cemetery
from cross to cross
crow
Daniel Birnbaum
moonless night always assuming
the worst
John Pappas
*
harvest moon
what to do
with
the time we get
John Pappas
*
drifting clouds
an empty nest fills
with
moonlight
John Pappas
wedding
bouquet...
children tickle each other
with pampas
grass
Hassane Zemmouri
all bundled up
walking atop snowbanks
headed
for school
Richard Bailly
*
sunflowers
gathered in light seeking
fields
of joy
Richard Bailly
lone
chrysanthemum
floating in the winter fog
your red nose so
bright
Curt Linderman
*
hedge trimmed
he rests upon
his
laurels
Curt Linderman
hot pants
the frayed borders
of
the past
Mark Gilbert
*
wondering
what has gone wrong robinsong
Mark
Gilbert
Along aisles of tales,
she was raised by the women:
real
and fictional
Regina Florene Tan
intoxicating
giddy
fragrance
of mock orange
brings thoughts of springtime
to
my still cold heart
Pat Geyer
morning stars…
kicking
salt across
an icy path
Tony Williams
*
stiff with cold
the tarpaulins crackle
in their hands
Tony
Williams
*
Cassiopeia
the staggered flight
of night geese
Tony Williams
*
depth
of winter
needing both hands
to pull a leek
Tony
Williams
*
under
a leaden sky
winter reeds
the
colour of brass
Tony Williams
daybreak
cows head to the fields
jingle of
bells
Sreenath
*
i travel distant places
discovering
my
inner spaces
Sreenath
laid off ...
my drunken shadow stalking
what's
left of the night
Chen-ou Liu
*
prognosis ...
the weight of my friend's arm
around
my shoulders
Chen-ou Liu
jazz singer
a gardenia
like
Billie
Joseph P. Wechselberger
*
blues band
the flash of sequins
when
the guitarist sings
Joseph P. Wechselberger