By Alan Zhong

when you left

planes joining the sky

drifting through our broken dreams.

you're the brightest star

Alan Zhong

By Anne Morrigan

quick strokes

through lightning strikes

lost oars

Anne Morrigan

By Alison Rogers

consider the koi

drifting through its reflection

rust of the maple

Alison Rogers

By Arvinder Kaur

music class

my grandson catches

the cricket’s tune

Arvinder Kaur

By Ashoka Weerakkody

fireflies

if only they could learn

Morse


Ashoka Weerakkody

By Barrie Levine

coming-of-age

my Barbie and I

grandmothers

Barrie Levine

*

 

diner special

     sliding down the counter

to the regulars

Barrie Levine

By Brad Bennett

crowded feeder

one seed escapes

with its chickadee

Brad Bennett

By Joseph P. Wechselberger

second-hand store

a wedding dress tagged

as never worn

Joseph P. Wechselberger

By Jay Friedenberg

goldenrod

the hypnotic lull

of bees at work

Jay Friedenberg

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scattered bread

under the park bench

nature's pecking order

Jay Friedenberg

By Jovana Dragojlovic

mom's cherry pie

the last bites

of homesickness

Jovana Dragojlovic

By John Pappas

buzz cut

we get it before

chemo does

John Pappas

By Jennifer Gurney

waking to bird song

you purring on my lap

light dancing

Jennifer Gurney

By JL Huffman

a white feather

dances on the wind

farewell words

JL Huffman

By M. R. Pelletier

Talking to myself—

   the volume of

   a cardinal’s feathers

M. R. Pelletier

By Mike Fainzilber

a cloud

on a string

kite dreaming

Mike Fainzilber

By Randy Brooks

red glitter shoes

one of her wishes

came true

Randy Brooks

By Bryan Rickert

texting her I reiterate crows

Bryan Rickert

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synchronizing our autumns long distance love

Bryan Rickert

By Robert Witmer

angry words

on a crumbling wall —

tiny flowers in the cracks

Robert Witmer