By Tony Williams

pre-Christmas

a closer look

at my face in a bauble

Tony Williams

somewhere

on a spectrum

…sleet

Tony Williams

By Katie Montagna

in slow motion

two desert tortoises

cross the road


Katie Montagna

By Stephanie Zepherelli

junk mail

the same old stuff

i tell myself

Stephanie Zepherelli

act four

dancing alone

with shadows

Stephanie Zepherelli

multiple personas

a stack of hats

perfectly balanced

Stephanie Zepherelli

By Alexis Rotella

I wanted to pass on

to the other world

and then it started –

the slow fall

of gingko leaves

Alexis Rotella

 

of the hug I offer he takes half
 

Alexis Rotella

By Nicoletta Ignatti

broken toy –

in the email the news

we don't want

Nicoletta Ignatti

there is no solution

to our problem –

wild blueberries

Nicoletta Ignatti

By Susan Burch

sticking your finger

in a wall socket –

how you keep

testing me

to see if I really love you

Susan Burch

By Robert Kingston

hazy morning

this life is all about

mirrored reflections

Robert Kingston

By Sondra J. Byrnes

a rapper

from the pueblo

his own drum

Sondra J. Byrnes

yesterday starting over again tomorrow

Sondra J. Byrnes

By Kimberly Kuchar

frozen waterfall

the words I scream

inside my head


Kimberly Kuchar

By Neena Singh

before she enters the scent of lavender

Neena Singh

early winter a small gloved hand in mine

Neena Singh

 

By Vandana Parashar

betraying

all my coming and goings

unoiled hinges
 

Vandana Parashar

election flyer

cleaning dog poop

from my shoe

Vandana Parashar