winter
storm
the end
tougher than expected
Ellen Kom
new
year bubbles burst of resolutions
Steve Bahr
*
descended dust
the shelf life
of
a keepsake
Steve Bahr
lonesome moon
that
warming unconsciousness
of cognac
Wanda Amos
*
why—
do you follow me
day
moon
Wanda Amos
everything
i need cherry petal rain
Anthony
Lusardi
*
lunar
halo—
is there ever a good time
to tell bad news
Anthony Lusardi
ash to gold
the alchemist ignites
a
new year
Stephanie Zepherelli
*
hourglass
the last grain
stuck
in time
Stephanie Zepherelli
New Year's Day
leftovers
or
fasting
Keith Evetts
*
wild night
hardly anything left
of
the moon
Keith Evetts
east wind
each leaf waits
its
turn
Françoise Maurice
*
sidewalk
as
surprised as I was
the crow
Françoise Maurice
village fair
tinkle of glass bangles
surrounding
the cart
Govind Joshi
*
rippled lake
a wooden boat
fast to a tree
Govind Joshi
tracing my lifeline ant
Kerry J Heckman
*
trumpet flower
the
hummingbird plays
each
blossom
Kerry J Heckman
oligarchs
burn tropical jungles—
there will be smoke
from ashes
oil palm plantations—
there will be fat
where orangutans
and gibbons live—
there
will be none
James Penha
waking to the light
through the crack under the door—
you
are here
Jennifer Gurney