By Kat Lehmann

chipmunk gang in the garden eating August
 

Kat Lehmann

By Roberta Beach Jacobson

November what’s left of the scarecrow


Roberta Beach Jacobson

By Alvin B. Cruz

walking in the rain we long for the rain

Alvin B. Cruz

By Hifsa Ashraf

high swings I lend my blues to the sky

Hifsa Ashraf

By Florin C. Ciobica

snow geese honking through my beauty sleep


Florin C. Ciobica

By Stephen Toft

the deep blue

eyes of the man

washed ashore 

Stephen Toft

By Kelly Sauvage

squash blossoms the ripening of desire

Kelly Sauvage

By Joanna Ashwell

a turn

in the river

wildflowers ahead

Joanna Ashwell

By Stephen Toft

winter stars

i counted

the words we spoke

on one hand

Stephen Toft

By Helen Ogden

night walk

the stray cat and I

sharing stars

Helen Ogden

By Michael Morell

after the storm

the beauty

of her resilience
 

Michael Morell

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