the
day I want to have before spreading conspiracies
Peter Jastermsky
unexplained death
on the toe tag
a
footnote
Peter Jastermsky
plastic slipcovers
one fine day
we'll
understand
Peter Jastermsky
too
late for the party affiliation
Peter Jastermsky
circling vultures
the answer to a question
no
one asks
John Pappas
city fountain
unable to afford
one
wish
John Pappas
spring wind
the sadness of
zoo
elephants
John Pappas
heat lightning
she pretends to remember
my
name
John Pappas
strumming
her ex-lover's guitar
silent
rain
Alvin B. Cruz
one year sober
a dozen roses
in
a wine bottle
Alvin B. Cruz
claw machine
all the ways
of
letting go
Alvin B. Cruz
another year...
yesterday's rain
in
the wheelbarrow
Alvin B. Cruz
The sky and the sea
meet where the blues intertwine,
trapping my gaze there.
Today waves shatter the glass
of
the mirror in my mind.
Maciej Faliński
From a small café
comes an unknown melody,
making me long for
everything and nothing both—
a
blend of sweetness and pain
Maciej Faliński
in the dreaming of trees
winter songs
of
the afterlife
Anne Fox
stray cat…
another unanswered question
wanders
away
Anne Fox
narrow path…
this endless wait
for
new wings
Anne Fox
still winter…
i search the night
for
a song
Anne Fox
pear petals on the pavement
she asks
if
everyone dies
Valorie Broadhurst Woerdehoff
New Year's concert—
the pianist leans
into
her tune
Nicoletta Ignatti
snow wind—
how fast the cat
enters
the garage
Nicoletta Ignatti
this day
holding all the promise
of
the future
Jennifer Gurney
each note
becomes the concert
piano
recital
Jennifer Gurney
river station —
a string of wild ducks
continues
on its way
Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă
down the sink
all your exotic bottles
of sauces and vinegars
the
orange-flower water
how it pains me
to break its seal
Alexis Rotella
ice flowers…
on my window
moon
stories
Steliana Voicu
Royal Train arrives —
in the old man's hands
trembling
chrysanthemums
Steliana Voicu
sipping ginger tea
as I read the newsfeed
a
new president
Tuyet Van Do
garage sale —
in the garden corner
Buddha's
grin
Tuyet Van Do
foggy
dawn
the milk froth
in my first coffee
Oscar Luparia
pick-up
points . . .
the sledge of Santa
lighter and lighter
Oscar
Luparia
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Christmas parties
please everyone remember
not
to overdo
Oscar Luparia
bony
fingers of lightening her hair caught in his grip
Kelly Sargent
picking
up the pieces purple heart
Kelly Sargent
multiple personas
a stack of hats
perfectly balanced
Stephanie Zepherelli
junk mail
the same old stuff
i tell myself
Stephanie Zepherelli
act four
dancing alone
with
shadows
Stephanie Zepherelli
walking with shadows
before they arrive
dark
premonitions
Stephanie Zepherelli
hundredth
time
I’ve walked this path ...
still learning the
shadows
j rap
the busboy drags
a trash bin
to the curb
spring moon
j rap
autumn
dusk
thump of trucks
on the highway bridge
j
rap
sunset sky
brushstrokes
of peach and lemon
j rap
cloudy beach day
a coming out party
for
the son
j rap
jasmine scented
autumn breeze
rustles the hibiscus —
yet my heart is uneasy
thinking
about tomorrow
Mohua Maulik
a glass of water
the chopstick bends
without
bending
Xiaoou Chen
heading home
the horse’s hoofs hardly
touch
the ground
Xiaoou Chen
a new year
talks of peace
not
even begun
Marjolein Rotsteeg
hibernation —
I'm struck by an attack
of
hedgehog envy
Marjolein
Rotsteeg
cold North wind
merciless
on
old bones
Marjolein Rotsteeg
moth-eaten quilt
it remains
the
cat’s favourite
Marjolein Rotsteeg