In the Morning When sun shines in And flaws take shape Because mother said You must be perfect Even if the man in bed Isn’t, I’m wed to someone I don’t know who owns Summers of snow No flowers, no … Continue reading In the Morning by Ann Privateer
An Antenna Sits on my windowsill Two long silver fingers As thin as fishing poles Like a V for victory Pointing to heaven Captures the signal From networks in the ether Connecting me To comedy, sometimes Or news of the … Continue reading An Antenna by Ann Privateer
PAROUSIA Magazine is calling for submissions for it 12th Issue to be published by September 2020 The theme of this forthcoming Issue is HEAL THE WORLD Psalm 147:3 KJV He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their … Continue reading Call for Submissions | Heal the World Issue 12 | Parousia Magazine
An Ark of survival Little by little , bit by bit Under the sun & in the rain Just like Noah in the forest of fate My dreams from the scratch Sprouted into grains of gain Secretly , silently with … Continue reading A Poem from Adeyeye James Oluwatobi | PAROUSIA Magazine
Welcome Feast for Pip, 1957 to October 2019 Welcome to the feast! exclaims chef exceptional, recipes and meals at the ready, opening wide his door. Come sit, have a seat at the table A delicious meal spread before … Continue reading Welcome Feast by Victoria Crawford | Poetry | PAROUSIA Magazine
Always fresh and new,
river renews this life
of ever present change
ready always for us, Continue reading Gone Fishing by Victoria Crawford | PAROUSIA Magazine
Forgive them, O Lord, for they know not what they do!
Continue reading A Poem from Giti Tyagi | PAROUSIA Magazine
suddenly Fray’s attention was drawn to the top of the Ferris wheel. Way up, standing on the tip top he saw Jesus wave hello. Fray waved back. Jesus smiled. Continue reading A Boy Named Fray by Sydney Gay | Flash Fiction | PAROUSIA Magazine
Bouncing from rock to rock
slippery stepping stones,
willy-nill-she,
Martha on the river Continue reading Besides the Waters by Victoria Crawford | Poetry | PAROUSIA Magazine
Your Hands, Instruments of God after Francesca Bell Oh, the mooring. The fishing boat stranded, sandbarred & unsaved. Who can salvage when each net is tangled in coral, when what is underneath & unseen is fated. Then the pierced … Continue reading A Poem from Kelsey May | PAROUSIA Magazine
LOVE AND A PHONE CALL I call you On the phone And as we talk Angels glow. We share secrets Like whispers of wind Reclining beneath Moonlit night. The outside world Is voiceless lightening And our shared Conversation Is … Continue reading A Poem from Rick Davis | PAROUSIA Magazine
Balm Jagged glass shards shedding their twinkle slivers crystals of dust lacerating callused soles, souls dry air, hard air slicing skin dogs panting hot season gasps beyond even the embrocation devotion of balm Mary Magdalene rubbed over the feet … Continue reading Balm by Victoria Crawford | Poetry | PAROUSIA Magazine
Thirty Candles Burning I never expected the betrayal, the dew so sweet I hit it under my tongue and didn’t tell a soul. Days passed, and I didn’t sleep. I untied all the ropes. The morning thistled … Continue reading Three Poems from Kelsey May | PAROUSIA Magazine
lying on the pillowy bed i count my breath running from random thoughts like jonah fleeing nineveh i encounter a system of larks realizing that the observable universe is transient and less than real as i eclipse the depths of … Continue reading true self by Rick Davis | Poetry | PAROUSIA Magazine
EVOLUTION OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY On the planet Sirius, a comic mood prevails. There are beings with nine heads & 88 arms Who can juggle 880 balls & whistle in 9 Octaves simultaneously. God sits & watches the planet … Continue reading Three Poems by Kirby Olson | PAROUSIA Magazine
Sunday April 5th 2020: Today, as I rest for a while from my daily prayers, consisting of walking and sitting meditation, bowing with my forehead touching Mother Earth like King Jehoshaphat, seeking God’s help (2 Chronicle 1-20), … Continue reading Petition for God’s Healing and Blessing! by Joseph S. Spence, Sr | Article | PAROUSIA Magazine
