not coming
not going:
the winter pines
our thomas
face of stone
deep inside
crying for freedom
Stephen Jarrell Williams
uncovering
a leftover moonlight--
start over
Benedetta Cardone
sunbathing plastic plant pot waking up few shades lighter
Nudurupati Nagasri
whittling pine
I release the shape
of its scent
John Hawkhead
smoky skies
a broken river
of lava
Chen-ou Liu
my bucket list— on distant shores seahorses spin the foam Sushama Kapur
rooftop gardens
green oasis
amid the hustle
JL Huffman
bitter cold -
a curled up cat
under the moon
Nazarena Rampini
breaking the wishbone
our Thanksgiving guest
wins the contest using
his new hand from
the Veterans Administration
John J. Dunphy
a kettle’s memory perfect pitch
Sherry Grant
kitchen table the wooden dents of conversation
Sushama Kapur
somewhere between us what I always wanted
Cynthia Anderson
eden holding space for the rain
Kelly Sauvage
glass beads the rainbow on her face
Mircea Moldovan
truth among sunflowers
Roberta Beach Jacobson
this solitude a dew-covered marigold
Tiffany Shaw-Diaz
cold words
with a leaf falls
its shadow
Carmela Marino