Louise Hopewell

making a wish

on a dandelion blowball

DNA test

—Louise Hopewell

Patrick Sweeney

he's the one who wouldn't look the pallbearers in the eye

—Patrick Sweeney

Françoise Maurice

sharp frost

the quick jolts

of the beggar

—Françoise Maurice

Faith Denise Morales

the sea is a dream—

it swallows and releases,

no hesitation.

some days i envy the tide

for knowing when to return.

—Faith Denise Morales

Sherry Reniker

picking you

from the sprawl—

baby pictures

—Sherry Reniker

Nina Kovačić

crater...

the rain washes a doll

without both legs

—Nina Kovačić

Laurinda Lind

fourth commandment whatever it was i broke it

—Laurinda Lind

Susan King

morning walk—

dogs with winter coats

better than mine

—Susan King

Dennis Owen Frohlich

father-son carpentry

one 30-minute mistake

after another

—Dennis Owen Frohlich

Darrell Lindsey

hand in hand

under a double rainbow

the storm passed through

all but forgotten

except for our muddy shoes

—Darrell Lindsey

Marie Derley

vieille photo d’été –

quand ma pauvre mère

me tapait sur les nerfs

old summer photo –

when my poor mother

used to get on my nerves

—Marie Derley

Manasa Reddy Chichili

spring moon 

father's laugh

some where

—Manasa Reddy Chichili

Sathya Venkatesh

my toddler

at the school gate...

I cry more

—Sathya Venkatesh

Lakshman Bulusu

midnight 

to morning

the half-moon

chiaroscuro      

of my dreams

—Lakshman Bulusu

Wendy Cobourne

plein air

she dips her brush

in deep summer

—Wendy Cobourne

Mohua Maulik

roller coaster ride

never again she swears

in the labor room

—Mohua Maulik

Jagajit Salam

 barren fields–

the shepherd's song

and silence

—Jagajit Salam

tangled roots–

clinging to the walls

of a broken home

—Jagajit Salam

north wind–

the silent hills

ripple with falcons

—Jagajit Salam

Hifsa Ashraf

divorce day—  

mold on the bread

getting darker

—Hifsa Ashraf

Robert Witmer

sleeping

against a wall

homeless shadows

—Robert Witmer

Randy Brooks

drive-in theater

we never watched the movie

until we had kids

—Randy Brooks