thick clouds
make the short day
even
shorter
Kamil Plich
fallow fields
the faraway sorrows
of
childhood
Ash Evan Lippert
*
winter crows
power lines divide
the
sunset
Ash Evan Lippert
moon gleam
on pine needles
whippoorwill
Robert Witmer
*
a child
on tiptoes
pointing to a star
Robert Witmer
road coast that
smells of strawberry
metal
roofs
Barbara Anna Gaiardoni
*
the
sun inside
bye-bye
sadness
goodbye
Barbara Anna Gaiardoni
old
street—
beneath the asphalt layers
my childhood
footsteps
A.J. Anwar
*
flea
market—
the haggles for something
priceless
A.J. Anwar
rain of leaves drought
Mirela Brăilean
*
first
date
his cheap smell
of desire
Mirela Brăilean
the
discourse on crooked toes ageism
Arvinder Kaur
*
house sale
the wicket gate moans
one
last time
Arvinder Kaur
the tinkle
of my baby's laughter
this
night of stars
Chen-ou Liu
*
a drift of blossoms
my Birman sleeps away
her
last days
Chen-ou Liu