Joseph P. Wechselberger

second-hand store

a wedding dress tagged

as never worn

Joseph P. Wechselberger

By Jay Friedenberg

goldenrod

the hypnotic lull

of bees at work

Jay Friedenberg

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scattered bread

under the park bench

nature's pecking order

Jay Friedenberg

By Jovana Dragojlovic

mom's cherry pie

the last bites

of homesickness

Jovana Dragojlovic

John Pappas

buzz cut

we get it before

chemo does

John Pappas

By Jennifer Gurney

waking to bird song

you purring on my lap

light dancing

Jennifer Gurney

By JL Huffman

a white feather

dances on the wind

farewell words

JL Huffman

M. R. Pelletier

Talking to myself—

   the volume of

   a cardinal’s feathers

M. R. Pelletier

Mike Fainzilber

a cloud

on a string

kite dreaming

Mike Fainzilber