waving fingers
of a child—
flapping butterflies
—Partha Sarkar
when the child was a child (°)
remembering the day
I fell in love
—Oscar Luparia
(°) from the poem “Song of Childhood” by Peter Handke
spring meadow
the plein air painter
ran out of colors
—Mona Iordan
pajiște de primăvară
pictorul în aer liber
a rămas fără culori
—Mona Iordan
last walk together
the crackling of leaves
every step
—Alvin B. Cruz
sleepless night
twisting and turning
my Rubik's cube
—Alvin B. Cruz
second life
chip for the trail
the storm-felled oak
—Bryan Rickert
the toddler wants
to hug them too
first daffodils
—Bryan Rickert
equinox moonlight living in my twin’s shadow
—Kelly Sargent
bread and butter sandwiches
the bedtime hugs
I take for granted
—Kelly Sargent
neglected garden . . .
dry hydrangea heads
bent in heavy snow
—Anna Eklund-Cheong
homemade jams . . .
grandma always has enough
wooden spoons
—Anna Eklund-Cheong
stopping
in mid-stride . . .
camellias
—Anna Eklund-Cheong
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