forest trail
with red and
gold maple leaves—
patchwork quilt
Janet Ruth Heller
two seagulls
flapping into the calm
before
the storm
Mike Gallagher
*
full moon
a long shadow
for
company
Mike Gallagher
two cats stare—
opposing paws slap
the
mirror
Stephen J. DeGuire
*
on treadmills—
man during the day
hamster
at night
Stephen J. DeGuire
*
thought bubble
dot dot dot
loss
for words
Stephen J. DeGuire
on my first flight
nearer to God . . .
air
turbulence
Sreenath
*
cobwebs, shadows, darkness
invading the brain
Alzheimer's
Sreenath
night bus—
we move
with
the moon
Govind
Joshi
*
in
okra blooms—
ants
on
a tour
Govind Joshi
aquarium
nephew and goldfish
in
a staring game
Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo
a gentle breeze frolics with the leaves ending
summer Françoise Maurice
*
I breathe the fragrance of
dry grass Françoise Maurice |
first day
after being laid off
alone
and awake to the silence
of
falling leaves
Chen-ou Liu
rusty red
the colour of my heart
in
a leaf
Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo
I glance back
at her window light
after I leave
cold wind
strikes
my face
David He
*
a little boy
waves goodbye
to the whistling train...
Mum's tears
soak
her mask
David He
*
snowflakes
dance through the air
before a lightpost
an old monk
whispers
his prayer
David He