulloa. — Divided Heart, I know it well,within my desiccated shell. How can one reconcile two worlds, two selves, too much heaven, too much hell?Yearning always, under the spell. The drop of rain knows no such rift, not while upon the blustery chinook adrift,nor when meandering through ebb and flow,indiscriminate of prairie canal or Whistler snow. But the aged atoms envy our brief light,since we make meaning in our flight. In Manitoba, sweet maples,…
Clarity Written by C. Madria Steven oh, how the moon clearly kisses the stars while clouds support and bind them together, making sweet promises of nebula and singing to my heart the kindest lullaby! when I look up everything changes every day… nothing stays the same but that is consistency that understands me oh, how the clean air fills my lungs with color and makes my cheeks glow! the sun kisses my skin, feeding into my health the wind huff and puffs, cleaning the paths, I run Refreshing is the song of nature’s music that makes my heart swell with comfort and joy running around outside like a leaf blowing…
Sleep, that Cruel Maiden Written by Alejandro Neufeld Sleep is a maiden whose embrace eludes, my longing cries and desperate whispers. As minutes become hours I’m forced to choose, but my choice is wrong and my mind blisters Perhaps there’s a divine reason for this, a great discovery stumbled upon. I can feel it just like a nagging itch. No, no wait! I had it, now it’s long gone. Morning dew arrives and birdsong begins. Hopes of a restful night evaporate. Sleep is a maiden whose games I can’t win. Her mocking voice echoes within my brain. I wrote this to try and bargain with her. Alas, her cold shoulder…
