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ISSUE NO. 13

August 2025

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Poetry

The Silent Path

“The Well-Trodden Path” by Justin, 2004, acrylic on canvas, Boom Gate Gallery

On an icy day, we’ll meet again,

On a silent path, free from pain.

No greetings spoken, no sparks to fly,

Just a quiet knowing in each other’s eye.

In a fleeting second, let the past awake,

The hidden love we dared not stake.

Memories rush in, a flood so sweet,

Of whispered promises we could not keep.

Consoled by remembrance, from depths so deep,

Emerge the moments that we still keep.

From the well of the elapsed, our story told,

A love once hidden, now brave and bold.

On an icy day, we’ll meet again,

On a silent path, free from pain.

No greetings spoken, no sparks to fly,

Just a quiet knowing in each other’s eye.

In a fleeting second, let the past awake,

The hidden love we dared not stake.

Memories rush in, a flood so sweet,

Of whispered promises we could not keep.

Consoled by remembrance, from depths so deep,

Emerge the moments that we still keep.

From the well of the elapsed, our story told,

A love once hidden, now brave and bold.

Art From Inside

By Lanie

Our team was blown away by this beautiful painting.

Creative

ISSUE NO. 21

1 MIN READ

You Don’t Know Your Worth

By Flame

Don't fear my love, everything’s alright. Don't fear my friends, the future looks bright.

Creative

ISSUE NO. 21

2 MIN READ

‘Love Is Blind And It Can Make You See’

By Caleb

Love’s definition cannot be just one, not one, two or more but a tonne. Love is the greatest quality of them all, a verse written by the poet Paul.

Creative

ISSUE NO. 21

1 MIN READ

Apocalypse of the Mind

By Emma-lee

I sit here watching the second-hand ticking by as it slowly keeps passing my time... And just as I thought the world can’t be changed it's an apocalypse of the mind.

Creative

ISSUE NO. 21

1 MIN READ