By Shane Coppage

middle age

a shadow appears

between the elms

Shane Coppage

By Ellen Kom

November dusk

turning the clocks back

antidepressant sales rise

Ellen Kom

By Nicola Schaum

Little bee

On my bonnet

Along for the ride

Nicola Schaum

By Chittaluri Satyanarayana

hills —

my rising

debts

Chittaluri Satyanarayana

By Susan Burch

putting a crown

on my memoji —

long live the queen

Susan Burch

By Stephanie Zepherelli

dog-eared pages

lessons i’ve learned

gathering dust

Stephanie Zepherelli

By Tuyet Van Do

work party

a colleague arrives

wearing an elf costume


Tuyet Van Do

By Noah Berlatsky

Richard Wright’s asleep.

In his eyes the cold rain drips.

Five, seven, and five.

Noah Berlatsky

By Michael H. Lester

 

 Doll House with Hummingbird Family

Michael H. Lester

 

 

 

 

                          Old Monk Eating Rice

                             Michael H. Lester

By Arvinder Kaur

a peace lily

where the warrior lies

silent moon

Arvinder Kaur

By Linda L Ludwig

echoes

barely there

passing fog

Linda L Ludwig

By Anne Curran

morning fog —

our conversation

almost as dense

Anne Curran

By Nancy Brady

ski vacation...

hands cupped around mugs

of hot chocolate

Nancy Brady

*

 

moonlit night

a catamaran glides over

stars

Nancy Brady

By Pitt Büerken

happiness

feeling the rain

on my skin

Pitt Büerken

By Eavonka Ettinger

dirty car

muddy leaf prints

after the rain

Eavonka Ettinger

By Bonnie J Scherer

one part goodwill

two parts love

stardust to make it happen

Bonnie J Scherer

*

needles snap

while knitting a scarf

the breaking point

at which our lives

fall apart

Bonnie J Scherer

By Debra Murphy

Milky Way

on the sandy beach

a spiral shell

Debra Murphy

By Douglas J. Lanzo

taking a deep sip

of undersea sunlight

mermaid wineglass

Douglas J. Lanzo