Cradled Moon.

Fossombrone, Italy. Photo credits: Oana Maria Cercel.

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

By Patricia Carragon

bare feet encounter

Coney Island sand

feeling the burn

Patricia Carragon



tar on sidewalk

melts like chocolate

in the heat

Patricia Carragon

Randy Brooks

back home

from voting

the forgotten chocolate

in my pocket

gone soft

Randy Brooks



life of a poet

raising a few

choice

words

in the garden
 

Randy Brooks

By James Penha


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

python coiled

in durian tree ready

to sleep not strike

image and words James Penha

Monday, August 26, 2024

Govind Joshi

harvest time

the unbeatable law

of karma

Govind Joshi



river transit

the lighthouse keeper

now doubles as innkeeper

Govind Joshi

By Yasir Farooq

autumn leaves

in the bucket

silence

Yasir Farooq

Pitt Büerken

waiting

for Aladdin to come back

oil lamp

Pitt Büerken

Anthony Lusardi

outdoor barbecue:

on the radio

john lennon

with the cicadas

adding their beat

Anthony Lusardi

By Elena Zouain

freshness of the night –

little by little the moon also moves away


Elena Zouain



poppy –

the transparency of its dress


Elena Zouain



summer evening –

the symphony of silence

resounds

Elena Zouain

Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont

frosty morning

talking to each other up close

the two white bubbles

where our words meet –

a winter love story

Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont

Oscar Luparia

 

midsummer dream

only Puck

is late

image and words Oscar Luparia

Timothy Daly

cold tea my life wasted on work

 
Timothy Daly

 




no less lovely

than the roses

. . . daisies


image and words Timothy Daly

By Stephen Toft

winter stars

gritting the road

to the hospice

Stephen Toft



cirrus cloud

a wisp of sheep’s fleece

on the wire fence


Stephen Toft

By Joshua St. Claire

pink oleander

the scent of sunset

sings me into the sound

Joshua St. Claire



the ocean reveals

its colors 

dusk waves

Joshua St. Claire

Tony Williams

skimming stone…

our home

in the universe


Tony Williams



tell me your name—

twisty blue

and purple thing


Tony Williams

M. R. Pelletier

Heat wave—

   thanking the oaks

   that line the street

M. R. Pelletier



Recess—

   the schoolyard sparrows

   hide


M. R. Pelletier

Mark Hendrickson

empty pews

in the old chapel

deadwood

Mark Hendrickson



my road trip with you

rolling down route 66

tumbleweeds

Mark Hendrickson

Robert Witmer

parallel lives

a wormhole

in the first apple

Robert Witmer



a bird

sipping rain

from a worn-out shoe

Robert Witmer

Wanda Amos

ancient swamp now desert

emerging from dust

dinosaurs

Wanda Amos




no escape…

a bad dream

on replay

image and words Wanda Amos

Saturday, August 24, 2024

Alvin B. Cruz

news of a friend's passing summer clouds

Alvin B. Cruz



bedtime stories

grandma reads

the palm of my hand

Alvin B. Cruz



clouds drifting further tests

Alvin B. Cruz

By Anthony Ward

Finding a moth

Glued to the condensation

I reflect upon death

Anthony Ward

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