Friday, July 12, 2024

By Bryan Rickert

nettle field

the deer know

a way through

Bryan Rickert



to the bottom

of the sinkhole and back

butterfly

Bryan Rickert



all day hike

I emerge

human again

Bryan Rickert

By Barrie Levine

no end

to the midday heat . . .

corn maze


Barrie Levine



skipping stones repeating our mistakes

Barrie Levine



beach walk the permanence of trash

Barrie Levine

By Tom Blessing

old raven

seems content

watching the sun set

into the broken

water

Tom Blessing



beneath her hat     a sadness    in her eyes

Tom Blessing



starlight

the distant rumble

of a log truck

Tom Blessing

By Chad Lee Robinson

the mare's gentle breathing . . .

what I've only ever told

the wind

Chad Lee Robinson



birds singing 

in the dark before dawn . . .

their names elude me 

but I know yours 

and you know mine

Chad Lee Robinson



home from the vet--

the sound of my feet 

alone in the leaves

Chad Lee Robinson

By Mona Bedi

summer breeze

the girl in a red dress

lets out a yawn


Mona Bedi



bonsai all my shortcomings


Mona Bedi



rose prickles

nothing comes easy

in this life


Mona Bedi

By Kelly Sargent

when I was seen wild irises

Kelly Sargent



the shadows

of summer

homeless tents

Kelly Sargent



wishing fountain

no matter

how many coins I toss. . .

my prayers

caught in the downspout

Kelly Sargent

By Mark Forrester

evening calm

on the river

a kayaker talks to his dog


Mark Forrester



water rushing

through our mountain cabin

its echo

Mark Forrester



mountain trail—

thin clouds weaving

between black spruce


Mark Forrester