By Jennifer Gurney

the number of

planes buzzing overhead

now outnumbers

the clouds, the birds

even the stars

Jennifer Gurney

 

days shortening

little by little

leaning into fall


Jennifer Gurney

By Barrie Levine

lost glove

he warms her hand

in both of his

Barrie Levine

phantom ring

on her left hand

stages of grief

Barrie Levine

By Susan Burch

roundabout we get through it

Susan Burch

peacock brooch

when did I stop

feeling pretty

Susan Burch

By Fatma Zohra Habis

harvest moon

far from the war zone

children's laughter

Fatma Zohra Habis

By Michael Shoemaker

 

Along the Fence Line

Michael Shoemaker

By Chad Henry

yellow tablecloth

a handful of sage

starting to crumble

Chad Henry

midsummer dusk

rain on the skylight

the cat hears it first

 

Chad Henry

By Bryan Rickert

the silence

     it brings

          prairie frost

Bryan Rickert

pretending

I’m a gardener–

three tomato harvest

 

Bryan Rickert

digging out

a thorn

this struggle

to remove

you

Bryan Rickert

By John J. Dunphy

God

god

a god

no god

John J. Dunphy

visitation

the deceased and I wear

the same color tie

John J. Dunphy

communion Sunday

our church's body of Christ

gluten-free

John J. Dunphy

By Arvinder Kaur

walk as usual

but this time the magic

of leaf shadows

Arvinder Kaur

woven into my insignificance gossamer threads

Arvinder Kau

By Tony Williams

when I was young

and a cat

and not some kind of man


Tony Williams

an owl’s

vowels

around midnight


Tony Williams

By John Pappas

winter lavender how I know you’re here

John Pappas

dropping blossoms

how little of this world

is ours
 

John Pappas