beer garden—
the butterfly’s
unsteady
path
Mark Forrester
class reunion invitation
on the RSVP card
he checks 'won't attend'
with the pen he borrowed from
a
prison guard
John J. Dunphy
first AA meeting
a whiff of whiskey
or
all in my mind?
Chen-ou Liu
*
after the farewell
she doesn't wave back --
moonlight
even colder on my face
than
October's snowflakes
Chen-ou Liu
all the colours
of windblown petals
at
the rave
a hurley-burley
of gyrating dancers
Marilyn
Humbert
*
shifting umbra
the equinox clock
in
reverse
Marilyn Humbert
smells
chestnut
in our city
is missing
the
old baker
Zdenka Mlinar
*
miriše
kesten
u našem gradu
nedostaje
stari
pekar
Zdenka Mlinar
Lesson Learnt
There was no more room
inside her Isolation
… for olive branches,
well-wishers or welcome hugs…
yet,
miles and miles for distance.
Paul Tristram
perseid sky
brighter than the shooting stars ...
city
lights
Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo
*
perseid sky
a child's scribblings
from
wall to floor
Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo
what’s on your mind
the empty page asks
I’m waiting
for the beauty
of
your non-truth
Sharon
Ferrante