By Meera Rehm

all-day-long

the weight of storm

before storm

Meera Rehm

finally

the naked truth

winter tree

Meera Rehm

By Michael Buckingham Gray

rusty hinge

the old monarch butterfly

opens its wings

Michael Buckingham Gray

school holidays ...

the sand

in my shoes

Michael Buckingham Gray

By Kavita Ratna

shallow

of a pink shell

seasons within

Kavita Ratna

river view

a salmon floats

on a cloud of oil

Kavita Ratna

By Robert Beveridge

magic 8-ball

I ask it how it’s

feeling today


Robert Beveridge

sometimes no difference between monostich and cookie fortune

Robert Beveridge

By Marguerite Doyle

Leaving the thrift shop

on the dirty, shuttered street,

an old lady holds

two embroidered cushions stuffed

with a thousand dollar notes.

Marguerite Doyle

By Tony Williams

before we talk

I could be

anyone


Tony Williams

 

because of you

I am a cell

that kept dividing

Tony Williams

By Bipasha Majumder (De)

earthworms . . .

gender conflicts cease

to exist

Bipasha Majumder (De)

By Steve Van Allen

hummingbirds packing for Mexico

Steve Van Allen

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