By J. D. Nelson

sudden shower at the bus stop landscapers turn on the sprinklers

J. D. Nelson

ok moon behind the clouds we can see you

J. D. Nelson

secret garden the space between an evening nap & bedtime

J. D. Nelson

By Debbie Strange

The Blur of Seasons


images and words Debbie Strange

spring - falling into flight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

summer - speaking in tongues of tides

autumn - so many graceful ways to die

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

winter - we soften into ourselves

 

By Alexis Rotella

Lily of the Nile

the cat I loved

from our other life

Alexis Rotella

By Phillipa Trelford

moonlit trawling

no end to

hidden depths

Phillipa Trelford

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

rumbling thunder

the things we shouldn't

have said

Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Anna Goluba

I close my eyes

Another universe

Opens

Anna Goluba

By Gordon Lewis

“Dreamt a dream asleep

She went into the dark night

Gone forevermore”


Gordon Lewis

By Chris Kastle

nibbling the shoreline

watery teeth

always hungry

Chris Kastle

By Kavita Ratna

a tail wagging

from the branches

torn kite

Kavita Ratna

By JL Huffman

evening shower

lemon light gilds the garden

petrichor

JL Huffman

By Ann Smith

climbing

in front of me

a mountain rose

Ann Smith

By Ron Scully

cauliflower cloud

untilled burrows

of the victory garden

Ron Scully

By Maya Daneva

camping lullaby the sound of jumping trout

Maya Daneva

By Louise Hopewell

twisting tree roots

the sign says warning

snakes inhabit this area

Louise Hopewell

By Jonathan English

crescent moon—

a sharp sound of sirens

pierces the dusk

Jonathan English

By Joshua Gage

winter chill—

the bathroom scale

spins higher


Joshua Gage

By Susan Burch

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racing the tornado not winn

Susan Burch

By Xiaoou Chen

thickening fog

a bell strikes ten from

an unknown tower

Xiaoou Chen

By Gary S. Rosin

whitetail deer

graze the neighborhood—

suburban sprawl

Gary S. Rosin

By Simon De Courcey

shaded nest

the absence

of one egg

Simon De Courcey

By Anthony Lusardi

watching ocean waves

the fizz in my soda

dying down

Anthony Lusardi

By Monica Kakkar

water rationing . . .

first pomegranate blossoms

brim at sacred well

Monica Kakkar

By Mirela Brailean

high-speed night train

I choose

a shorter dream

Mirela Brailean

By Jay Friedenberg

wooing and cooing

the iridescent sheen

of the pigeon's neck

Jay Friedenberg

By Tsanka Shishkova

a dog and a man

I wonder if the man leads the dog

or the dog leads the man

Tsanka Shishkova

By Nicoletta Ignatti

summer night—

              the wind seeks an opening

              among pine needles

Nicoletta Ignatti

By Douglas J. Lanzo

Don Quixote

a rhino charges

imagined beasts

Douglas J. Lanzo

By Joanna Ashwell

steeper

than I remember

the way home

Joanna Ashwell