Neena Singh

after our quarrel

the dog chooses 

     his side

—Neena Singh

Neena Singh

scorching heat

the farmer borrows

his scarecrow's hat

—Neena Singh

Neena Singh

cursive writing—

grandson’s thoughts fly

beyond the margin   

—Neena Singh

Neena Singh

skipping stones

my childhood laughter

ripples back

—Neena Singh

Neena Singh

window view—

the morning moon climbs

the honeysuckle

—Neena Singh

red trumpet lilies...

the neighbor’s garden

mirrors ours

—Neena Singh

granny’s hand—

the tree trunk too

life-lined

—Neena Singh

Neena Singh

old neighbor—

a hint of garlic

in her gossip

Neena Singh

Neena Singh

before she enters the scent of lavender

Neena Singh

early winter a small gloved hand in mine

Neena Singh

 

Neena Singh

football field—

a sparrow holds

the goal post

Neena Singh

insomnia

stray dogs bark

all night

Neena Singh

margosa shade

the corn seller

fans her coal

Neena Singh

Touchstone Award Nominations (January through April 2024)

Announcing the Touchstone Award nominations from CMJ:

traffic slows

I move the dead rabbit

to safety

Tom Clausen

if peace

were a sound

snow angels

C.X. Turner

my inner bear

begins to hibernate

cold moon

Alfred Booth

a leafless tree

raises arms to the sky

praying for peace

Neena Singh

grunting

I try not to be an animal

but I am

Tony Williams

it could be winter or it could be worse

Robert Epstein

periodic table

the stars that flow

through us

Eugeniusz Zacharski

power outage

learning the shapes

of familiar things

Helen Ogden

his first recital

a round of applause

for all the pink

Barrie Levine

claiming the American dream an American gun

Susan Yavaniski

windstorm

reading a letter

not meant for me

Ruth Holzer