departure day –
sound of knives
against toast
our thomas
take-off...
silent prayers
up to the sky Rosa Maria Di Salvatore
Conversing
at dinner table
watch and clock
Nudurupati Nagasri
Tracks run towards the sunset Autumn lights
Maria Cristina Pulvirenti
unnecessary
attempt to change me
lunar eclipse
Mircea Moldovan
not coming
not going:
the winter pines
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
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