forced perspective
finding pockets
in
the shallows
Jerome Berglund
thumb, forefinger
disentangling
the
leaves
Jerome Berglund
beneath
the clouded surface
glimpses
of movement
Jerome Berglund
Monday, November 25, 2024
By Jennifer Gurney
the number of
planes buzzing overhead
now outnumbers
the clouds, the birds
even
the stars
Jennifer Gurney
days shortening
little by little
leaning
into fall
Jennifer
Gurney
By Barrie Levine
lost glove
he warms her hand
in
both of his
Barrie Levine
phantom ring
on her left hand
stages
of grief
Barrie Levine
By Susan Burch
roundabout
we get through it
Susan Burch
peacock brooch
when did I stop
feeling
pretty
Susan Burch
By Chad Henry
yellow tablecloth
a handful of sage
starting to crumble
Chad Henry
midsummer dusk
rain on the skylight
the cat hears it first
Chad Henry
By Bryan Rickert
the silence
it brings
prairie
frost
Bryan Rickert
pretending
I’m a gardener–
three tomato harvest
Bryan Rickert
digging out
a thorn
this struggle
to remove
you
Bryan Rickert
By John J. Dunphy
God
god
a god
no
god
John J. Dunphy
visitation
the deceased and I wear
the
same color tie
John J. Dunphy
communion Sunday
our church's body of Christ
gluten-free
John J. Dunphy
By Arvinder Kaur
walk as usual
but this time the magic
of
leaf shadows
Arvinder Kaur
woven
into my insignificance gossamer threads
Arvinder Kau
By Tony Williams
when
I was young
and a cat
and not some kind of man
Tony
Williams
an
owl’s
vowels
around midnight
Tony Williams
By John Pappas
winter
lavender how I know you’re here
John Pappas
dropping blossoms
how little of this world
is
ours
John Pappas
By Steliana Cristina Voicu
Sunday Service
the way the Archangel
from the stained glass
scatters its light
on
your shoulder
Steliana Cristina Voicu
one more
night without you…
just the wind
and the autumn lights
grow
at my window
Steliana Cristina Voicu
By Jiel Narvekar
Lush green, freshly cut
Golden rays caress the edges
Crafty,
plastic turf
Jiel Narvekar
By Chen-ou Liu
hometown memories
I still hold on to
snowflakes
in the wind
Chen-ou Liu
happy or not
just to be as I am ...
patches
of fog
Chen-ou Liu