By Maire Mortissey Cummins

Magnolia

all of these years twisting

with the wall

Maire Mortissey Cummins

By John Pappas

after the storm

the earthworm asks

a question

John Pappas

By John J. Dunphy

Ukrainian city rubble

woman cradles a child

who is no longer crying


John J. Dunphy

By John Grey

tree's soft gloss

traceries of light

webs after a rain


John Grey

By Angiola Inglese

bare branch…

the hidden part

of the sky


Angiola Inglese

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fog on roofs the snow loses color

Angiola Inglese

By Wanda Amos

boats on moorings

pirouette

i watch the tide

ebb

and flow

Wanda Amos

By Louise Hopewell

still lake

a kayaker paddles

through frog song

Louise Hopewell

By J. D. Nelson

blinded by headlights—

the clouds have obscured the stars

but not Jupiter

J. D. Nelson

By Christopher Peys

cityscape

the outline of a pigeon

on the window

Christopher Peys

*

new to the yard

                  another old train

                                        the end of a line.

Christopher Peys

By Priti Khullar

old wine

my love

for you

Priti Khullar

By Vandana Parashar

open window

the quiet of my room

disappears

Vandana Parashar

 

By Bisshie

the heat

wilts broccoli stems

mum’s breathing

Bisshie

By Helen Ogden

power outage

we bend the rules

of Scrabble

Helen Ogden

 

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St. Patrick’s Day

drinking green beer

to chase away the blues

Helen Ogden

By Susan Burch

making room for you my elastic heart

Susan Burch

By B. A. France

winter wind —

one thing at a time

in my mind

B. A. France

 

 

By Keith Evetts

All Fools’ Day

the crows

sleep in


Keith Evetts

By Michelle V. Alkerton

backstory

one more line

of barbed-wire

Michelle V. Alkerton

By Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

abandoned to

their inexperience

first brood

Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

By Stephen Jarrell Williams

children playing

beneath the sky

sonic booms


Stephen Jarrell Williams

By Douglas J. Lanzo

moonlit walk

cascading steps

of evening stream

Douglas J. Lanzo

By Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo

sleeping mountain

mother's shadow

remains a child

Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo

By Adrian Bouter

low tide revealing high tide

Adrian Bouter

By Kavita Ratna

jaded pond

orange fins gently tickle

tired thoughts

Kavita Ratna

By Janet Krauss

As I walk by the shore,

negative thoughts arise.

The water shivers.
 

Janet Krauss

By Genevieve S. Aguinaldo

daffodils blooming

along the rocky moon —

his smile on her return

Genevieve S. Aguinaldo

By Barrie Levine

the gnarly bones

of an old lilac

my health condition

Barrie Levine

By Christer Hansson

out of step

following my snow tracks

from last week


Christer Hansson

By Ron Scully

graduation

on the campus green

crocuses

Ron Scully