the egret
& its reflection
paths
diverge
Mark Gilbert
*
flowing uphill
the winding trail
of
a rattler
Mark Gilbert
the egret
& its reflection
paths
diverge
Mark Gilbert
*
flowing uphill
the winding trail
of
a rattler
Mark Gilbert
Valentine’s Day
a cardinal’s wings
on
winter wind
Paula Sears
*
crowning every picket
of our fence . . .
snow
moon
Paula Sears
'no commitment'
advertised policy of the gym where
she
picked me up
John J. Dunphy
*
reindeer under either arms
my wife and I begin
de-Christmasing
our yard
John J. Dunphy
The clocks have stopped
There is nothing left to do
But
to pray for peace
Jennifer Gurney
*
I often wonder
What the tooth fairy does with
All
of those lost teeth
Jennifer Gurney
healing
from the past year
black-eyed
peas
petro c.k.
*
in the time it takes
to drink my tea
my
fortune changes
petro c.k.
mating
hedgehogs
we tell our little kids
they love each other
Keith Evetts
*
swept
along
by the winter flood
party hat
Keith Evetts
*
beside
the Moon
but so much smaller
Mars
Keith Evetts
blades scraping the ice–
figure eights
until
supper
Michelle V. Alkerton
*
up
and down the stairs
his
indecision
Michelle V. Alkerton
spread of winter
farms with barren fields
sleeping roots
Stephen
Jarrell Williams
hunger
she
dreams up
a feast
Katherine E Winnick
*
midnight
she
starts to bake
homemade bread
Katherine E Winnick
*
dawn
half
a loaf later
she sleeps
Katherine
E Winnick
engulfed
by
your negative
storylines
I search for comfort
in the
small things
Reid
Hepworth
complacent
in their daily affairs
sun and moon
Jenn Ryan-Jauregui
*
falling in
and out of love
daisy petals
Jenn Ryan-Jauregui
service dog
guarding
my
inner silence
Barrie Levine
*
before
plastic the velvet edge of sea glass
Barrie Levine