October
moon –
the shadow of a farewell
that comes and goes
Maria Teresa Piras
October
moon –
the shadow of a farewell
that comes and goes
Maria Teresa Piras
busy diner
the waitress splashes coffee
in
my saucer
Joseph P. Wechselberger
measuring
the rain. . .
blackbird
song
Meera Rehm
*
accepting
as i am. . .
heirloom
eggplant
Meera Rehm
*
wherever i see
a river. . .
mother's
voice
Meera Rehm
man and beast
how rich the color
of
turned earth
Ingrid Baluchi
*
sandstorm
the screech
of
a rusty windmill
Ingrid Baluchi
*
overnight rain
the pure magic
of a pixie ring
Ingrid Baluchi
no secrets
despite the curtains –
emergency
room
Colette Kern
*
lose me in the
black hole of the universe
erogenous
zones
Colette Kern
dark
cavernous maw
flapping fluttering wind gust
flock of bats
departs
Molly Zeigenbein
treasure hunt –
I don’t know what
she
sees in you
Susan Burch
*
too
early too late menopause
Susan Burch
*
first rain
the little raindrop
that
could
Susan Burch
last chemo
a single sunflower
dances
in the wind
Mona Bedi
*
winter chill
she double folds
her
quilt
Mona Bedi
crows waiting
for the sprinklers
midnight
murder
Tina Mowrey
*
icy moon
she gives me
the
cold shoulder
Tina Mowrey