Joanna Ashwell

frost prints

the slow progress

of a hound

Joanna Ashwell

Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont

faded dried roses

she was so cheerful

when she was alive

Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont

Ruth Holzer

out the back door

in the dead of night

they'll roll me

quickly and quietly

so no one will notice

Ruth Holzer

fleeting sweetness of the world baklava

Ruth Holzer

an ant with a message I move out of the way

Ruth Holzer

Robert Witmer

dark romance

a taste of poetry

on a bookworm's lips

Robert Witmer

evening

unleavened bread

dipped in wine

Robert Witmer

John Masterson

dwarfing my wheelchair

circus elephants parade

through the parking lot

John Masterson

Susan Yavaniski

hanging laundry

our discussion

on speakerphone

Susan Yavaniski

dust-to-dust

his favorite reef

a skeleton

Susan Yavaniski

voting line

I study the angles

of a jaw

Susan Yavaniski

day one

a jackhammer

going at it

Susan Yavaniski

my sweet poem

about a vine gone wild

on the borderline

‘til my thoughts were invaded

by Putin’s army

Susan Yavaniski

Sébastien Revon

red traffic light—

the sudden urge

to remain there


Sébastien Revon

Mona Bedi

first snow the shape of her breath


Mona Bedi

meditation class the weight of my thoughts


Mona Bedi

still there

on his social media

my friend’s obituary


Mona Bedi

Shawn Blair

on full display

bones etched

by a whaler

Shawn Blair

Katherine E Winnick

saffron moon —

a moment

of epiphany

Katherine E Winnick

C.X. Turner

spilled wine

the ways I learned

not to speak

C.X. Turner

pumpkin soup

the earthy sweetness

of a stray seed

C.X. Turner

M. R. Pelletier

winter solstice

my beard lengthens more quickly

than the day

M. R. Pelletier

Bryan Rickert

every piece

chipped but loved

garage sale tea set

Bryan Rickert

home alone

my reflection

in every window

Bryan Rickert

overturned turtle

I, too, am trying

to set myself right

Bryan Rickert

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