This world has outgrown us
outpaced and outlasted us
left us in the rear view mirror
waved goodbye with a middle finger
advised us our minutes
will not roll over into
the new data plan and all
previous agreements
have been voided.
This world wants to wish us
the very best in those
pursuits we may find,
what bridges we still
might cross, whatever
hole that offers refuge.
This world thanks us for
participating in
so many revolutions.
The poetry and prose of Robert L. Penick have appeared in over 100 different literary journals, including The Hudson Review, North American Review, and Plainsongs. This is his second appearance in 805. More of his work can be found at theartofmercy.net.
Chinmoy Sardar was born in 2000 in the corner of Bangladesh adjacent to Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world. He found the opportunity to take joy in the lofty treetops that form an unbroken canopy, works of high and ebb tide marked on the soil, and the many varieties of the natural mangrove forest in his early childhood. Now he uses photography to express himself, to express his interpretation of the world around him. His choice of subject comes from intuition and is fuelled by an impetuous desire to partake in the stories that unfold around him.
He is currently studying Civil Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology to pursue his dream to design a world well balanced with nature. He always loves to introduce himself as a natural conservationist and human rights activist. Preserving mother nature from all odds and making a world with equal rights is the motto of his life.