By Timothy Daly

ebbing along the tired stream

Timothy Daly

By Pedro Suarez

photo walk-

stepping out

to catch a moment

Pedro Suarez

myth-

that blurred line between

fact and fiction

Pedro Suarez

By Peter Jastermsky

the day I want to have before spreading conspiracies

Peter Jastermsky

unexplained death

on the toe tag

a footnote

Peter Jastermsky

plastic slipcovers

one fine day

we'll understand

Peter Jastermsky

too late for the party affiliation


Peter Jastermsky

By John Pappas

circling vultures

the answer to a question

no one asks

John Pappas

city fountain

unable to afford

one wish

John Pappas

spring wind

the sadness of

zoo elephants

John Pappas

heat lightning

she pretends to remember

my name

John Pappas

By Rashmi VeSa

mud cakes—

the messy bonds

of siblings

Rashmi VeSa

By Alvin B. Cruz

strumming

her ex-lover's guitar

silent rain

Alvin B. Cruz

one year sober

a dozen roses

in a wine bottle

Alvin B. Cruz

claw machine

all the ways

of letting go

Alvin B. Cruz

another year...

yesterday's rain

in the wheelbarrow

Alvin B. Cruz

By Rupa Anand

winter dawn

tiptoeing with a cup

of camomile tea

Rupa Anand

By Maciej Faliński

The sky and the sea

meet where the blues intertwine,

trapping my gaze there.

Today waves shatter the glass

of the mirror in my mind.

Maciej Faliński

From a small café

comes an unknown melody,

making me long for

everything and nothing both—

a blend of sweetness and pain

Maciej Faliński

By Nancy Brady

new year's day...

paying bills

I void the first check

Nancy Brady

By Luciana Moretto

sprig of heather

under the pillow

I wake up in the new year

Luciana Moretto

By Fatma Zohra Habis

after the sound

of a woodpecker

I inhale the silence

Fatma Zohra Habis