By Sondra J. Byrnes

sunup—

birdsong breaks

into light

—Sondra J. Byrnes

summer storm

church bells remixed

by the wind

—Sondra J. Byrnes

By Allyson Whipple

snow walk

stepping in the footprints

of those who came before

—Allyson Whipple

flowering garden

even the hummingbird finds

a moment of stillness

—Allyson Whipple

your argyle sweater

the cigarette smoke

I can’t wash out

—Allyson Whipple

foggy morning

the hidden contours

of the shore

—Allyson Whipple

By Herb Tate

flakes peeling

off the old pine gate

collecting my thoughts

—Herb Tate

beginning

to grow on me

grave side grass

—Herb Tate

purple

until I google the field

lacy phacelia

—Herb Tate

By Jamie Wimberly

winter birthday

giving me a bouquet

of twigs

—Jamie Wimberly

outdoor shower

the salt air within

soap bubbles

—Jamie Wimberly

falling stars

the day before

naming her

—Jamie Wimberly

By Belinda Behne

night owl

asking the moon and stars

how to heal the world

—Belinda Behne

By Amir Kapetanovic

as I roll out the dough

my hands tremble

just like mother’s

—Amir Kapetanovic

By Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont

looking at

a quartered apple

my other half gone

—Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont

By Hifsa Ashraf

raging heat

his words

against mine

—Hifsa Ashraf

moonlit trail

dad recalls

his first love

—Hifsa Ashraf

By Pitt Büerken

parental leave

the young father is amazed

at all the work

—Pitt Büerken

By Mark Forrester

evening rain

my father’s bookmarks

laid to rest

—Mark Forrester

hazy half-moon

geese flying north

geese flying south

—Mark Forrester

river ice

drifting downstream

the junco’s song

—Mark Forrester

smell of moss

close to the river

a heron’s cry

—Mark Forrester

By Oliver Kleyer

every year

the walk over the graveyard

takes longer

—Oliver Kleyer