By Adrian Bouter

snapshot

the country air

in her hair
                                         

Adrian Bouter

 for Berry Bryant

By C. Jean Downer

tranquil nights

dipping my teabag

with expectation

C. Jean Downer

By Stephanie Zepherelli

group effort

geese stream south

on Autumn winds

Stephanie Zepherelli

By Xiaoou Chen

quiet pond

drawing some stars

before day breaks

Xiaoou Chen

By Chris Collins

we kiss - hug each day

as we travel together

through time in old age

Chris Collins

By Jake Williams

Palest blue

Only a bare twig

Greets the wind

Jake Williams

By Sreenath

just to be

free of all the burden

a bird flying

beyond the sky

into a timeless state

Sreenath

By Stephen Jarrell Williams

freshly cut grass

scent of the old ways

sickle in hand

Stephen Jarrell Williams

By Nancy Brady

sunset rain...

at the end of a rainbow

a goldfinch

Nancy Brady

By M. R. Pelletier

Ceiling fan—

   all the café’s conversations

   cut to pieces

M. R. Pelletier

 

*

Heatwave—

   there’s more talk

   of planting trees

M. R. Pelletier

By Joseph P. Wechselberger

dad’s wake

greeting people

I’ll never know

Joseph P. Wechselberger