By Mircea Moldovan

raven's reflection

in the colorless stained glass

Bach concert

Mircea Moldovan

By Mark Gilbert

at the pole

the north star

our friend


Mark Gilbert

By Mark Forrester

just a flicker

and the swallow

is gone

Mark Forrester

By Muskaan Ahuja

aunt’s call —

the distant whistles

of her pressure cooker

Muskaan Ahuja

By Meagan Bussert

sitting in church

thinking about

thinking about distractions

Meagan Bussert

By Mike Gallagher

longing for

more tangible company

the romance reader

Mike Gallagher

By M. R. Pelletier

Beach read,

   sand trapped in its pages—

   the secrets she keeps

M. R. Pelletier

By Maid Corbic

aria of life hidden

into a ball of happiness

hope is born

Maid Corbic

By Aaron Bowker

endless rain –

her tears joining puddles

in the street

Aaron Bowker

*

imprint in dust

made by what you took

when you left

Aaron Bowker

By Roman Lyakhovetsky

half-empty cinema –

a moth flutters in and out

of the projector beam

Roman Lyakhovetsky

By Alvin B. Cruz

autumn leaves changing my relationship status yet again
Alvin B. Cruz

 

*

long summer
written in the sand
a name not mine
Alvin B. Cruz