By Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont

snowball battle

a pine branch attacks me

in the back
 

Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont

By M. R. Pelletier

Interstate—

   questioning

   who I am

M. R. Pelletier

By Melissa Laussmann

losing myself

in the midst of shadows

sunset on the marsh

Melissa Laussmann

By Mariel Herbert

midnight movie popcorn clouds wolf moon

Mariel Herbert

By Monica Kakkar

vinyl of nocturnes

celebrates my solitude—

Saint Valentine's Day

Monica Kakkar

By Mike Gallagher

lovers

loving the intimacy

of shadows

Mike Gallagher

By Scott Wiggerman

arguing

about their affairs

child-proof language

Scott Wiggerman

By David He

first kiss

the dark mystery

of a new moon

David He

By Barbara Anna Gaiardoni

pair of lovebirds

winter is coming

to a close

Barbara Anna Gaiardoni

By Adrian Bouter

elderly couple

the folded hands

of winter dusk

Adrian Bouter

By Ravi Kiran

how many words

does kintsugi need

porcelain heart

Ravi Kiran

still in the e-cart

all those gifts I wish

she would take

Ravi Kiran

Valentine’s Day

the flipped coin says

don’t click ‘Send’

Ravi Kiran