By Robert Witmer

anvil

the ring of steel

for a bride

Robert Witmer

*

 

lilacs

in the breeze

she whispers in the baby's ear
 

Robert Witmer

By Lisa C. Reynolds

fragile roots

burrow deeper —

February blues

Lisa C. Reynolds

By Muskaan Ahuja

long bus ride…

someone cracks

a peanut shell

Muskaan Ahuja

By Ruth Holzer

I'm still

traveling this

open road

hard to imagine it

running out

Ruth Holzer

By Chen-ou Liu

writer's block ...

at dawn I open the window

to release the silence

Chen-ou Liu

By Maria Teresa Sisti

year of the rabbit —

surrounded by nothing

I'm with myself


Maria Teresa Sisti

By Herb Tate

new moon

sweetly my sweater

keeping us warm

Herb Tate

By Deborah A. Bennett

cold moon —

leaving the last persimmon

for the cuckoo

 

Deborah A. Bennett

By Deborah Karl-Brandt

caring for others

the old orchid

blooming again

Deborah Karl-Brandt

*

 

winter storm…

thinking about the

strength of bamboo

Deborah Karl-Brandt

*

 

cold moon …

pretending not to hear

his question

Deborah Karl-Brandt

By Tim Murphy

empty street

the extra silence

on Christmas Day

Tim Murphy

 

*

full moon

the manuscript

takes shape

Tim Murphy

By Richard Bailly

crescent moon

thinning every minute

sunrise

Richard Bailly