clothes
flung on the floor—
summer heat
Lafcadio
Truck sputters exhaust
front seat replete with crushed Coors
lilac scent long gone
Yash Seyedbagheri
solitary pawn
alone on a chessboard
where are all the others?
John Grey
mayfly down
may day
Tina Mowrey
overdue
family gathering
sweeter than pie
JL Huffman
winds of war —
in front of the moon
wisp of smoke Angiola Inglese
lockdown —
me
and my shadow
Corey D. Cook
deserted cottage...
those days I wasn't afraid
to dream
Samo Kreutz
fading with sunset line of refugees blends into next day
Douglas J. Lanzo
city morning bustle a pigeon’s bright red toes
Hemapriya Chellappan
pair...
most often
we use for shoes
Kamrun Nahar
one way out
the train
I didn’t take
Ken Slaughter
Radetzky March — old gentleman suddenly
opens his eyes
Krzysztof Kokot
blue-eyed grass labels don't define me
Anette Chaney
ocean breeze—
the taste of salt
on your lips
Late afternoon sun
casts elongated shadows—
burnt brown grass
R. Gerry Fabian
month
of shame
without occurrence
Refika Dedić
unwinding the hose summer garden
Jenn Ryan-Jauregui