By Darrell Petska

dead possum          walking


Darrell Petska

Grandma’s meander

down memory lane

lined with gravestones

Darrell Petska

By Kelly Sargent

saltwater showers the wounds in you in me

Kelly Sargent

 

By Bryan Rickert

howler monkey your bold faced lies

Bryan Rickert

long marriage

the silent treatment

of snow

Bryan Rickert

By Karen O’Leary

new widow a raven shares her song

Karen O’Leary

birdsong

never

a wrong note

Karen O’Leary

By Yasir Farooq

summer night

for every raindrop

praises to God

Yasir Farooq

By Manasa Reddy Chichili

mind excercise

learning new things

for extension of old life

Manasa Reddy Chichili

monsoon flood

a bird's cage floating

far from the sky

Manasa Reddy Chichili

By Louise Hopewell

dog park

all the owners

off leash
 

Louise Hopewell

 

 

murky pond

a child scatters crumbs

by the no feeding ducks sign


Louise Hopewell

river beach

overlapping footprints

of birdsong


Louise Hopewell

By Rupa Anand

that blush

slinking over skyscrapers

sunrise

Rupa Anand

By Sharon Ferrante

sunken ship…

the ghostly rhythm

of her violin

Sharon Ferrante

By Mircea Moldovan

tears of saints, the thundering voice of a priest


Mircea Moldovan

By Chris Collins

scratching like crazy

FedEx arrives

with itch cream

Chris Collins