dressed
in
this blue gown
a lump in my breast
C. Jean Downer
male cardinal offers seed
to female perched on birdbath
love
at first bite
Chip Dameron
Caught
between the angry
conversation
of sea and shore
shells
remain silent
Laurie Kuntz
bayshore
calm
the morning spreads
out and out
B. L. Bruce
*
the
spring moon
through the open window
storyteller
B.
L. Bruce
month of fasting
trapped in countless sins
a lonely soul
hungry
for
repentance
Hassane Zemmouri
quivering heart—
hummingbird
here
and there and here
Kimberly Kuchar
*
another spring
with bluebonnets
without
her
Kimberly Kuchar
Jupiter follows
the
half-moon across the sky . . .
black dog in the snow
J.
D. Nelson
not the wind through
the pines but my mother's voice
in
mine
Deborah A. Bennett
the farmer scolds
each
scowling cloud
harvest sky
Mike Gallagher
*
seeking
out
no particular star
daydreamer
Mike Gallagher
the earth sounds hollow
though cherry blossoms float down
landing
in my hair
Catherine Zickgraf