multiple personas
a stack of hats
perfectly balanced
Stephanie Zepherelli
junk mail
the same old stuff
i tell myself
Stephanie Zepherelli
act four
dancing alone
with
shadows
Stephanie Zepherelli
walking with shadows
before they arrive
dark
premonitions
Stephanie Zepherelli
jasmine scented
autumn breeze
rustles the hibiscus —
yet my heart is uneasy
thinking
about tomorrow
Mohua Maulik
hundredth
time
I’ve walked this path ...
still learning the
shadows
j rap
the busboy drags
a trash bin
to the curb
spring moon
j rap
autumn
dusk
thump of trucks
on the highway bridge
j
rap
sunset sky
brushstrokes
of peach and lemon
j rap
cloudy beach day
a coming out party
for
the son
j rap
a glass of water
the chopstick bends
without
bending
Xiaoou Chen
heading home
the horse’s hoofs hardly
touch
the ground
Xiaoou Chen
a new year
talks of peace
not
even begun
Marjolein Rotsteeg
hibernation —
I'm struck by an attack
of
hedgehog envy
Marjolein
Rotsteeg
cold North wind
merciless
on
old bones
Marjolein Rotsteeg
moth-eaten quilt
it remains
the
cat’s favourite
Marjolein Rotsteeg
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