By John J. Dunphy

homeless encampment

returning children share

their trick or treat candy

John J. Dunphy

By Peter Jastermsky

mudflats

the walking stick

deep and still

 

Peter Jastermsky

By Debbie Strange

the sheen

of glass gem corn . . .

heirloom pearls

Debbie Strange

By Peter Jastermsky

sticky notes

the only thing

holding us together

 

Peter Jastermsky

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

lockdown...

but you never said

i couldn’t

travel the world

within my mind

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

Poetry Book to be Released Soon - Memories by Alan Catlin

 

By Pravat Kumar Padhy

bird returns

as dusk gently falls

twinkle stars 

in reeling silence 

deepen her loneliness

Pravat Kumar Padhy

By Debbie Strange

empty paint tubes the thickened layers of regret

Debbie Strange

By Silk~

prairie dawn caws punctuating the pale skyline

Silk~

By Lori A Minor

falling into seasonal depression

Lori A Minor

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

sometimes

the only thing

i know to be true

is that the sun has risen

somewhere

brightly in our sky

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

eating dinner 

crosslegged by the screen door 

listening to crickets

 

Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Bill Waters

early autumn

all night long

the crickets

Bill Waters

By Debbie Strange

ancient

oak

the

hollow

space

inside

me

Debbie Strange

By Kat Lehmann

unseen star

hearing the whisper

between shouts

 

Kat Lehmann

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

thoughts

growing into

words 

Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Silk~

 oil spill discoloring our deep sea of dreams

Silk~

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

this piece of amethyst

i hold in my hand

what secrets

have you kept

during your long life

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Silk~

charcoal sky the fading scent of rain that never came

Silk~

By Kat Lehmann

midnight rainstorm all that can be imagined

Kat Lehmann

By Pravat Kumar Padhy

her cloth

soaked with tears…

on the edge

of curled green leaf

the burden of the heavy rains

Pravat Kumar Padhy

By Lori A Minor

the hunger moon on food stamps

Lori A Minor

By Bill Waters

croaking crow:

you scold me as if

I were to blame,

as if I were the cause

of your hidden sorrow

Bill Waters

By Roberta Beach Jacobson

grieving under a Covid moon

Roberta Beach Jacobson

By John J. Dunphy

Veterans' Day

panhandler points to

his Purple Heart

John J. Dunphy

By Pat Davis

slap of a beaver's tail

a branch skims the surface

of dawn

Pat Davis

By B.A. France

bottom of the glass

finity of a lone

ice cube

B.A. France

By Lori A Minor

my anxiety a fish out of water

Lori A Minor

By Pat Davis

rain on the river

then a rainbow

trout

Pat Davis

By Goran Gatalica

constant rain...

the stringy ponytail follows

its mother's shadow

Goran Gatalica

By Rp Verlaine

drawing the rings

of Saturn to escape

steady crayon

Rp Verlaine

By John J. Dunphy

homeless encampment

hanging from the dead tree

a birdhouse

John J. Dunphy

By Ron Scully

bike ride

fall leaves backpedal

to the madras ground

Ron Scully

By Veronika Zora Novak

ghos(t)rain

Veronika Zora Novak

By Goran Gatalica

evening glow —

a complete circle

of honey bee

 

Goran Gatalica

By Rp Verlaine

ambitious

the tomcat leaves house

with three loves waiting

Rp Verlaine

By Pere Risteski

a circle next to circle full moon

Pere Risteski

By Orrin PréJean

my naked body

and the black orchids

in dusk    

Orrin PréJean

By Veronika Zora Novak

in the mind

of the mountain . . .

hidden dragon

Veronika Zora Novak

By John J. Dunphy

drawing water

in the well bucket

an eyeless fish

John J. Dunphy

By Mike Gallagher

catching only

their own reflections

glaring eyes

Mike Gallagher

By Ron Scully

5th Avenue

candy wrapper whips down the street

disguised as trash

 

Ron Scully

By Veronika Zora Novak and Dennis Hartman

akitsu moon . . .

his gossamer breath

i breathe

Veronika Zora Novak and Dennis Hartman

By Pere Risteski

the silence

of my bones 

young moon

 

Pere Risteski

By Mike Gallagher

early morning

in the thorn bush

sleepy twittering

Mike Gallagher

By Christina Chin

rosemary smoke

in the charcoal grill

autumn eggplant

Christina Chin

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

when the rest of the world

is asleep

listen carefully 

this is when 

life speaks to us

through poems

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Charlotte Oliver

Living looking glass

mirror to my heart, heals me

             with sharp saltwater.

 
 Charlotte Oliver