By Marilyn Ward

late frost

the young fuchsia

hangs its head


Marilyn Ward

By Kyoko Bengala

homecoming-

My heart remains

among the cherry trees


Kyoko Bengala

By Luke Levi

bee

dusted in pollen

flies from the redbud


Luke Levi

By Sherry Grant

moonlight waltz down a silken petal aisle

Sherry Grant

By Joe Sebastian

divorce...

how to divide

the puppy

Joe Sebastian

By G.R. LeBlanc

soft rain

the sound of peepers

growing louder


G.R. LeBlanc

By Lee Hudspeth

grandparents’ front porch swing

a pendulum

of stories shared

Lee Hudspeth

By Pippa Phillips

following the murmuration of starlings the murmur of their wings

Pippa Phillips

By Bee Jay

six feet apart

or six feet below

distant bells


Bee Jay

By GRIX

nocturne you play me once again

GRIX

By Pippa Phillips

oysters

on a moonless night—

I find no pearl


Pippa Phillips

By Lori A Minor

my flaws in the system crook of moon

Lori A Minor

By Vandana Parashar

failing eyesight

now I don’t see

faults in others

Vandana Parashar

By Barrie Levine

blizzard tonight

somewhere in the whitened wind

the moon


Barrie Levine

By Carmela Marino

spring snow

his last smile

on a photo


Carmela Marino

By Britton Gildersleeve

red hawk scans the field

wings furled he waits watches

inexorable


Britton Gildersleeve

By Florin C. Ciobica

rush hour

a swallow repairing

its nest

Florin C. Ciobica

By JL Huffman

weeping willow cave

shaded earthy asylum

secluded haven


JL Huffman