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    THE ENDS NEVER JUSTIFY THE MEANS: Gandhi’s radical lesson for today

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    ALASKA WINGS: Soaring across the mountains while releasing fear and doubt

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    INEFFABLE: A visitation from a beautiful soul I’d never forget

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    POEMS BY CAROLYN CHILTON CASAS: Essential Language, Metaphorically Speaking and more

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    MINDFUL LEADERSHIP IN STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: Empowering leaders to create positive change

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    HANAMI DREAMING: The start of spring in Japan

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    REFLECTIONS ON TODAY’S POLITICAL REALITIES: We can prevail over ignorance, lies and Trump

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    Malecon in La Paz, Mexico - Back on American Soil: A Safe Return Home From La Paz

    IMPEDIMENTS FACED: A safe return home from La Paz, Mexico

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    TYING UP LOOSE ENDS: One last—and glorious—day in La Paz, Mexico [Part 7]

    Facebook on laptop in La Paz hotel room - NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico

    NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico [Part 6]

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Newspaper, coffee and water glass

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: The Globes, February, A Bird of a Different Feather, The Newspaper

John Grey·May 31, 2019
Blue butterfly in motion

POEMS BY REBECCA SHEA: Butterfly, Hers, Umbra

Rebecca Shea·May 22, 2019
Cliffs with water running between them in Iceland - Poems by Alice Shi Kembel

POEMS BY ALICE SHI KEMBEL: 4 pieces of poetry inspired by a trip to Iceland

Alice Shi Kembel·May 10, 2019
Greyscale scene of trees and large puddle of water - Poems by George Payne

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: The Sound of God, What the Greeks Did Not Leave and more

George Cassidy Payne·May 2, 2019
Abstract green photo - Poems by George Payne

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: The Name of God Is Not a Word, Tuesday Evening Tango and more

George Cassidy Payne·April 6, 2019
Red rose on ice on snowy day - Poems by B.S. Dixon

POEMS BY B.S. DIXON: Temptation, The Trespasser, Reunion, For Jeanne

B.S. Dixon·March 29, 2019
Couple sitting on cement outdoors underneath dark blue sky - Poems by Mike Larcombe

POEMS BY MIKE LARCOMBE: The Big 5 Love Commitments, Loving Wanting

Mike Larcombe·March 8, 2019
Abstract photo with purple darkness and light - Poems by George Payne

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Earthquake, Set Forth in the Blood, Dishes in the Earth and more

George Cassidy Payne·March 1, 2019
Window with frost looks out onto snow - Poems by John Grey

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: A Rush, Making Up, In Its Early Years

John Grey·February 8, 2019
Black and white Earth in front of TV - Poems by George Payne

POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: From the Beginning, Heaven Is Another Name, When I Found Poetry and more

George Cassidy Payne·February 2, 2019
Solitary man looking out at lake - Poems by Mike Larcombe

POEMS BY MIKE LARCOMBE: The Moment of Life, Two by Two, The Blame Game, What Really Comes From Me, Old Smokey

Mike Larcombe·January 20, 2019
Black branches against turquoise sky - Poems by George Cassidy Payne

POEMS BY GEORGE CASSIDY PAYNE: Nothing Scares Me More, Inside the Tent, Andromeda, Sound Waves of Absolute Zero

George Cassidy Payne·December 7, 2018
Two people holding hands on top of mountain - Poetry by Liezl Duff

POEMS BY LIEZL DUFF: Not Like This, Today, Sad Goodbye, What Happened Next?

Liezl Duff·December 1, 2018
Man walking in snow - Poems by John Grey

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: In This Quest to Live Forever, Marie from Kinshasa, A Good Time Is Had by All

John Grey·November 30, 2018
Whale swimming through clouds with birds nearby - Poems by Renee Podunovich

POEMS BY RENEE PODUNOVICH: Darkening, Witness(ed), Allowing, The Self-Caring Sea

Renee Podunovich·November 23, 2018
Tombstones in a cemetery in the fall - Poems by George Payne

POEMS BY GEORGE CASSIDY PAYNE: Death Is Taking Off a Tight Shoe, The Holy Muscles, Do Not Google It

George Cassidy Payne·November 3, 2018
Single flower in cloudy field - Poems by George Payne

POEMS BY GEORGE CASSIDY PAYNE: The Way of Zen, Storytellers, Sensual Machine, The Plantation, Passing Through

George Cassidy Payne·October 20, 2018
Orion nebula and Running Man nebula - Poems by Sophia Falco

POEMS BY SOPHIA FALCO: Her Name Is Astrid, Authenticity

Contributor·October 12, 2018
Fallen tree in woods - Poems by John Grey

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: Search Goes On, The Old Man of the Woods, Summer Storm, A Family at the Civil War Site

John Grey·September 1, 2018
The Spirit of Love and Light illustration - Poems by Robert Asha

POEMS BY ROBERT ASHA: The Journey, The Last Shall Be First, Sneaking Glances, Change

Contributor·August 16, 2018
People walking through garden maze with houses in background - Poems by Colin James

POEMS BY COLIN JAMES: Teaching Emergency Awareness, Disproving Infinity, A Comparison to the Particulate

Contributor·May 18, 2018
Old pickup truck stuck in snow - Et in Arcadia Ego

ET IN ARCADIA EGO: A narrative poem about nature, adventure and tragedy by Andrew Hunter

Andrew Hunter·May 17, 2018
Washburn, Illinois tornado - Poems by Max Reif

POEMS BY MAX REIF: With Trump It’s Come to This, Morning Ablutions, Domestic Revelation

Max Reif·March 23, 2018
Boat with no oars washed up on shore - Spiritual poems of Rumi

SPIRITUAL POEMS OF RUMI: Once Again, I Went to the Doctor, Out There You’ll Find, I Was Ready to Tell, Poor Human Never Learned

Contributor·March 3, 2018
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