first kiss
the dark mystery
of
a new moon
David He
shipwrecked
a gale
of
free-floating grace
Kelly Moyer
pearls
the loneliest bird tethers to the nest
Kelly Moyer
wishing well
a stone
for
every sorrow
Kelly Moyer
early morning
the storm
under
my skull
Timothy Daly
yoga class
trying to balance
commitments
Timothy Daly
the fallen pine
needles stab me
nostalgia
Timothy Daly
funeral lilies
the young father learns
to
french braid
John Pappas
between
that and this
winter
rain
John Pappas
flood watch
she tells me again
it
is what it is
John Pappas
white
asters stay and wild a while
John Pappas
root rot
another far-off war
on
television
John Pappas
frogspawn
black holes
in
a rippled universe
Robert Witmer
tricycle tracks
all the branches
of
the human tree
Robert Witmer
crime novel
an old parking ticket
marks
the page
Robert Witmer
still
in slippers
spring
morning
Brad Bennett
sunlight
through the skylight
by
way of the moon
Brad Bennett
bird tracks
the call
of
a snowplow
Brad Bennett
Empty
birch branches
stand bent, gaunt in bitter cold
Sheets of
ice clinging.
Yvona Fast
A
pebble thrown
Causes ripples
The water returns to
stillness
Georg Cook
A
flame is lit
Sparking into life
Darkness ebbs away
Georg Cook
Winter
Treat
snow tumbles, gathers
into popcorn balls on shrubs
please—hold
the butter!
Liz Kornelsen