By Kavita Ratna

mothball

lingering on the sweater

our closed chapter


Kavita Ratna

By Ram Chandran

collecting pebbles—

not long ago

I too had rough edges

Ram Chandran

By Deborah A. Bennett

not the wind through

the pines but my mother's voice

in mine

Deborah A. Bennett

Jennifer Gurney

Imagination

Is really just seeing things

Differently

Jennifer Gurney

Mike Fainzilber

bread crumbs

and sparrows

reasons to be happy

Mike Fainzilber

Joanna Ashwell

early to rise

the sun and I

solidify

Joanna Ashwell

Mike Gallagher

the farmer scolds

each scowling cloud

harvest sky

Mike Gallagher

*
 

seeking out

no particular star

daydreamer

Mike Gallagher

Catherine Zickgraf

the earth sounds hollow

though cherry blossoms float down

landing in my hair

Catherine Zickgraf

M. R. Pelletier

 Planter box—

   a clump of dandelions

   overlooked

M. R. Pelletier

Chen-ou Liu

laid off ...

the familiar and forgotten

packed into boxes

Chen-ou Liu

By Joshua St. Claire

following the scent of bergamot yellow sulphur

Joshua St. Claire

By evan coram

fallow field

clinging to nothing

birdsong

evan coram

By Kotonobu

slowly run

my hands

along your shape

Kotonobu

Alvin B. Cruz

alone

on a full moon night —

my perfect incompleteness

Alvin B. Cruz

*

small town gossip

at the laundromat

sound of the rinse cycle

Alvin B. Cruz

C.X. Turner

freezing rain—

reaching new depths

of melancholy

C.X. Turner

By David Josephsohn

twilight

the shadows and I

finally rest

David Josephsohn

By Keith Evetts

talk of peace

among the roses

spider threads

Keith Evetts

Jay Friedenberg

sunset light

on almond blossoms

the last bumble bee

Jay Friedenberg

By Robert Epstein

alone with my loss

around the rosemary bush

bees humming

Robert Epstein

By Barrie Levine

swinging to a halt

on the coatroom rack

her new cane

Barrie Levine