hospice children’s room
shadow puppets
on
the wall
Kelly Sargent
moss
phlox
the softness in her face
caressed by misting rain
Douglas J. Lanzo
*
cold
glimmer in her eyes
frostwork crystal
feathering sea cave
Douglas J. Lanzo
first strawberry pick
a swoosh of red
dawns
Lakshmi Iyer
*
post surgery
moon lights
the
padded lingerie
Lakshmi Iyer
quiet autumn night—
the bubbling of
grilled
clams
Wai Mei Wong
*
a rooster’s call
the sunny side up touches
grandpa’s
nose
Wai Mei Wong
river walk
our path
wends
through frog song
Louise Hopewell
*
the blue
tip
of a dragonfly’s tail
day moon
Louise Hopewell
one sunflower
tracks its namesake
among stones
that have no names
potter's
field
William Cullen Jr.
*
leaving mountain shade
a crow takes some along
for
its shadow
William Cullen Jr.
Night falls deeper
clouds weave over secret rivers
veins
of our lives
Lorraine Caputo