By Manasa Reddy Chichili

mountain temple

far from home

searching for peace

Manasa Reddy Chichili

By Susan Lee Roberts

ocean breeze...

together we walk

the life-long jetty

Susan Lee Roberts

onion—

layers of

unexpressed sweetness

Susan Lee Roberts

By Neena Singh

football field—

a sparrow holds

the goal post

Neena Singh

insomnia

stray dogs bark

all night

Neena Singh

margosa shade

the corn seller

fans her coal

Neena Singh

By Elena Zouain

red chrysanthemum —

the color of a memory

Elena Zouain

silence of the forest —

the deer’s bellow

reaches the moon

Elena Zouain

By Jerome Berglund

forced perspective

finding pockets

in the shallows

Jerome Berglund

thumb, forefinger

disentangling

the leaves

Jerome Berglund

beneath

the clouded surface

glimpses of movement

Jerome Berglund

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