Tony Steven Williams

as the day

draws on

clouds thicken

you're clearly

up to something

Tony Steven Williams

patient eyes

adjust to the dark sky

. . . more stars emerge

 

Tony Steven Williams

Joanne Merriam

the dust on your inheritance

his last exhale

Joanne Merriam

Govind Joshi

his voice

the softness

of petals

Govind Joshi

Françoise Maurice

Halloween

my dark side

for one night

Françoise Maurice

Maurice Nevile

as it turns out

my new Disney socks

are kids' size

Maurice Nevile

Tony Williams

pre-Christmas

a closer look

at my face in a bauble

Tony Williams

somewhere

on a spectrum

…sleet

Tony Williams

Katie Montagna

in slow motion

two desert tortoises

cross the road


Katie Montagna

Stephanie Zepherelli

junk mail

the same old stuff

i tell myself

Stephanie Zepherelli

act four

dancing alone

with shadows

Stephanie Zepherelli

multiple personas

a stack of hats

perfectly balanced

Stephanie Zepherelli

Alexis Rotella

I wanted to pass on

to the other world

and then it started –

the slow fall

of gingko leaves

Alexis Rotella

 

of the hug I offer he takes half
 

Alexis Rotella

Nicoletta Ignatti

broken toy –

in the email the news

we don't want

Nicoletta Ignatti

there is no solution

to our problem –

wild blueberries

Nicoletta Ignatti

Susan Burch

sticking your finger

in a wall socket –

how you keep

testing me

to see if I really love you

Susan Burch

Sondra J. Byrnes

a rapper

from the pueblo

his own drum

Sondra J. Byrnes

yesterday starting over again tomorrow

Sondra J. Byrnes

Robert Kingston

hazy morning

this life is all about

mirrored reflections

Robert Kingston

Kimberly Kuchar

frozen waterfall

the words I scream

inside my head


Kimberly Kuchar

Neena Singh

before she enters the scent of lavender

Neena Singh

early winter a small gloved hand in mine

Neena Singh

 

Vandana Parashar

betraying

all my coming and goings

unoiled hinges
 

Vandana Parashar

election flyer

cleaning dog poop

from my shoe

Vandana Parashar

Mark Gilbert

swallows and leaves the shape of the year

Mark Gilbert

 

 

between the scarf

and the parka

a sliver of sunlight

Mark Gilbert

 

drawing circles

around rectangles

an owl’s geometry

Mark Gilbert

Michael Nickels-Wisdom

away 

 

all 

 

little 

 

yellow 

 

leaf 

 

life 

 

boats 

Michael Nickels-Wisdom

every

day

every

thing

balanced

upon the

foundations

of the

earth

Michael Nickels-Wisdom

Marjolein Rotsteeg

cackling geese —

will we ever listen

to climate scientists?

Marjolein Rotsteeg

 

foggy night

the muffled screech

of a barn owl

Marjolein Rotsteeg

 

whispering leaves

uncovering

your secret

Marjolein Rotsteeg

Alvin B. Cruz

day moon

the fear of being known

inside out

Alvin B. Cruz

on a train looking out

the window

I wonder

how much of life

has passed me by

Alvin B, Cruz