By Mark Gilbert

the egret

& its reflection

paths diverge

Mark Gilbert

*

 

flowing uphill

the winding trail

of a rattler

Mark Gilbert

By Paula Sears

Valentine’s Day

a cardinal’s wings

on winter wind

Paula Sears

*

 

crowning every picket

of our fence . . .

snow moon

Paula Sears

By Jim Azevedo

the heart calls

and calls

silence of a winter night


Jim Azevedo

By John J. Dunphy

'no commitment'

advertised policy of the gym where

she picked me up

John J. Dunphy

*

 

reindeer under either arms

my wife and I begin

de-Christmasing our yard

John J. Dunphy

By Ana Drobot

snowdrops —

a group of friends

chatting without me

Ana Drobot

By John Pappas

year of the rabbit

signing over power

of attorney

John Pappas

By Jennifer Gurney

The clocks have stopped

There is nothing left to do

But to pray for peace

Jennifer Gurney

*

 

I often wonder

What the tooth fairy does with

All of those lost teeth

Jennifer Gurney

By petro c.k.

healing

from the past year

black-eyed peas

petro c.k.

*

in the time it takes

to drink my tea

my fortune changes

petro c.k.

By Keith Evetts

mating hedgehogs

we tell our little kids

they love each other

Keith Evetts

*

 

swept along

by the winter flood

party hat


Keith Evetts

*

beside the Moon

but so much smaller

Mars


Keith Evetts

By Michelle V. Alkerton

blades scraping the ice–

figure eights

until supper

Michelle V. Alkerton

 

*

 

 up

and down the stairs

his indecision

Michelle V. Alkerton

By Lakshman Bulusu

stars

blossoms

on a night stroll

Lakshman Bulusu

By Jay Friedenberg

raindrops

on a windshield

the way time slips away

Jay Friedenberg

By Susan Lee Roberts

alone in the morning

fog encloses

my world


Susan Lee Roberts

By Alvin B. Cruz

longer

than her attention span

her eyelashes

Alvin B. Cruz