By Susan Lee Roberts

summer ages

in the august heat—

calico leaves


Susan Lee Roberts

By Patricia Hawkhead

autumn colours

the old cat curls

into itself

Patricia Hawkhead

By JL Huffman

landscape blight

howl of the junkyard dog

JL Huffman

By Terri L. French

running into the squirrel’s indecision

Terri L. French

Jennifer Gurney

a clutch of clouds

held in her mind's eye for

such a day as this

Jennifer Gurney

Mona Bedi

a half forgotten lullaby    her dementia

Mona Bedi

By Deborah Karl-Brandt

conventional time

the day before and after

my mother´s death


Deborah Karl-Brandt

Bryan Rickert

murky waters

the brief moment

of turtle nose

Bryan Rickert

Hassane Zemmouri

the fear

of covid, still stuck in mind

and heart...

even in dreams

I look for a mask

Hassane Zemmouri

By Daniela Rodi

deserted beach

all that remains

the absence of summer

Daniela Rodi

Xiaoou Chen

subsiding wind

leaves take occasion

to change partners

Xiaoou Chen

By Darrell Petska

joyriding

this shiny blue bauble

on the sun’s gold chain

Darrell Petska

By Stephanie Zepherelli

sundown

slow 

and 

somber 

since 

you 

died

Stephanie Zepherelli

Anthony Lusardi

july twilight

waves in the ocean

and in her hair


Anthony Lusardi

Stephen Jarrell Williams

endless

night of whispering

never an answer

Stephen Jarrell Williams

By Priti Khullar

bedtime

I wander

across the galaxies

Priti Khullar

By Janet Ruth

unearthing

ruins of darkness

badger's toothy grin

Janet Ruth

Lakshman Bulusu

having played hide and seek

summer day long

sun looks for the moon

Lakshman Bulusu

Adrian Bouter

of a heron

the wind lifts a feather

afternoon calm

Adrian Bouter

By David He

a field

of stirring reeds…

moonlight

fills the emptiness

of a fishing boat

David He