Cradled Moon.

Fossombrone, Italy. Photo credits: Oana Maria Cercel.

Sunday, November 19, 2023

Lakshmi Iyer

first strawberry pick

a swoosh of red

dawns

Lakshmi Iyer


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post surgery

moon lights

the padded lingerie

Lakshmi Iyer

By Garret Schuelke

Jumping like Mario

to avoid

the mud

Garret Schuelke

By dan smith

galaxy

a snail's

silver painting

dan smith

Wai Mei Wong

quiet autumn night—

the bubbling of

grilled clams

Wai Mei Wong


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a rooster’s call

the sunny side up touches

grandpa’s nose

Wai Mei Wong

Robert Witmer

a broom

over sunlight

a pile of dust

Robert Witmer

By Joshua St. Claire

white noise crackling

over the Susquehanna 

Pixel Moon

Joshua St. Claire

Louise Hopewell

river walk

our path wends

through frog song


Louise Hopewell

 

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the blue tip

of a dragonfly’s tail

day moon

Louise Hopewell

By Ron Nhim

regretting our words

we spent many nights staring

at old memories

Ron Nhim

M. R. Pelletier

Empty nest—

   a hole through it

   to sky

M. R. Pelletier

By Elliot Diamond

leaves ghosted by the wind


Elliot Diamond

William Cullen Jr.

one sunflower

tracks its namesake

among stones

that have no names

potter's field

William Cullen Jr.


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leaving mountain shade

a crow takes some along

for its shadow

William Cullen Jr.

Lorraine Caputo

Night falls deeper

clouds weave over secret rivers

veins of our lives

Lorraine Caputo

Saturday, November 18, 2023

By Jay Friedenberg

fur and bone

there are no

safe spaces


Jay Friedenberg

Joanna Ashwell

snowflake stars

dream by dream

a melting pot

Joanna Ashwell

Jennifer Gurney

heavy heads

bow toward earth

sunflowers

Jennifer Gurney

By Joy Yin

Soft waves on the shore

Childhood memories long lost

With the faint tides

Joy Yin

By JL Huffman

undressing

spent garden beds

fallow fall

JL Huffman

By Jovana Dragojlovic

autumn day

a fantasy book

warms my mind

Jovana Dragojlovic


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stars from the sky

sprinkle stardust

giving magic to the world

Jovana Dragojlovic

Friday, November 17, 2023

By Stephanie Zepherelli

mom invites

all the stray dogs

thanksgiving

Stephanie Zepherelli


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new moon

dancers seek a place

in the light

Stephanie Zepherelli

By Susan Andrews

acorns thunk

on rooftops

autumn heartbeats


Susan Andrews

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