By John J. Dunphy

their marriage license

torn into strips and placed outside

for bird nests

John J. Dunphy

By Tuyet Van Do

first day back

I walk into

an empty classroom

Tuyet Van Do

By Elliot Diamond

leap frog

the blank page

to justice

Elliot Diamond

By Oscar Luparia

solstice

the brief life

of a summer dream

Oscar Luparia

By Nalini Shetty

solitary oak–

a thousand sunsets

in its bark

Nalini Shetty

By Mike Gallagher

hanging about

time stretching ever longer

the jury out

Mike Gallagher

roadkill

patiently waiting

a buzzard

Mike Gallagher

by the docks

the scattered shadows

of night

Mike Gallagher

By Oana Maria Cercel

Flowers

Oana Maria Cercel

 

Sea

Oana Maria Cercel 

 

By Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

Edelweiss

A glance from blue sky

to the ground

Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

By David Ngo

Arabian nights' tales,

echoed in the dreams.

David Ngo

By David Cox

the last speck of sakura…

your pink toenail

in memory

David Cox

By Oliver Kleyer

out of habit

I make two coffees

instant grief

Oliver Kleyer