By John Pappas

even in the driving rain her red lipstick

John Pappas

By Keith Evetts

agreeing with each other shrunken heads

Keith Evetts

By Chen-ou Liu

100 days

she's been gone with no trace

the bar of soap

still shaped by her hand

that once caressed me

Chen-ou Liu

By Samo Kreutz

silent movie ...

another conversation

with teenage daughter

Samo Kreutz

By Elena Malec

roles

choosing between king

and joker

Elena Malec

By Florin C. Ciobica

a warm breeze

slipping through the pines...

voices from childhood

Florin C. Ciobica

By Susan Burch

the first taste

of summer

sipping lemonade

so tart

it made our lips pucker

Susan Burch

By Tim Murphy

summer stroll

the sharp sounds

of garden clippers

Tim Murphy

By Susan Burch

a line of elephants

linked from trunk to tail

why aren’t we

protecting ourselves

and each other

Susan Burch

By Florin C. Ciobica

dawn chill...

the garden dwarf's urge

for a fairy tale

Florin C. Ciobica

By Tim Murphy

sunny morning

an ant carries a piece of bark

across the sidewalk

Tim Murphy