nude dune grasses cling to the breeze
—Adrian Bouter
Saturday, August 9, 2025
Monday, August 4, 2025
Fatma Zohra Habis
his words—
raindrops tapping
on my windowpane
—Fatma Zohra Habis
dry river
I still hear
childhood echoes
—Fatma Zohra Habis
Nicholas Gentile
the nun fixed upon
an ink drop on my shirt
a slap in the face
to make me
closer to god
—Nicholas Gentile
a year after—
my mother's closet
just her scent
—Nicholas Gentile
Friday, August 1, 2025
Sam Cassidy
laden car
the empty room
in the care home
—Sam Cassidy
sun-soaked garden
the abundance
of marrow
—Sam Cassidy
Chen-ou Liu
blossom on blossom
I wish I could
let go of the past
—Chen-ou Liu
a flock of geese
flapping twilight silence
tenth year in exile
—Chen-ou Liu
Federico C. Peralta
still noon sky—
rhythmic tap tap
a walking stick
—Federico C. Peralta
in my silent room
devoid of your warm presence
I remember you...
long-stemmed rose in the vase
sharing my deep solitude
—Federico C. Peralta
Ravi Kiran
all your flaws
should I instead
count sheep
—Ravi Kiran
miles apart
touch your cheek
for me
—Ravi Kiran
Deborah Karl-Brandt
the swallows are back
as they flit through the sky
I think of my father-in-law
his ashen face
his rattling breaths
—Deborah Karl-Brandt
Dagmara Wieczorkowska
catnip scent
one more speck
on the cat’s nose
—Dagmara Wieczorkowska
pale Mercury
on a dawning sky –
a robin's chirp
—Dagmara Wieczorkowska
Castor and Pollux
between two fingers
light years
—Dagmara Wieczorkowska
Sunday, July 20, 2025
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