By Keith Evetts

agreeing with each other shrunken heads

Keith Evetts

Chen-ou Liu

100 days

she's been gone with no trace

the bar of soap

still shaped by her hand

that once caressed me

Chen-ou Liu

By Samo Kreutz

silent movie ...

another conversation

with teenage daughter

Samo Kreutz

By Elena Malec

roles

choosing between king

and joker

Elena Malec

Susan Burch

the first taste

of summer

sipping lemonade

so tart

it made our lips pucker

Susan Burch

By Florin C. Ciobica

a warm breeze

slipping through the pines...

voices from childhood

Florin C. Ciobica

By Tim Murphy

summer stroll

the sharp sounds

of garden clippers

Tim Murphy

Susan Burch

a line of elephants

linked from trunk to tail

why aren’t we

protecting ourselves

and each other

Susan Burch

By Florin C. Ciobica

dawn chill...

the garden dwarf's urge

for a fairy tale

Florin C. Ciobica

By Tim Murphy

sunny morning

an ant carries a piece of bark

across the sidewalk

Tim Murphy

By David He

day moon...

the last words

he says to his wife

David He

Alvin B. Cruz

counting the stars another lottery ticket

Alvin B. Cruz

Katherine E Winnick

handmade doll

a different culture

every birthday

Katherine E Winnick

By Anthony Ward

Butterfly wings

Of stained glass

Recycling light

Anthony Ward

By Benedetta Cardone

tumbling air –

a butterfly

no longer in sight

Benedetta Cardone

By Janet Ruth

birthday gift

my sixty-fifth chance

to get it right

Janet Ruth

By Nani Mariani

for some reason

full moon memories

beautiful to remember

like mom's message

to keep smiling

Nani Mariani

By Kath Abela Wilson

my mother

that flash of forever

in her eyes

Kath Abela Wilson

By Marilyn Ashbaugh

lost

I return home

to grandmother's iris

Marilyn Ashbaugh

Maya Daneva

evening rain

my son wants me to stop

the lullaby

Maya Daneva