when
I was young
and a cat
and not some kind of man
Tony
Williams
an
owl’s
vowels
around midnight
Tony Williams
when
I was young
and a cat
and not some kind of man
Tony
Williams
an
owl’s
vowels
around midnight
Tony Williams
winter
lavender how I know you’re here
John Pappas
dropping blossoms
how little of this world
is
ours
John Pappas
Sunday Service
the way the Archangel
from the stained glass
scatters its light
on
your shoulder
Steliana Cristina Voicu
one more
night without you…
just the wind
and the autumn lights
grow
at my window
Steliana Cristina Voicu
Lush green, freshly cut
Golden rays caress the edges
Crafty,
plastic turf
Jiel Narvekar
hometown memories
I still hold on to
snowflakes
in the wind
Chen-ou Liu
happy or not
just to be as I am ...
patches
of fog
Chen-ou Liu
an old shoe
sinking into the earth
its
silent tongue
John Hawkhead
anniversary
she folds his shirt’s arms
around
her
John Hawkhead
jumping off the pier
not sure how far down
or
if I'll drown
Stephen Jarrell Williams
breathing in
deep thoughts from years ago
recurring
dreams
Stephen Jarrell Williams
singing
the desert sunrise yellow warbler
Sharon Martina
sharing
our deepest secrets autumn leaves
Sharon Martina
heavy snowfall
her tendency
to
overshare
Sharon Martina
sled hill
the sound of kids
careening
into winter
Sharon Martina
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