August / September 2025
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Slow
by David Frieman, Huntington Station, NY--- Mother Nature knows Change happens at the pace of gently falling leaves
Barbecue Haiku
by Roberta A. McQueen, East Islip, NY--- hot dog on the grill fell down on the coals below looks like it’s well done
Gnomonic Growth
by Anne Starnes Kingsbury, Huntington Station, NYIn his hand he holds the perfect outer body of a horseshoe crab. They’re everywhere. His eyes drift over them. “They didn’t die,” I say.
My Roaming Poem
by Jerry Brown, Santa Fe, NM--- Something different A limerick! Is it lost as it roams Among these outstanding poems Or is it synergistic?!?
The Purr of Two Cats
by Cleo Griffith, California--- Last night the chair moved. John’s chair. The latest in a series of unusual events.
Two Beach Haiku
by David Frieman, Huntington Station, NY--- Beach chairs upside down Collapsed umbrellas in flight Surfers jumping waves The channeled whelk lives A prisoner on the beach Never making waves
Zen Mind
by Dr. Seena Axel, Delray Beach, FLHow often do I enter each new day with Beginner’s Mind?! Open to what life has to reveal to me today. My yoga practice reminds me.
A Refuge from Insanity
by Alan Cohen, HawaiiIn the brilliant classic 1937 version of Lost Horizon , high-minded statesman Robert Conway, while escaping from a war in China, is kidnapped to Shangri-La
The Lagom Lifestyle: Balance, Sustainability, and Simplicity
by Kortney Yasenka, LCMHC, New HampshireFear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours. — Swedish Proverb
What is the Great Quantum Reset? PART 1
by Creations Magazineby Valir of the Pleiadian Collective, Channeled by Dave Akira You are not here to have simply a human experience, although this is what in part you agreed to.
The Power of Word Choice: Crafting Effective Communication
by Creations MagazineWords carry immense power—each one we choose shapes perception, influences reactions, and determines the effectiveness of our communication.
11 pieces from this issue are available to read online