By Vandana Parashar

burqa

and yet

catcalls

Vandana Parashar

By Sherry Grant

competition

between brothers

parading wives

Sherry Grant

By Caroline Krakora

night fishing

a mink asks

for a treat


Caroline Krakora

By Ram Chandran

between

thoughts and words

the poetry slips


Ram Chandran

By Ana Drobot

plum blossoms -

the first dresses I bought

from Japan


Ana Drobot

By Patricia Hawkhead

summertime

somewhere

someone


Patricia Hawkhead

By Lee Hudspeth

freight train rumbles by

jarring my bones

a fingertip’s reach

Lee Hudspeth

By Zoran Doderovic

barbed wire

in each drop of rain

another world

Zoran Doderovic

By Pat Geyer

St. Paddy’s Day

a wee bit different this year

outside seats six feet apart —

still, green beer tickles the nose

midst the smell of cabbage


Pat Geyer

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

storm

unbroken snow levelling

all paths

Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Peter Jastermsky

brushing against you I remember hunger


Peter Jastermsky

By Thomas Tilton

static shock

the only spark

between us

Thomas Tilton

By Neena Singh

iamnotyou

Neena Singh

By Pat Geyer

green beer to go...

emerald suds in my hand

shamrocks outside

Pat Geyer

By Pat Geyer

shamrock thicket...

a glass of green beer

pouring through it

Pat Geyer

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

his scent a moonlit maple

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Samo Kreutz

branchy bush

trace of greenery in it

the face mask

Samo Kreutz