With a tongue sharp
and unafraid
I pierce
through
muted in-betweens
scarlet hues
through
browns and blues
with only modesty
to lose
“A Voice without a Veil” by Angie Hoover-Hillhouse
Artwork: “Wildlife” by The White Deer
Author: Angelisa Colette Miranda
They rise Again Without Consent
swallowed ghosts
rise from his chest
and wander out into the spring
to haunt
to hunt
new eyes
new ears
that haven’t yet been spoiled by grief
– Angie
Artwork: Exhalation by Richard Vergez:
In the Still of the Night
leafless birch trees stretch across the line
between the past
and the present.
Memories caught in between
slip through,
blossoming like moonflowers
in the cover of evening.
And there, below,
with time as my halo,
I bay
like a hound
mourning the day
“Night Howl” by Angie Hoover-Hillhouse
Artwork by Sarah Cruce
Building an Empire
whispers surf on the wind
seeking the minds of men
where to conquer next, little dogs?
A world we have lived in
but never have seen
A Man’s World
Sons and daughters follow close
in footsteps stained with tragedy
I make dull your brilliant shades
of joy and wondrous honesty
You’ll see me soon
a cool disgrace
naked in the blaze of day
my cowardice
my slow deceit
upon your limbs like brown decay
but on this morn
I’m strong and bold
a hero in your books and hymns
a face of calm
that won’t betray
my dears,
remember me this way
“The Father” by Angie Hoover-Hillhouse
Artwork by Sammy Slabbinck
The King’s Dinner
That foolish heart
that quakes and quivers
fears and fancies
futilely
for fate affirms
that it must fall
to fix
a feast
of florid fare
–Angie
Artwork by Kris Tate:
Naked
My goodness relents
to bath in muddy waters.
for a moment
unwatched
I break
embracing my own corruption
There is no forgiveness
only the bliss
of truth
“Self” by Angie Hoover-Hillhouse
Artwork by Sarah Cruce
The Pack
I doze in the grove with the sun on my nose
where gentle wolves laze
on orange afternoons
together
we breathe in
a cloud of pollen and salty sky
tangled up in the bloom of may
dirt on my face
on my back
in my hair
a beast in the wild
where I belong
“The Pack” by Angie Hoover-Hillhouse
Artwork: “Adahy” by Chris Tate:
The Show Tell Project 