By Bryan Rickert

every piece

chipped but loved

garage sale tea set

Bryan Rickert

home alone

my reflection

in every window

Bryan Rickert

overturned turtle

I, too, am trying

to set myself right

Bryan Rickert

By Tony Steven Williams

as the day

draws on

clouds thicken

you're clearly

up to something

Tony Steven Williams

patient eyes

adjust to the dark sky

. . . more stars emerge

 

Tony Steven Williams

By Joanne Merriam

the dust on your inheritance

his last exhale

Joanne Merriam

By Govind Joshi

his voice

the softness

of petals

Govind Joshi

By Françoise Maurice

Halloween

my dark side

for one night

Françoise Maurice

By Maurice Nevile

as it turns out

my new Disney socks

are kids' size

Maurice Nevile

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