By Robert McKenzieIt should have been the dream proposal. If they had only done as he said. Keep it simple. Nothing too big. But no! Charlie Nelson, physicist, was planning…
By Amerdeep Sanghera One morning, as dawn was breaking while the world lay in bed, I went outside to sit with the sun. There’s magic in this hour. If you…
By Alexander Deveney The Autumn’s sepia tones return When scarlet leaves detach and fall They answer Nature’s yearly call To die in flames and golden burn And coat the streets…
By Jennifer Busch Paradise Lost? A kingfisher! With a chee-chee! it darts back into the forest, imprinting the leaves with a memory of cyan and orange and hope. Chuckling softly,…
By Kirsteen Swinney On restless limbs she rises once again, heart reaching for those sun-soaked branches up above, longing for lightness to perch like a sparrow in serenity. She pushes…
By Pamela Marshall As Stella cleared away the teacups she stood and looked at the fireplace wall and seemed in a daze. “Mum, mum, are you ok?” asked Emily. “Oh…
By Kim Crowder lenses do not focus do not focus all rays do not focus all rays perfectly even under optimum conditions some rays refract go off at a tangent…