By Marilyn Ashbaugh

resting in the frog's throat summer rain

Marilyn Ashbaugh

By Stephen Jarrell Williams

under the sea

yesterdays of time

soaking in the wash

Stephen Jarrell Williams

By Herb Tate

silent workshop

grandfather still

at the lathe

Herb Tate

By Anda Marcu

clear summer night

beneath the floral canopy

a toy left behind

Anda Marcu

By Alvin B. Cruz

snow angels

our wings

almost touch

Alvin B. Cruz

By Susan Burch

blending in

with the curtains

at the party

always the wallflower

never the life

Susan Burch

By C.X.Turner

however low

the sun persists…

rising daily

C.X.Turner

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

raindrops

rolling down windows—

still the sparrows 

 

Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Refika Dedić

the sky over Ukraine

in the basement silence

rain of bullets

Refika Dedić

By Karen A VandenBos

Cup of jazz flavored

With a shot of muddy blues

Setting lips on fire.

Karen A VandenBos

By Tiffany Liz Mackay

sleepy seaside—

a seagull

announces its presence

Tiffany Liz Mackay

By Nancy Brown

rain lilies

in a nearby field

brief constellations

Nancy Brown

By Tffany Shaw-Diaz

to be

a woman

to be

the sea

 

Tffany Shaw-Diaz

By Jim Niffen

everything

becomes nothing –   but

your picture

Jim Niffen

By Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo

the air feels

less heavy

smog disappearing

since the day

you walked out of my life

Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo

By Zdenka Mlinar

memory

of St. John's torches

summer solstice

firefly

on my palm

‪‪‪Zdenka Mlinar

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

within my grasp the echo of Saturn

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Jerome Berglund

pink undershirt –

laundered by a lady

who likes lipstick

Jerome Berglund