Cradled Moon.

Fossombrone, Italy. Photo credits: Oana Maria Cercel.

Sunday, February 9, 2025

Steve Black (from 2024)


back in town 
going by a different name
too late to run
too late to be forgiven
hurricane season
—Steve Black

painkiller
she washes the day
from my back
anoints oil to the scars
that never go away
—Steve Black

the back door
into the night
i left open
i thought 
she would close

—Steve Black



Editor's Note: These are from the "lost poems" chosen by founding editor, Roberta Beach Jacobson. 

Saturday, February 8, 2025

Aja Rhianna

last pail of milk 

we say goodbye 

to our favorite cow 

—Aja Rhianna


gentle waves 

the calm 

before moonlight

—Aja Rhianna

Kavita Ratna

threadbare blanket 

on the other side 

a new day

—Kavita Ratna

Nicoletta Ignatti

moonspots... 

she keeps all her secrets

to herself 

—Nicoletta Ignatti


spring twilight- 

telling her 

we will no longer be friends

—Nicoletta Ignatti

Friday, February 7, 2025

Sarah Mahina Calvello

the smell

of flowers in blushing

burnt sun

—Sarah Mahina Calvello

Marylyn Burridge

unsteady

on my bruised ego

apache plume

—Marylyn Burridge

Deborah Karl-Brandt

cat's eyes

the blackbird tunes into

fortissimo

—Deborah Karl-Brandt


worn-out socks

learning how to mend them

into a haiku

—Deborah Karl-Brandt

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