By Wanda Amos

feeling the weight

of my baggage

a long road ahead

Wanda Amos

*

each day

a disaster —

armageddon

Wanda Amos

By Ellen Kom

under the autumn sky

olive trees

and charred bodies

Ellen Kom

By Pitt Büerken

after two years

now he's highly pleased

with his poem

Pitt Büerken

By Deborah Karl-Brandt

two butterflies

will we ever

become one

Deborah Karl-Brandt

By evan coram

glisten

singing of sunrise

and a silent “g”

evan coram

By David Ngo

Music fills the air,

finding its channel.

David Ngo

By Paula Sears

honey bees wild

in the cider wind

autumn equinox

Paula Sears

By J. D. Nelson

old Mount Sanitas

you look beautiful today!

after the shower

J. D. Nelson

*

 

there’s so much to do

that nothing ever gets done . . .

the list grows & grows

J. D. Nelson

By Steliana Cristina Voicu

tram station...

I share my umbrella

with a stray dog

Steliana Cristina Voicu

By Daniel Birnbaum

this wave

that comes from far

what memories does it carry

Daniel Birnbaum

By Lee Hudspeth

wanting

not wanting

a coyote paces the horizon

Lee Hudspeth

By David He

the crackling

of our campfire...

we wait

in a circle

for moonrise

David He

By Alvin B. Cruz

what we leave behind shooting stars

Alvin B. Cruz

By Adrian Bouter

grape harvest

the moon flies

on crane wings

Adrian Bouter

By Anthony Lusardi

your favorite song

you sigh

every other moment

Anthony Lusardi

By Alan Zhong

when you left

planes joining the sky

drifting through our broken dreams.

you're the brightest star

Alan Zhong

By Anne Morrigan

quick strokes

through lightning strikes

lost oars

Anne Morrigan

By Alison Rogers

consider the koi

drifting through its reflection

rust of the maple

Alison Rogers