By Alexis Rotella

Staff meeting

cat in

the boss’s chair


Alexis Rotella

Joseph P. Wechselberger

late autumn

a lone scarecrow dressed

for winter

Joseph P. Wechselberger

Thomas Landgraf

every now and again

i hear

a pine cone drop

Thomas Landgraf

Oscar Luparia

steep mountain path

the agility of crickets

Oscar Luparia

By Vikas Sehra

morning prayer

temple bells laced

with birdsong

Vikas Sehra

Mark Gilbert

escaping from gravity stone angel

Mark Gilbert

By Barrie Levine

friend zone

        where shall we go

from here

Barrie Levine

Jerome Berglund

deepfake

seeing old friends

in the quicksilver

Jerome Berglund

By Jay Friedenberg

Facebook friends

the differences between

like and love

Jay Friedenberg

Randy Brooks

an asterisk

a double asterisk

I am the one

who loves

your footnotes

Randy Brooks

By Nancie Zivetz-Gertler

soon to break open

with what she hasn't yet said

the thundering sky

Nancie Zivetz-Gertler

Mike Fainzilber

zazen

an owl

in the rain

Mike Fainzilber

Susan Burch

second opinion

making my husband

smell the milk

Susan Burch

By Peter Jastermsky

every night the same pillow i deviate from

Peter Jastermsky

when the day depends on the strength of tea bags


Peter Jastermsky

By Natalye Childress

surrounded, yet alone

          in a place where it

hurts to walk away

Natalye Childress

Katie Montagna

low tide—

puppy's sandy prints

on my jeans

Katie Montagna

By Janet Ruth

shattering

morning silence

the donkey's complaint

Janet Ruth

By Alaka Y

lack of sheep

I spend the night

counting past mistakes

Alaka Y

pink slip

watching a backyard bird

anew

Alaka Y

By Jovana Dragojlovic

moon rise...

crossing a threshold of

dream world

Jovana Dragojlovic

By j rap

American sunlight –

the bricklayer bathed

in his homeland’s tunes

j rap

church steps

from a bundle of blankets

a quiet cough

j rap

Chen-ou Liu

forest bathing

I follow the footsteps

of my inner child

Chen-ou Liu

fiftieth birthday

halfway to the summit

in silence

Chen-ou Liu

gnarled roots

the family stories

left untold

Chen-ou Liu

Gary D. Grossman

as hours darken

a lone candle is the guide

wax drips on a hand

Gary D. Grossman

Tuyet Van Do

Buddha's Day festival

guarding the temple entrance

dragon statues

Tuyet Van Do

Govind Joshi

new restaurant

the menu

in the mailbox

Govind Joshi

Ravi Kiran

lighting up

the silence between us

fireflies

Ravi Kiran

Loch Ness

these things below

a calm surface

Ravi Kiran