By David J Kelly

afternoon, evening

somewhere in between

thistledown

David J Kelly

By Douglas J. Lanzo

lifting fog

grandma remembers

how much we love her


Douglas J. Lanzo

By Dianne Moritz

warm temperatures

melt our snowman completely

except carrot nose

Dianne Moritz

By Deborah Karl-Brandt

daughter …

the duty of being a

caged bird

Deborah Karl-Brandt

By Michael Shoemaker

 

Peach Sky

 Michael Shoemaker

By Susan Burch

Like the Truman Show, maybe people in heaven are watching shows of us.

how everyone loves

an underdog -

surely someone

up there

is rooting for me

Susan Burch

By Tom Clausen

traffic slows

I move the dead rabbit

to safety

Tom Clausen

By Hege Anita Jakobsen Lepri

office party

by the ficus a forest

of introverts

Hege Anita Jakobsen Lepri

By Kavita Ratna

emptiness

wrapped up in gold

the lobby balsam fir

Kavita Ratna

By Michael Shoemaker

Stargazing at Capitol Reef

 Michael Shoemaker

By Alvin B. Cruz

from season to season the silence of grief
 

Alvin B. Cruz

By Nicola Schaum

Moon's halo the quiet is noisy

Nicola Schaum

By C.X. Turner

if peace

were a sound

snow angels

C.X. Turner

By Alfred Booth

my inner bear

begins to hibernate

cold moon

Alfred Booth

By Nancy Brady

wood smoke

in the wind

—last rites

Nancy Brady

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

the taste of winter in my folding hands snow

Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Ron Nhim

vacant park bench

a homeless man curls up

to dream in the cold


Ron Nhim

By David He

river ice

choking every word

winter moon

David He

*

the cry

of a swan

out of reeds...

the coolness

of moonlight

David He