jazz singer
a gardenia
like
Billie
Joseph P. Wechselberger
*
blues band
the flash of sequins
when
the guitarist sings
Joseph P. Wechselberger
jazz singer
a gardenia
like
Billie
Joseph P. Wechselberger
*
blues band
the flash of sequins
when
the guitarist sings
Joseph P. Wechselberger
midnight melody
our cat walks
on
the piano keys
John J. Dunphy
*
backyard
a squirrel chows down on
my
aunt’s fruitcake
John J. Dunphy
*
freeze warning
I put out extra food for
my
feral cats
John J. Dunphy
tumbleweeds
pile against the fence
howling
wind
Janet Ruth
*
in
my dream
he climbs a ladder
saying
goodbye
Janet Ruth
gusting winds
our laundry entangled
just
as our lives
David Josephsohn
*
empty pages
every moment begs
to
be written
David Josephsohn
family reunion
my view rises to the top
of
the tree
Barrie Levine
*
ironing
the infinite length of a shirtsleeve
Barrie Levine
*
cleaning up
my contact list
fast-moving
rain
Barrie Levine
*
the
touch of stiffened wool dad’s pea coat
Barrie Levine
*
tossing and turning
my unsettled thoughts
slip
to the floor
Barrie Levine
How can there be so
Many unanswered questions
In
one human heart?
Jennifer Gurney