in the night
croaks from the old pond
all
alike
Keith Evetts
where they think
great Caesar crossed the Thames
...just
the moon
Keith Evetts
Saturday, July 13, 2024
By Chen-ou Liu
the door slammed shut ...
my world without her shrinks
to
a tv screen
Chen-ou Liu
the door
open to blue skies
in the stillness
a caged eagle and I
become
one
Chen-ou Liu
By Suraj Nanu
delayed monsoon
the heft of rice seeds
in
the burlap sacks
Suraj Nanu
long distance call . . .
a winter butterfly
darts
from the bucket
Suraj Nanu
By Alvin B. Cruz
folding
paper dolls
mother tells me
what it means
to
be a man
Alvin B. Cruz
his twin sons
coming out
double
rainbow
Alvin B. Cruz
enough
said soundless wind chimes
Alvin B. Cruz
By Robert Witmer
a stone bench
warm with sun
the
cat my mother loved
Robert Witmer
self help
the clerk at the bookstore
points
to the bottom shelf
Robert Witmer
lost in thought
a dandelion seed
in
the wind
Robert Witmer
war graves
the silence
of
forgetful flags
Robert Witmer
By Jennifer Gurney
softly it falls
so gentle it’s a whisper–
first spring rain
Jennifer Gurney
planting 15
white Columbine
one
for each life lost
Jennifer Gurney
the candle’s scent
gently follows me upstairs
tucking
me into bed
Jennifer Gurney
washed clean
by the river
my
heart
Jennifer Gurney
By Helen Ogden
solstice moon
I give the clouds
a
talking to
Helen Ogden
Juneteenth
black workers on overtime
at
the country club
Helen Ogden
the time it takes
the time it doesn't
first
rose
Helen Ogden
By Sharon Ferrante
witch’s
ritual
she gives a bow
to
morning mist
Sharon Ferrante
burning sage
a crow cleans his wings
in
the rain
Sharon Ferrante
old brooms
we talk about
our
travels
Sharon Ferrante
By Milan Rajkumar
this
dream ...
cape jasmine petals falling
on my sick bed
Milan Rajkumar
cycle
of life—
planting rice seedlings
in ancestors' field
Milan Rajkumar
summer
dawn
a glimpse of heaven
on the still pond
Milan
Rajkumar