By Zahra Mughis

Chopin the rhythm of midsummer rain

Zahra Mughis

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

in his arms i become the rain

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Kyoko Bengala

Solitude --

among a thousand people we

without words

Kyoko Bengala

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

temptress...

a dusting of starlight

falls across my chest

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Roberta Beach Jacobson

sink sank sunk

our friendship

Roberta Beach Jacobson

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

because we have nothing left the sun

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Cynthia Anderson

desert gardener

planting seeds

in my father’s shadow

Cynthia Anderson

By GRIX

traversing

a galaxy of lichen . . .

terrestrial snail

GRIX

By Lafcadio

trees standing

in the fog--

all I can see

Lafcadio

By Cynthia Anderson

nightbird

a memory

takes flight

Cynthia Anderson

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

watching the night fall from grace


Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Louise Hopewell

vaccination centre

at the coffee cart

I ask for a double shot

Louise Hopewell

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

behind this silence a twilight in flames

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Teji Sethi

fading sun ...

an eagle’s screech

pierces my melancholy

Teji Sethi

By GRIX

eustasy

the rise and fall

of old feelings

GRIX

By Lori A Minor

social mixer

her drunken smile

full of Gouda

Lori A Minor

By Pippa Phillips

basket of sunflower seeds holding the future for me

Pippa Phillips

By Angiola Ingese

illuminated 

the night without moon-

white flowers

Angiola Ingese

By Marilyn Ward

the ballerina

twirls her tutu...

pink Oleander

Marilyn Ward

By GRIX

mid-sentence a slow-passing comma

GRIX

By Vincenzo Adamo

autumn wind-

I walk with dreams

still in your pocket

Vincenzo Adamo

By Lakshmi Iyer

paddling the stars

in the dark sky

I dream

of heaven beyond

my reach

Lakshmi Iyer

By Teji Sethi

orange hour

sun sinks into

a cloud of dust

Teji Sethi

By Kayla Drouilhet

mid snore…

his hand still rubbing

my back

Kayla Drouilhet

By Pippa Phillips

coffee at midnight

smoke

in a starless sky

Pippa Phillips

By Chen-ou Liu

mountain lake ...

clothed in moonlight

prom date and me

Chen-ou Liu

By Lori A Minor

we jump in

drunk and naked

college fountain

Lori A Minor

By Madeleine Vinluan

grief surfaced

I saw its face

dying moon

Madeleine Vinluan