evening rain
my father’s bookmarks
laid to rest
—Mark Forrester
hazy half-moon
geese flying north
geese flying south
—Mark Forrester
river ice
drifting downstream
the junco’s song
—Mark Forrester
smell of moss
close to the river
a heron’s cry
—Mark Forrester
protest march
singing and dancing
in the reign
—John Pappas
boulevard blues
the breathy vocals
of a neon glow
—John Pappas
winter grape
a lullaby sung
to herself
—John Pappas
wintersweet
this wish to
bloom again
—John Pappas
summer breeze
a field full of poppies –
walking with Monet
—Aleksandra Rybczyńska
his last road trip
my friend arrives
at the cemetery
—John J. Dunphy
outdoor nativity scene
one of the Wise Men
facing the wrong way
—John J. Dunphy
first storm...
searching for the shirt
he is wearing
—Mohua Maulik
hostel gate—
a gust of wind scatters
the empty nest
—Mohua Maulik
north wind
the banyan tree grows
its own prosthesis
—Mohua Maulik
at the forsaken house
i step on a lizard
the tail
still squirming amidst the ruins
of our chapter
—Mohua Maulik
another lie
told to the wife
ice fishing
—Mircea Moldovan
horror movie
in the popcorn bag
a rat tail
—Mircea Moldovan
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