By Hifsa Ashraf

river ice circles the darkest betrayal

Hifsa Ashraf

By Amrutha Prabhu

deafening rain

listening to the music

of silence within

Amrutha Prabhu

By Maya Daneva

dead poet…

the night guards reading out

all his poems

Maya Daneva

By Florin C. Ciobica

blowing a dandelion between lightning & thunder

Florin C. Ciobica

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

we are more than a distant clap of thunder

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Pippa Phillips

surface tension running the fishing line through the guides
 

Pippa Phillips

By Kat Lehmann

chipmunk gang in the garden eating August
 

Kat Lehmann

By Roberta Beach Jacobson

November what’s left of the scarecrow


Roberta Beach Jacobson

By Alvin B. Cruz

walking in the rain we long for the rain

Alvin B. Cruz

By Hifsa Ashraf

high swings I lend my blues to the sky

Hifsa Ashraf

By Florin C. Ciobica

snow geese honking through my beauty sleep


Florin C. Ciobica

By Stephen Toft

the deep blue

eyes of the man

washed ashore 

Stephen Toft

By Kelly Sauvage

squash blossoms the ripening of desire

Kelly Sauvage

By Joanna Ashwell

a turn

in the river

wildflowers ahead

Joanna Ashwell

By Stephen Toft

winter stars

i counted

the words we spoke

on one hand

Stephen Toft

By Helen Ogden

night walk

the stray cat and I

sharing stars

Helen Ogden

By Michael Morell

after the storm

the beauty

of her resilience
 

Michael Morell