Poem – The Ovi

Cruel World #poem & #painting by Nikos Laios

May 8, 2024

I saw the lightDisappear fromYour eyes,You had becomeA hollow shellLiving a zombie lifeFilled with theMeaninglessDaily ritualsAnd minutiaeOf a former life. This modern worldHad sucked theLiving right out of you,But you consumed,Ate and drank,Snorted cocaineAnd boughtDesigner shoesAs if there wereNo tomorrow. Yet it was allHollow and devoidOf any meaning,And your spirit hadBeen extinguishedLong ago andYou were … More Cruel World #poem & #painting by Nikos Laios

Light #poem & #painting by Amir Khatib

May 6, 2024

What is all this light?And the sky that we don’t know where it came from this morning,Where do you end up at night?Trees are accused of green sin,And the buds are still blind like newborn kittens…What are these transparent clouds?Other than washed heavenly sheets spread out for the sun and air,And the seagulls over the … More Light #poem & #painting by Amir Khatib

Echoes #poem by Dr. Lawrence Nannery

May 5, 2024

Radio bigmouth, and out of that hornthat song. Back when everything I was was longingthis song exposed it all. The longing, the loneliness,the desire to be worthyif only you would love me,so strong it was immobilizing,my whole soul swimming under the feeling. I am thankful therefore that I now cannot remember you exactlyor the sound … More Echoes #poem by Dr. Lawrence Nannery

Beating Hearts #poem & #painting by Nikos Laios

May 2, 2024

In darkness,They listen,In darkness,They hear theirBeating hearts,In darkness,They holdEach otherTenderlyAnd feel theWeight ofThe worldAs they awaitThe birth ofA new day. *******************************With a digital painting from Nikos Laios *******************************Check Nikos Laios’ NEW eBOOK, HERE!

Limitations Of Success #poem by Jan Sand

April 30, 2024

This eye, prejudiced to distill chaos into significanceMust choose to deny what seems not possible,And thereby align itself to a sparse and tamed universe.Familiarity breeds contretempsWhose fierce nature of actuality becomes evasive, creative, unforgiving.And can lead to difficulties in living. My bones and blood, smears of fears and tears,Have stern concerns for elementals.Monstrous thumps and … More Limitations Of Success #poem by Jan Sand

What awaits us here? What awaits us there? by Amir Khatib

April 29, 2024

To raise the eyebrow, I have no clear certainty about where “here” and where “there” is. A person lives in a place called “here,” while his soul, mind, and history…his entire being lives “there.” There is nothing that helps you differentiate between them except yourself, you who live “there” while your being is here! You … More What awaits us here? What awaits us there? by Amir Khatib

Conspiracies #poem & #painting by Nikos Laios

April 25, 2024

They lived inA world ofConspiracies,Nut-jobs and psychos;Deluded and patheticSad souls who hungOn every word onSocial mediaSearching forA meaning thatHad eluded themAll of their lives,Shadows of theMen and womenThat they couldBecome evadingThe light thatExistence andThe Earth hadTo offer. *******************************With a digital painting from Nikos Laios *******************************Check Nikos Laios’ NEW eBOOK, HERE!

For Commander In Chief Tennyson Mackay Who Taught Me The Infinite Potential Of The Mind by Abigail George

April 24, 2024

Dear Child of the northern areas, this is a letter to youPermit me to speak to youAs you bear witness to the foul atrocities of war and developments in AI (artificial intelligence) and the audiovisual entertainment industry, news of Elon Musk’s drug taking, even billionaires aren’t immune to the slum dog mentality We are kings … More For Commander In Chief Tennyson Mackay Who Taught Me The Infinite Potential Of The Mind by Abigail George