By Jennifer Gurney

A ginkgo leaf

Flutters in the wind

Along with my heart

Jennifer Gurney

By petro c.k.

summer drought

a plastic cup

on the beer tap

petro c.k.

By A.J. Anwar

fading for-sale sign

a lonely house

all these years

A.J. Anwar

By Wanda Amos

looking so peaceful

her final visit

to the beautician

Wanda Amos

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winter chill…

a sudden inward breath

cuts the lifeline

Wanda Amos

By Sreenath

gentle breeze

across the cemetery —

war veterans

Sreenath

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