Qua Literary and Fine Arts Magazine, Winter 2022
Welcome to the pioneer digital-only issue of Qua! It's the Winter 2022 edition, but it's beginning to feel like spring in Michigan, and we think these pieces show it.
Welcome to the pioneer digital-only issue of Qua! It's the Winter 2022 edition, but it's beginning to feel like spring in Michigan, and we think these pieces show it.
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Dreamer
CONNOR BRYANT-OTT
Write Again
ALEXZANDER KYLE
I sleep so little
And yet,
I dream a lot.
Shaping friends on cracked ceilings
Casting shadows on peeling walls
Painting ideas in my subconscious
Sewing paper wings on crippled
thoughts
Writing of my life to be on crumpled
paper
I can keep on living
With a little sleep.
But empty of dreams,
I wouldn’t exist at all.
A rush of emotions,
A simple feeling.
Forced by the ear,
Forced by the self.
Regardless of your reasons,
The page is blank.
Fill it as you will,
Fill it with love and romance,
Fill it with anger and vengeance.
Perhaps a bit of laughter,
Perhaps a bit of sadness.
Regardless of your choices,
The page is blank.
So pick up your pen,
Open your keys,
And run your hands.
To build a character,
To build a story,
To build a world.
Marian E. Wright Writing Center Spring Poetry Contest
Writing Prompt, 1st Place
Marian E. Wright Writing Center Spring Poetry Contest
Writing Prompt, 2nd Place
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