embroidered
in the tapestry of the universe
words
the ancient rhythm sung
in
cosmic ancestral chants
Rita Melissano
the sound of a cello
silencing my heart beat
this
longing...
Rita Melissano
end
of the line we could start here
Rita Melissano
delighted
with the unexpected
gift box
her desire for nothing
unwraps
its silky ribbon
Rita Melissano
at sunrise
rows of sandcastles
return
to sea
Melissa Laussmann
twilight sky
in quiet contemplation
just
a bird and me
Melissa Laussmann
clouds
drifting
apart
Mark Gilbert
my early times
challenging lifestyle
address
unknown
image and words Mark Gilbert
children’s laughter
catching soap bubbles
with
a butterfly net
Stephanie Zepherelli
foggy morning
forgotten dreams
on
the pillow
Stephanie Zepherelli
empty bed
sitting in the rocking chair
remembering
Stephen Jarrell Williams
she has a way
to stop and start
hearts
Stephen Jarrell Williams
summer sea—
the wings of a seagull
enliven
the sky
Nicoletta Ignatti
scorching
sun—
living in the shadow
of
myself
Nicoletta Ignatti
paling
sky
the poison flower
blooms
B. L. Bruce
equinox—
Saturn’s
dance
with the moon
B. L. Bruce
withered
roses . . .
a love story
ended too soon
Rosa Maria Di Salvatore
cruel
world . . .
yet many roses
in bloom
Rosa Maria Di
Salvatore
reaching out
the teenager’s gaze
into
the void
Sébastien Revon
writer’s block
— somewhere
the blackbird
Sébastien Revon
bare feet encounter
Coney Island sand
feeling
the burn
Patricia Carragon
tar on sidewalk
melts like chocolate
in
the heat
Patricia Carragon
back home
from voting
the forgotten chocolate
in my pocket
gone
soft
Randy Brooks
life of a poet
raising a few
choice
words
in
the garden
Randy Brooks
harvest time
the unbeatable law
of
karma
Govind Joshi
river transit
the lighthouse keeper
now
doubles as innkeeper
Govind Joshi
outdoor
barbecue:
on the radio
john lennon
with the
cicadas
adding their beat
Anthony Lusardi
freshness
of the night –
little by little the moon also moves away
Elena
Zouain
poppy
–
the transparency of its dress
Elena
Zouain
summer
evening –
the symphony of silence
resounds
Elena Zouain
frosty morning
talking to each other up close
the two white bubbles
where our words meet –
a
winter love story
Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont
cold tea my life wasted on work
Timothy
Daly
no less lovely
than the roses
. . . daisies
image and words Timothy
Daly
winter
stars
gritting the road
to the hospice
Stephen Toft
cirrus
cloud
a wisp of sheep’s fleece
on the wire fence
Stephen
Toft
pink oleander
the scent of sunset
sings me into the sound
Joshua St. Claire
the ocean reveals
its colors
dusk waves
Joshua St. Claire
skimming
stone…
our home
in the universe
Tony Williams
tell
me your name—
twisty blue
and purple thing
Tony
Williams
Heat wave—
thanking the oaks
that line the street
M. R. Pelletier
Recess—
the schoolyard sparrows
hide
M. R. Pelletier
empty pews
in the old chapel
deadwood
Mark Hendrickson
my road trip with you
rolling down route 66
tumbleweeds
Mark Hendrickson
parallel lives
a wormhole
in
the first apple
Robert Witmer
a bird
sipping rain
from
a worn-out shoe
Robert Witmer
