By Mark Forrester

beer garden—

the butterfly’s unsteady

path

Mark Forrester

By John J. Dunphy

class reunion invitation

on the RSVP card

he checks 'won't attend'

with the pen he borrowed from

a prison guard

John J. Dunphy

By Monica Kakkar

daily dilemma—

comfort of the ceiling fan

or hot cup of tea

Monica Kakkar

By Chen-ou Liu

first AA meeting

a whiff of whiskey

or all in my mind?

Chen-ou Liu

*

after the farewell

she doesn't wave back --

moonlight

even colder on my face

than October's snowflakes

Chen-ou Liu

By Timothy Daly

can’t

breathe. panic

attack

Timothy Daly

By Marilyn Humbert

all the colours

of windblown petals

at the rave

a hurley-burley

of gyrating dancers


Marilyn Humbert

*

 

shifting umbra

the equinox clock

in reverse

Marilyn Humbert

By Kavita Ratna

awaiting the cue

for a grand jeté …

the corseted breath

Kavita Ratna

By Bipasha Majumder (De)

blood moon

carpenter ants circle round

the red dish

Bipasha Majumder (De)

By Govind Joshi

sidewalk café

a ship sailing

into the twilight

Govind Joshi

By Haeja K. Chung

silvergrass children chasing the wind

Haeja K. Chung

By Oscar Luparia

fireworks –

the flamboyant colors

    of four-o'clocks

Oscar Luparia