Cradled Moon.

Fossombrone, Italy. Photo credits: Oana Maria Cercel.

Monday, February 10, 2025

Robert Witmer

churchyard

an ancient yew

bent with snow

—Robert Witmer


a marked page

in a library book

dating app

—Robert Witmer

Oliver Kleyer

every year

the walk over the graveyard

takes longer

—Oliver Kleyer

John Zheng

Fox News

the parrot falls quiet

on my shoulder

—John Zheng

Sunday, February 9, 2025

Alvin B. Cruz

table for two

the melting candle

between us

—Alvin B. Cruz


cherry blossoms

in late spring

the tree i planted

though i will not sit

in its shade

—Alvin B. Cruz


another home

in ruins

winter deepens

—Alvin B. Cruz


the letter

that never reached you

wisteria blossoms

—Alvin B. Cruz

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

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