By John J. Dunphy

homeless encampment

returning children share

their trick or treat candy

John J. Dunphy

By Peter Jastermsky

mudflats

the walking stick

deep and still

 

Peter Jastermsky

By Debbie Strange

the sheen

of glass gem corn . . .

heirloom pearls

Debbie Strange

By Peter Jastermsky

sticky notes

the only thing

holding us together

 

Peter Jastermsky

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

lockdown...

but you never said

i couldn’t

travel the world

within my mind

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

Poetry Book to be Released Soon - Memories by Alan Catlin

 

By Pravat Kumar Padhy

bird returns

as dusk gently falls

twinkle stars 

in reeling silence 

deepen her loneliness

Pravat Kumar Padhy

By Debbie Strange

empty paint tubes the thickened layers of regret

Debbie Strange

By Silk~

prairie dawn caws punctuating the pale skyline

Silk~

By Lori A Minor

falling into seasonal depression

Lori A Minor

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

sometimes

the only thing

i know to be true

is that the sun has risen

somewhere

brightly in our sky

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

eating dinner 

crosslegged by the screen door 

listening to crickets

 

Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Bill Waters

early autumn

all night long

the crickets

Bill Waters

By Debbie Strange

ancient

oak

the

hollow

space

inside

me

Debbie Strange

By Kat Lehmann

unseen star

hearing the whisper

between shouts

 

Kat Lehmann

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

thoughts

growing into

words 

Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Silk~

 oil spill discoloring our deep sea of dreams

Silk~