By J. D. Nelson

what’s all the racket?!

a featherless white crane lifts

things up to the roof

J. D. Nelson

 

*

feathers everywhere . . .

in mid-autumn the white hen

has started to molt

J. D. Nelson

By Oscar Luparia

autumn wind:

that pushes the clouds,

that shuffles the leaves


Oscar Luparia

By Brad Bennett

leaning

into darkness

a give-and-take moon

Brad Bennett

By Mike Fainzilber

an egret’s call

her lost son’s name

above the silent trees

Mike Fainzilber

By Mark Forrester

one bird’s egg

in another’s nest

false spring

Mark Forrester

*

within my dream

another dream

dragonflies

Mark Forrester

By Mark Gilbert

rhyming trees with peace

snipping frosted tips

of rosemary and thyme

Mark Gilbert

*

 

December solstice—

watching the snowscene settle

on the mantelpiece

Mark Gilbert

By Sébastien Revon

ebbing tide —

children play with the child

I was

Sébastien Revon

By Steliana Cristina Voicu

first morning

of honeymoon —

we share

this autumn road

to ourselves

Steliana Cristina Voicu

By Stephen Jarrell Williams

winter

fireplace

waiting for a light


Stephen Jarrell Williams

By Chen-ou Liu

moonlit river ...

this incessant flow

of thoughts

Chen-ou Liu

By Tony Williams

telling the tomcat

he’s pretty

because he is

Tony Williams

By Shane Coppage

middle age

a shadow appears

between the elms

Shane Coppage

By Ellen Kom

November dusk

turning the clocks back

antidepressant sales rise

Ellen Kom

By Nicola Schaum

Little bee

On my bonnet

Along for the ride

Nicola Schaum

By Chittaluri Satyanarayana

hills —

my rising

debts

Chittaluri Satyanarayana

By Susan Burch

putting a crown

on my memoji —

long live the queen

Susan Burch

By Stephanie Zepherelli

dog-eared pages

lessons i’ve learned

gathering dust

Stephanie Zepherelli

By Tuyet Van Do

work party

a colleague arrives

wearing an elf costume


Tuyet Van Do

By Noah Berlatsky

Richard Wright’s asleep.

In his eyes the cold rain drips.

Five, seven, and five.

Noah Berlatsky

By Michael H. Lester

 

 Doll House with Hummingbird Family

Michael H. Lester

 

 

 

 

                          Old Monk Eating Rice

                             Michael H. Lester

By Arvinder Kaur

a peace lily

where the warrior lies

silent moon

Arvinder Kaur

By Linda L Ludwig

echoes

barely there

passing fog

Linda L Ludwig

By Anne Curran

morning fog —

our conversation

almost as dense

Anne Curran

By Nancy Brady

ski vacation...

hands cupped around mugs

of hot chocolate

Nancy Brady

*

 

moonlit night

a catamaran glides over

stars

Nancy Brady

By Pitt Büerken

happiness

feeling the rain

on my skin

Pitt Büerken

By Eavonka Ettinger

dirty car

muddy leaf prints

after the rain

Eavonka Ettinger

By Bonnie J Scherer

one part goodwill

two parts love

stardust to make it happen

Bonnie J Scherer

*

needles snap

while knitting a scarf

the breaking point

at which our lives

fall apart

Bonnie J Scherer

By Debra Murphy

Milky Way

on the sandy beach

a spiral shell

Debra Murphy