By Stephen Toft

blue skies

the test pilot blows

a smoke ring

Stephen Toft

By Carmela Marino

test results

the shadow of a flight

mows flowers

Carmela Marino

By Louise Hopewell

the swing dangles

by a single chain

lockdown fatigue


Louise Hopewell

By Cynthia Anderson

gathering clouds—

unsure if memory

still serves


Cynthia Anderson

By Radhamani Sarma

playing dice

mouthful

of prediction

Radhamani Sarma

By Kyoko Bengala

intimacy —

veils of melancholy

turn yellow 

Kyoko Bengala

By Samo Kreutz

cold autumn

trembling in the rain

the sound of a bell

Samo Kreutz

By Surashree Joshi

deep woods

I go to meet

myself

Surashree Joshi

By Joanna Ashwell

a starless night

I make my own

kind of wonder

Joanna Ashwell

By Stephen Toft

a cello left

in the school gym…

winter dusk

Stephen Toft

By Krzysztof Kokot

old post office —

I still haven't sent a letter

to you


Krzysztof Kokot

By Mirela Brăilean

empty shell —

the truth

which I still hide

Mirela Brăilean

By Kelly Sauvage

southern heat the bristle of a gentleman’s whiskers

Kelly Sauvage

By Christopher Peys

stress fracture —

this paper spine breaks

as our favorite story unfolds
 

Christopher Peys

By Michael Morell

mudroom

remnants of the road

remnants of me


Michael Morell

By Maria Teresa Sisti

autumn moon —

silent another summer

walks away
 

Maria Teresa Sisti

By Zahra Mughis

heat island

kids next door

plant a tree

Zahra Mughis

By Claire Ninham

5 am rain

pigeons tap-dancing

on the tiles

Claire Ninham