By Mark Gilbert

swallows and leaves the shape of the year

Mark Gilbert

 

 

between the scarf

and the parka

a sliver of sunlight

Mark Gilbert

 

drawing circles

around rectangles

an owl’s geometry

Mark Gilbert

By Michael Nickels-Wisdom

away 

 

all 

 

little 

 

yellow 

 

leaf 

 

life 

 

boats 

Michael Nickels-Wisdom

every

day

every

thing

balanced

upon the

foundations

of the

earth

Michael Nickels-Wisdom

By Marjolein Rotsteeg

cackling geese —

will we ever listen

to climate scientists?

Marjolein Rotsteeg

 

foggy night

the muffled screech

of a barn owl

Marjolein Rotsteeg

 

whispering leaves

uncovering

your secret

Marjolein Rotsteeg

By Alvin B. Cruz

day moon

the fear of being known

inside out

Alvin B. Cruz

on a train looking out

the window

I wonder

how much of life

has passed me by

Alvin B, Cruz

By Janet Krauss

Some days

are pieces

of paper

that crumple up

and blow away

Janet Krauss

By Nicoletta Ignatti

crushed almonds –

all my childhood

in pieces

Nicoletta Ignatti

By Lakshman Bulusu

fountain spray

reaches the clouds

one more dream fulfilled

Lakshman Bulusu

By Tuyet Van Do

Orange sun

outside the nursing home

paramedic sirens

Tuyet Van Do

By Joseph P. Wechselberger

the long drive home ...

just Patsy Cline

and me


Joseph P. Wechselberger

crescent moon

a field of purple cauliflower

waiting for harvest

Joseph P. Wechselberger

By Meera Rehm

autumn park bench

my lonely sigh disappears

into wind

Meera Rehm

By M. R. Pelletier

dark skies

leaves drop to the bench

where I read

M. R. Pelletier