By Steve Van Allen

birds fly a pathless path

with no contrail

Steve Van Allen

By Ruth Holzer

only after

you switch the light off

in the hall

and the last plane of the night

descends, can I fall asleep

Ruth Holzer

windstorm

reading a letter

not meant for me


Ruth Holzer

By David He

first kiss

the dark mystery

of a new moon

David He

By Pitt Büerken

trial

the judge drops

the gavel


Pitt Büerken

By Kelly Moyer

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

By Timothy Daly

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

By John Pappas

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

By Robert Witmer

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

By Brad Bennett

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

By John J. Dunphy

smelling of hand lotion the braille book

John J. Dunphy

By Diane Webster

through fog

the honk of geese

emerges

Diane Webster

By Elliot Diamond

the brush of snow

empty window frames

to a sky

Elliot Diamond

By Oliver Kleyer

A noise during the

funeral. A bumblebee

also mourns Granny.

Oliver Kleyer

By Oscar Luparia

bare oaks

all their branches

hold up the sky

Oscar Luparia

By Yvona Fast

Empty birch branches

stand bent, gaunt in bitter cold

Sheets of ice clinging.

Yvona Fast

By Gavin Austin

sleeping alone

the length of night

on your pillow


Gavin Austin

By Xiaoou Chen

slowed-down pace

the raindrops no longer

beat on my face


Xiaoou Chen

By Anne Curran

cloud nestles

into mountain curves —

afternoon sun

Anne Curran

By Douglas J. Lanzo

sun-warmed branches

grandma’s love

nourishing our tree

Douglas J. Lanzo

By Helen Ogden

high tide

bits of the seal

float back to sea

Helen Ogden

By Alison Rogers

waves break —

seagulls

at the shoreline

Alison Rogers

By Daniela Misso

wind-beaten grass

all the things

I leave behind

Daniela Misso

By Dejan Ivanovic

gusts of wind


are quieter — I sail to


another spring



Dejan Ivanovic

By Pitt Büerken

alphabet soup

the first grader puts words

on the plate's edge

Pitt Büerken

By Georg Cook

A pebble thrown

Causes ripples

The water returns to stillness


Georg Cook

A flame is lit

Sparking into life

Darkness ebbs away


Georg Cook

By Wiesław Karliński

anthropocene —

one of last evening songs

by frog choir

Wiesław Karliński

By John J. Dunphy

gangster's funeral

circulating among the mourners

process servers

John J. Dunphy

By Biswajit Mishra

cold wave—

trash can by the curb

left open-mouthed

Biswajit Mishra

By Robert Witmer

patches of snow

on a sunny street

childhood memories

Robert Witmer

By Liz Kornelsen

Winter Treat

snow tumbles, gathers

into popcorn balls on shrubs

please—hold the butter!

Liz Kornelsen