By Ravi Kiran

lighting up

the silence between us

fireflies

Ravi Kiran

Loch Ness

these things below

a calm surface

Ravi Kiran

By Richard Bailly

running out

of tales to tell—

driftwood

Richard Bailly

midnight

closing in

foghorn

Richard Bailly

By Timothy Daly

Dad’s birthday remembering the forget-me-nots


Timothy Daly

By Steliana Cristina Voicu

journey back home

I turn off the air conditioner

and open the car window

to feel the fragrance

of the rural summer herbs

Steliana Cristina Voicu

By John J. Dunphy

birding walk

a cardinal provides

the soundtrack for

our first kiss

John J. Dunphy

swimming match

winner's face wet

with tears

John J. Dunphy

By Joshua St. Claire

high-rise

the ventral architecture

of stinkbugs


Joshua St. Claire

By Christa Pandey

wave after wave

crashing on rocks

constant back pain


Christa Pandey

outdoor café

crow and sparrow

eye the same cake crumbs


Christa Pandey

By Douglas J. Lanzo

driftwood turtles

currents of our lives

part undersea

Douglas J. Lanzo

By Robert Epstein

all-night storm

too long, the poem

about nothing

Robert Epstein

By Joan McNerney

What discus player

threw a tangerine moon on

top of Main Street?

Joan McNerney

silent

cold

dark sky

moon flowering

Joan McNerney

By John Hawkhead

ghost orchids

no matter what I do

everyone dies

John Hawkhead

By Francoise Maurice

the world

is in distress

carpet of flowers

Francoise Maurice

By Jennifer Gurney

feels like a second

from the first turned leaf

till the rush

of Halloween-Thanksgiving-

Christmas-New Years

Jennifer Gurney

in the middle

of five living generations

I see forever

Jennifer Gurney

 

 

snuggled in his chair

my brother on one side

and I on the other

Dad in between us

reading

Jennifer Gurney

By Pitt Büerken

supermarket

the expensive goods

at eye level


Pitt Büerken

my sister

tells me about the past

and I get

a completely different image

of my parents

Pitt Büerken

By Joanna Ashwell

unfinished story

another morning

of frost stars

Joanna Ashwell

By Kelly Moyer

If a Tree Falls

Kelly Moyer

 

The Farm

Kelly Moyer

Koffeeklatsch

Kelly Moyer

Morning Meditation

Kelly Moyer

Kelly Moyer's photography available here

By Audrey Quinn

on Frida's doorstep

limonadas sweetened

by agave


Audrey Quinn

lightning flash

small hands soothe

the dog to sleep


Audrey Quinn

under the lime tree

a spattering

of rotten fruit


Audrey Quinn

high season

on sparkling water

a ferry waits


Audrey Quinn

By Manasa Kaliki

Me and my mom

Playing with sea shells

It's my dream

Sea shells are her memory

I am alone now

Manasa Kaliki

Every flower, every life

Their own story, their own tale

Tied by strings of fate

image and words Manasa Kaliki