By Sam Calhoun

last leaf of the maple

cups the last star in the sky—

is this love

Sam Calhoun

By Elena Zouain

autumn solitude —

the moon at my window


Elena Zouain

silence of the forest —

the stag's bellow reaches the stars

Elena Zouain

By Rita R. Melissano

meeting again the old pain disappears

Rita R. Melissano

welcoming

the precious beauty

of ordinary days

this morning begins

with pearls of dew

Rita R. Melissano

By Richard Bailly

heaven on earth

grandmother's blueberry pie--

a la mode

Richard Bailly

viewing

all my memories...

online

Richard Bailly

By Roy N. Mason

Your AARP Membership Has Arrived

Waiting On The Day

I Look Back At All This

And Laugh

Roy N. Mason

By Joanna Ashwell

already too far

from the nightglow

a tidal wishing star

Joanna Ashwell

what we said

to the snow

an igloo’s hush

Joanna Ashwell

willow river

the bend within

a dreamer’s forest

Joanna Ashwell

pressing daisies

back into my memory

summer’s end

Joanna Ashwell

a morning chill

that old cardigan

wrapped around me again

Joanna Ashwell

By Scott Wiggerman

ten sentences

as the narrative

rambles on . . .

all I wanted was

a simple yes or no

Scott Wiggerman

the failure

of espresso love

I no longer

remember

his name

Scott Wiggerman

sunflower

steeped too long

in loneliness

Scott Wiggerman

windchill

the bitter icicles

of absence

Scott Wiggerman

By Robert Witmer

another possession

lost and found

yesterday

Robert Witmer

daylight fades . . .

a child's smile

lost in thought

Robert Witmer

waves darken

beneath the wind

the harmony of whales

Robert Witmer

angels arriving

on tiny parachutes

milkweed

Robert Witmer

By Chad Parenteau

Morning Camp

Photographing

the trees that scared us

first night.

Chad Parenteau

 

 

 

Morning Foliage

Chad Parenteau

By Katie Montagna

"Shut the gate”

reads the sign

on the open gate

Katie Montagna

By Tejendra Sherchan

a national daily’s

thought for today column—

blank!

Tejendra Sherchan

By Janet Krauss

As I place the hearing aid

in my ear, a bell rings within,

an invitation to enter

a sanctum of sound where

voices inspire, cajole and comfort.

Janet Krauss

By Sarah Mahina Calvello

Feeling renewed

In a knitted sweater

Vanilla coffee

Sarah Mahina Calvello

By Timothy Daly

unsaved number

telling her

I met someone

Timothy Daly

By Sharon Martina

night-blooming jasmine

a whiff

of moonlight

Sharon Martina

By Eugeniusz Zacharski

sunlight

bit by bit

blossom

Eugeniusz Zacharski

By Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

giving the poet

a longer life

late-blooming cherries

Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

By Govind Joshi

in the cornfield

a lone woman

looks at the future

Govind Joshi

By K. Ramesh

long journey...

mirage after

mirage

K. Ramesh

By Tuyet Van Do

paramedic class

students stand in line

sterilizing hands


Tuyet Van Do

By Shasta Hatter

homegrown tomatoes

in the break room

comradery

Shasta Hatter

By Paula Sears

day moon

slipping off her fairy wings

for naptime

Paula Sears

 

dawn curled in the field a fawn

Paula Sears

riding

the train wind . . .

seeds of wildflowers

Paula Sears

orchard sundown . . .

the porcupine nibbles

a dropped apple

Paula Sears

fiddlers’ festival

a kick of hickory

in the pulled pork

Paula Sears

By Nicoletta Ignatti

low tide —

adding a day

to my years

Nicoletta Ignatti

autumn deepens —

the many varieties

of shadows

Nicoletta Ignatti

By Brad Bennett

milkweed pods

the jagged path

of a monarch

Brad Bennett

 

crossing the state line

in a pickup truck

a boulder

Brad Bennett

By Melissa Leaf Nelson

dry corn stalks

creaking in the wind

ghost stories


Melissa Leaf Nelson

 

still pond

a dragonfly

stitches the cattails


Melissa Leaf Nelson

By Sébastien Revon

the same wind yet not the same autumn equinox

Sébastien Revon

a hearse passes by…

my child asks a question

we cannot answer

Sébastien Revon

By Deborah A. Bennett

now i am the age

my brother never was —

frost moon dawn

Deborah A. Bennett

By Diane Funston

noble juniper watches

centuries of dryness

deep prayer to rain gods


Diane Funston