Archive for category: Poetry

This Old Flame

This Old Flame

By MARIO WEDDELL Features Co-Editor & Asst. Photo Editor Published: February 22, 2012 a hint of warmth from a winter flame, this ember gasps with pulsing light. not quite dead, as I remember a bright glow full upon my face— but a memory replaced by time and ash and grime and smokey layers. an urn of present pleasures past, the [...]

These Knees

These Knees

I guess with all the time I spend Looking past your eyes and that I really should just vocalize Whatever’s on my mind

Parva Puella

Why do you waste your time wasting? At least shout at the stars to make sense of your waste, your breath lonely and important

Fall

Fall

See in one’s mind an empty canvas, With deft strokes, present with color A mélange of titian and ochre

No Joke

No Joke

Your laughter is tied up in mine And mine is knots and knots with yours And your heart, your heart Is miles of sky That I swing through on these chords

Hesitation

Hesitation

Absolutely enthralled with the idea of the world on hold, he moved slow, hands inching as she waited. He played with a thought, picked it up,

Years Ago

Years Ago

Years ago I knew a girl who made all the Right choices

Penning the Present: Did You Feel the Earth Move

Penning the Present: Did You Feel the Earth Move

Did you feel the earth shake? under the green sky I thought we were dolphins

Penning the Present: Lady Justice Fails at 11:08 and Dear Georgia

Even though the execution occurred two weeks ago, it sparked an ongoing response from the literary and journalistic worlds, and it is a topic that people have not stopped (and should not stop) discussing

Anomaly

By LAURA CHANG News Editor Published: Aug. 25, 2011 You come and go in person and in my dreams. But every visit stirs up the heart beat… there goes the flutter below in the belly.   The feelings make me question how I should be, because you’re really not that special, you’re alright, and yet, I still find that you [...]