compromises
cutting the Dawn
with water
Jerome Berglund
Sunset's afterglow,
Stars rush to claim empty seats,
One less than needed.
David Ngo
u r cloud rumble the c v of his punch e
Ellen Kom
putting on her dress — the whistle of the cuckoo clock
Katja Fox
poppy field
my pleasure replaced
by pain
Bipasha Majumder (De)
petals in the wind…
one flower, another flower…
petals on the ground Angiola Inglese
desert night
only the stars cannot hide
Mike Fainzilber
summer long wishing the pangs of love might end
Mike Gallagher
wearing mom’s sweater
her arms
around me again
Kelly Sargent
Kansas summer—
more shades of green
than I know the names of
M. R. Pelletier
the dish runs away
with the curds and whey
while the cow jumps over the moon …
Bonnie J Scherer