waning moon
the point he tries to make
fading
Sharon Ferrante
he can’t sleep
so he writes me a poem
about the cricket
in the corner
that
never sleeps
Sharon Ferrante
afternoon tea
strong stories
brewing
Sharon Ferrante
a long day
I shake the regrets
from
my wings
Sharon Ferrante
primeval atom
expanding infinitely
time
and space
Richard Bailly
heading
toward the coast
night
rain
Richard Bailly
spring
deepens the colour of this tree
Maya Daneva
marshy lake
on either side
mating
frogs
Maya Daneva
valley of flowers
entering the twilight
mountain
trail
Govind Joshi
early departure
the silence
of
the chicks
Govind Joshi
reaching
through the chain-link fence
one
white iris
Ruth Holzer
at the end
of the familiar journey
this time
I won't find mom or dad
or
anyone I know
Ruth Holzer
in the woods
a loneliness silenced
by
birdsong
Alvin B. Cruz
hospice window
moonlight enters
without
permission
Alvin B. Cruz
the next day
alone
with
a wishbone
Ann Sullivan
butterflies
the wind catches up
Ann Sullivan
rain
all night you were there
Adrian Bouter
cat's
purr nothing can hurt us now
Adrian Bouter
what's mine is yours
what's yours is mine
windstorm
petro c.k.
the vulnerability
of being seen
soaring
hawk
petro c.k.
sea foam
combing the knots
from
the wind
Kelly Sargent
spring
sky sparrows discovering my vocal c(h)ords
Kelly Sargent
seasonal
sadness settling into raven song
Bryan Rickert
eclipse
the time it takes
poppies
to close
Bryan Rickert
gnomes
frost-blanched
boots
Mike
Gallagher
a
butterfly
its shadow disappearing
into shade
Mike
Gallagher
the
lioness
a mother sensing
danger
Mike Gallagher
barking
at
the sea wind
wolf moon
Deborah P Kolodji
constant
bird chatter
silently I sit
with butterflies
Deborah P
Kolodji
synchronized
swimming
long-beaked dolphins
jump the waves
Deborah P
Kolodji
ring
cluster
through the telescope
our distance
Deborah P
Kolodji
wishing
well
the orange question mark
of a koi
Louise Hopewell
droning
cicadas
a fairy wren flits
shadow to
shadow
Louise Hopewell
on
a pond
steps to the sun
water lilies
cp howes
cryptic
postcards
From interstellar lasers
crop circles
cp
howes
morning coffee
the bitter taste
of
yesterday’s news
Nalini Shetty
dinner for one
the candle burns
at
both ends
Nalini Shetty
unfollow button
friendship reduced
to
a click
Nalini Shetty
first cruise
the destination
doesn’t
matter
Ravi Kiran
deep within
the shifting sands
camel
tracks
Ravi Kiran
sometimes in sync
the legs
of
flamingos
Ravi Kiran