much to talk about
when
seasons change
Madeleine Vinluan
October
moon –
the shadow of a farewell
that comes and goes
Maria Teresa Piras
busy diner
the waitress splashes coffee
in
my saucer
Joseph P. Wechselberger
measuring
the rain. . .
blackbird
song
Meera Rehm
*
accepting
as i am. . .
heirloom
eggplant
Meera Rehm
*
wherever i see
a river. . .
mother's
voice
Meera Rehm
man and beast
how rich the color
of
turned earth
Ingrid Baluchi
*
sandstorm
the screech
of
a rusty windmill
Ingrid Baluchi
*
overnight rain
the pure magic
of a pixie ring
Ingrid Baluchi
no secrets
despite the curtains –
emergency
room
Colette Kern
*
lose me in the
black hole of the universe
erogenous
zones
Colette Kern
dark
cavernous maw
flapping fluttering wind gust
flock of bats
departs
Molly Zeigenbein
treasure hunt –
I don’t know what
she
sees in you
Susan Burch
*
too
early too late menopause
Susan Burch
*
first rain
the little raindrop
that
could
Susan Burch
last chemo
a single sunflower
dances
in the wind
Mona Bedi
*
winter chill
she double folds
her
quilt
Mona Bedi
crows waiting
for the sprinklers
midnight
murder
Tina Mowrey
*
icy moon
she gives me
the
cold shoulder
Tina Mowrey
church stained glass window
the Virgin set ablaze
by the rising sun
John J. Dunphy
thunderhead…
the nearing
disaster’s
flashing brilliance
Rob McKinnon
*
sparkler…
child’s delight writing her name
in
the dark
Rob McKinnon
three hens gobble up
bits of
peanuts from my hand—
heat
advisory
J. D. Nelson
*
blue skies follow rain—
after the children’s party
the
dog relaxes
J. D. Nelson
fallow fields
the faraway sorrows
of
childhood
Ash Evan Lippert
*
winter crows
power lines divide
the
sunset
Ash Evan Lippert
moon gleam
on pine needles
whippoorwill
Robert Witmer
*
a child
on tiptoes
pointing to a star
Robert Witmer
road coast that
smells of strawberry
metal
roofs
Barbara Anna Gaiardoni
*
the
sun inside
bye-bye
sadness
goodbye
Barbara Anna Gaiardoni
old
street—
beneath the asphalt layers
my childhood
footsteps
A.J. Anwar
*
flea
market—
the haggles for something
priceless
A.J. Anwar