By Scott Wiggerman

I no longer sing

in perfect harmony

faraway notes

Scott Wiggerman

By Keith Evetts

new year

our farewells

on the wind

Keith Evetts

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

i find myself

standing before the sun

stitch me

heal me

in the places i cannot reach

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Kelly Sauvage

wild hearts

god stands at the window

looking in
 

Kelly Sauvage

By Veronika Zora Novak

a sound

that is not sound . . .

winter dew


Veronika Zora Novak

By Susan Burch

a weather vane

constantly shifting

directions

the stress

of not knowing

Susan Burch

By Nudurupati Nagasri

dancing filament

on divorce papers

the grand jeté amid his sign

Nudurupati Nagasri

By Ray Spitzenberger

dark

sky

dark

silence

dark

thoughts

Ray Spitzenberger

By Nani Mariani

Semeru Mountain

volcanic eruptions

gray December

nation's sadness

my heart is there


Nani Mariani

By Pat Davis

the walk to work

all the familiar

strangers

Pat Davis

By John Grey

from room to room,

love moves out

saves a space for loneliness

John Grey

By Maria Teresa Sisti

winter solstice—

a painted silence

in my memories

Maria Teresa Sisti

By Brad Bennett

winter morning

the sound of an orange peel

tearing away
 

Brad Bennett

By Alvin B. Cruz

Covid fatigue

a coastal town

screams at the sea

Alvin B. Cruz

By Allyson Whipple

no frost yet

the neighbor’s power drill

whines at dawn

Allyson Whipple

By Cynthia Anderson

old friends

too old to pick up

where we left off

Cynthia Anderson

By John Hawkhead

wind chimes

releasing ice melt

into her silence

John Hawkhead

By Nudurupati Nagasri

complementary dining

buffalo feeding

egret topiary

Nudurupati Nagasri