By Mike Gallagher

timeless

the sundial awaiting

the sun

Mike Gallagher

By Bryan Rickert

the last leaf falling out of love

Bryan Rickert

By Randy Brooks

the bough breaks

good thing

I already

know

how to fly

Randy Brooks

By Deborah Karl-Brandt

harsh wind

the hare ducks deeper

into the grass

Deborah Karl-Brandt

By Joseph P. Wechselberger

puddles

a pigeon strolls through the church’s

upside-down reflection

Joseph P. Wechselberger

 

*

his selfie

in a mirror

in the mirror

Joseph P. Wechselberger

By Eavonka Ettinger

hard commute

hermit crab sidesteps

a crowded beach

Eavonka Ettinger

By Dennis Hartman and Veronika Zora Novak

his gossamer

breath I breathe . . .

akistu moon

Dennis Hartman and Veronika Zora Novak

By Ezio Infantino

silk road...

the last cobweb

grabs the hoarfrost

Ezio Infantino

By Janet Krauss

A baby sleeps

in the lap of the sun,

a slight breeze covers him.

Janet Krauss

By Shane Huey

on the water’s edge

fire burning under the moon

spring night in Key West

Shane Huey

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

*

 

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