Author: Anthony Fiordiliso

Long Island independent filmmaker AJ Schmitz reached out to LIB Magazine about his up and coming animated film release.  The concept for the film, which has been brewing for over a decade, is currently in its fourth month of production.  The film’s plot revolves around a man who awakens in the far future to discover Earth has been overtaken by a brand new species of insect creatures.  Schmitz – the creative genius behind the idea and the script – is in collaboration with some bigwig filmmakers and animators, including contributors behind Hollywood blockbusters, such as Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit…

 Johnny’s Coat of the Blue and the Gray Submitted by Teresa Salyer Well, Mam held him in her arms Though he could not say Oh, Mam don’t you weep for Your Johnny boy I’m coming home I’ll fight until the end Till my grave I’m laid For my mother’s pride is sewn Into this coat Of the blue and the gray They threw Johnny’s coat in the dirt At his mother’s feet And they left him there to die ‘Neath that old sycamore Well, he fought until the end Till his grave he was laid and his mother’s tears were…

Lady In The Moon Submitted by Teresa Salyer Beneath the moonlit trees My lady shakes her ribbons free And with a smile that tastes of wine She sweetly kisses me Silent shadows dance Playing tricks on reality The only sound that’s heard Is our heartbeat My hope for love was fading Like a cloud across the moon I didn’t find you Any too soon My lady My lady in the moon Tattered clouds throw shadows With cold uncertainty But in my arms a dream Has become reality Too late for what if’s and when’s And what could have been Tonight…

Marvelous Submitted by Teresa Salyer Visions of an ancient land Time’s hour glass Shifting sand We dance under a golden moon Hand in hand Forever The music and the heat Beat to her ancient pulse Moving close It’s sweet And it’s marvelous She dances to the music Swaying with ancient rhythm A girl out of fantasy A girl out of time She’s mine And it’s marvelous So marvelous As she dances off A bracelet drops I hold it Silently To remind me When I had A woman like that Who danced for me On starry nights Under a desert moon…