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March 11, 2022December 8, 2021 academyoftheheartandmind Fiction, Poetry

11.15.21 (silent snowy ride)

By Richard Lawson dress me warm in wool for heaven is a snowy ride silent snowy ride first stop heaven’s gate saint peter nods, points the way down icy gold streets icy golden streets birds of heaven gleam in the trees path to christmas eve endless starry night huddle warm merino rug happy hearty quiet … Continue reading 11.15.21 (silent snowy ride)

December 24, 2021October 22, 2021 academyoftheheartandmind Fiction, jokes, Miscellaneous

Academy Classics: O Tannenbaum

By Thomas Page The tree sort of slumped over. Ornaments scattered all over the ground. On the way down, the tree took out several pictures on the mantle. The ground was covered in broken glass, clay, and porcelain. Their dog, Sparkles, was trying to eat the remains of a surfing Santa. “Well, I’ll get some … Continue reading Academy Classics: O Tannenbaum

April 17, 2020April 5, 2020 academyoftheheartandmind Fiction, Poetry, Uncategorized

Winter Sun

By James Bates   The boy loved the icy winter, And playing in the snow, Sledding and building snowmen, Snowballs for him to throw. One day he awoke quite ill, Confined there to his bed, His best friend Bob came to visit, And panicked he'd soon be dead. "No," the father calmed him, "not my … Continue reading Winter Sun

January 26, 2020January 6, 2020 academyoftheheartandmind Fiction, Poetry, Uncategorized

Low Key, Chilled Out

By Ian Copestick A foggy, freezing cold night At the start of the new year. After taking the dog out For her nightly exercise. We enter the nice, warm Heated house. Open a Couple of bottles of wine, Eat nice cheeses and Salamis with crackers. The popular, hyped days Of the season are gone. But, … Continue reading Low Key, Chilled Out

January 6, 2020December 3, 2019 academyoftheheartandmind Fiction, Poetry, Uncategorized

Winter rain in my muse-like homeland

By Paweł Markiewicz     the eyesome fay at the crack of dawn in winter is weeping the winter rain in the form of magnificent teardrops is dropping down it is to be mesmerized in glaciated dreams of muses the shepherd boy hears the falling of the more tender rain like meek tears the docile … Continue reading Winter rain in my muse-like homeland

October 25, 2019July 13, 2019 academyoftheheartandmind Art, Drawings, Painting, Uncategorized

Art by Veronika Gavriuchenkova

 

April 30, 2019March 7, 2019 academyoftheheartandmind Fiction, Poetry, Uncategorized

“Snowflake Falls”

By Andrew Scott   Another snowflake falls on my face. The weather has changed fast again. Seems like yesterday that the leaves were changing. Barely ready for this though the old bones warned me that the season's change was coming soon. Keeping the body warm walking during the day. Thankfully the boots are not too … Continue reading “Snowflake Falls”

March 18, 2019February 5, 2019 academyoftheheartandmind Fiction, Poetry, Uncategorized

“The Night Country”

By Laura Potts ‘The undiscovered country from whose bourn No traveler returns’ – Hamlet. Old winter hour, gloam and the glow of this last evening fire, after the time of the cold and away from my last-gasp hourglass and this passing grey; after the far-cast dust of my day when the half- light fields breathe … Continue reading “The Night Country”

March 5, 2019January 31, 2019 academyoftheheartandmind Fiction, Poetry, Uncategorized

“Arctic Flurries”

By Joan McNerney Winds toss foliage in air. Birds bend against frost their wings catching the last sunlight. In cosmic dance snowflakes light up evening. Diminutive galaxies circling abandoned gardens. We hunch our shoulders with winter. Our shadows are long now.

March 1, 2019January 31, 2019 academyoftheheartandmind Fiction, Poetry, Uncategorized

“Winter Watch”

By Joan McNerney Tangled…one ragged leaf clings to the bough.   Stopping to see the shape of a snowflake.   Winter storm warning… headlights beam at noon.   Came home just in time for the first dizzy dance of December flurries.   More amazing than redwood forests... your ice blue eyes.   Simmering soup fills … Continue reading “Winter Watch”

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