By Deborah A. Bennett

always

somewhere a war –

first lemons

Deborah A. Bennett

By John Pappas

waving wild switchgrass how little we know

John Pappas

By Ruth Holzer

our footsteps

clattering on the stone bridge

together

in unwelcome dawn

we go our separate ways

Ruth Holzer

By Helen Ogden

second amendment

bearing the weight

of hindsight

Helen Ogden

By Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

Break in Kiev

A soldier paints birds in flight

June cadre



Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

By Joseph P. Wechselberger

chalk drawings

the mailman jumps over

her rainbow

Joseph P. Wechselberger

By Chen-ou Liu

Pride Parade

the way he looks at me

with kerosene-blue eyes

Chen-ou Liu

By Maya Daneva

moon path

just enough to fit

the sharp-nosed boat

Maya Daneva

By Joanna Ashwell

mid-hour

finding time

inside silence

Joanna Ashwell

By Pippa Phillips

ginko walk

the imperfect medicine

of time

Pippa Phillips

By Arvinder Kaur

a lullaby

in the fragrant breeze

hometown

Arvinder Kaur

By Katherine E Winnick

featherlight jewel

at the nape of her neck

containing arsenic

Katherine E Winnick

By Mona Bedi

quagmire walk

the situations i try

to avoid

Mona Bedi

By Mircea Moldovan

the easy step

of a courier

morning glory

Mircea Moldovan

By Ray Spitzenberger

clay

pot

bleeds

red

lilies

Ray Spitzenberger

By John Pappas

even in the driving rain her red lipstick

John Pappas

By Keith Evetts

agreeing with each other shrunken heads

Keith Evetts

By Chen-ou Liu

100 days

she's been gone with no trace

the bar of soap

still shaped by her hand

that once caressed me

Chen-ou Liu

By Samo Kreutz

silent movie ...

another conversation

with teenage daughter

Samo Kreutz

By Elena Malec

roles

choosing between king

and joker

Elena Malec

By Florin C. Ciobica

a warm breeze

slipping through the pines...

voices from childhood

Florin C. Ciobica

By Susan Burch

the first taste

of summer

sipping lemonade

so tart

it made our lips pucker

Susan Burch

By Tim Murphy

summer stroll

the sharp sounds

of garden clippers

Tim Murphy

By Susan Burch

a line of elephants

linked from trunk to tail

why aren’t we

protecting ourselves

and each other

Susan Burch

By Florin C. Ciobica

dawn chill...

the garden dwarf's urge

for a fairy tale

Florin C. Ciobica

By Tim Murphy

sunny morning

an ant carries a piece of bark

across the sidewalk

Tim Murphy

By David He

day moon...

the last words

he says to his wife

David He

By Alvin B. Cruz

counting the stars another lottery ticket

Alvin B. Cruz

By Katherine E Winnick

handmade doll

a different culture

every birthday

Katherine E Winnick

By Anthony Ward

Butterfly wings

Of stained glass

Recycling light

Anthony Ward

By Benedetta Cardone

tumbling air –

a butterfly

no longer in sight

Benedetta Cardone

By Janet Ruth

birthday gift

my sixty-fifth chance

to get it right

Janet Ruth

By Nani Mariani

for some reason

full moon memories

beautiful to remember

like mom's message

to keep smiling

Nani Mariani

By Kath Abela Wilson

my mother

that flash of forever

in her eyes

Kath Abela Wilson

By Marilyn Ashbaugh

lost

I return home

to grandmother's iris

Marilyn Ashbaugh