clouds peak
clouds peak

    
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age 1


prayer flags
in the mountains
a wish in the wind

Jens-Chr. Kjaer


dead dog. . .
moving on the slope
with every passing car


from out the room,
the incense smoke follows
him leaving


a tiny bee
on the paper boat sinks
in a roadside puddle

A.Thiagarajan



nothing left
but the autumn wind
old cottonwood

Ann K. Schwader




light breeze
the squirrel clutches
a slender branch


twilight on the lake
a dog's distant barking
part of the quiet


sunrise
the baby smiles
around the nipple

Bill Kenney



a rose closes
in the garden this spring
dad's face

Charishma Ramchandani





dry puddle:

a bicycle track
through a worm


five summers gone--
some of the ball field still stuck
to his cleats

Chad Lee Robinson


a red frilled ribbon
passes the train window
autumn riverside


evening
the ambulance siren
lingers in town
 
Keiko Izawa



autumn poplar
gold leaves on gravestones
hiding the names

Margarita Engle



earthquake news --
grandson's head resting
on my shoulder


sunset ... clouds
just about to fall
from the roof edge


full moon --
discussing our views
over the phone


parched flowerbed
a bluejay voice rasping
through the thistle


Indian summer
rush of busy traffic
through the rainbow


small town museum –
through the peeling plaster
saints' faces

Origa



in the clouded ring
my rooster blinks now -
bathing in red blood


Flueraºu Petre



brave
soldier
a forced smile


nervous coughing
passing around
the photo album

Sari Grandstaff



a burned house
on the flood plain
a chickadee hops


she reads a book,
bumblebee resting
on her sleeve


low tide,
ducks and yachts
coast into the marina

M. Kei



"but I don’t want
to be an adult" she says—
a few leaves still green


Cathy Drinkwater Better



robin song
he cleans a muddy boot
with his spit

lost keys
the lark's call rises
and falls

Carla Sari



hidden river
the willows cannot help
but tell


dangling my feet
in this river once again
a turn of the wheel


distant clouds
we are so dry
come weep for us


postmarks I cannot read
condolences arrive still now
scattered leaves

Denis M. Garrison



two petals
left on the daisy...
her furrowed brow


new pink sneakers --
grandma's porch step
still creaks
 

autumn haze
a farmer dusts off
the "for sale" sign
 
 
tracing stars
through campfire smoke --
new wedding ring
 
 
toy windmill --
grandpa's garlic
breath
 
 
oil gauge low
a swallow dips
into the shadows

 
fading rainbow
a maple leaf swirls
down the drain

Laryalee Fraser



scarecrow
something in its smile
isn't smiling

Gregory Hopkins




Bukowski
rumbles from the speakers
midnight thunderstorm


Dustin Neal



hospital room -
the other patient
promises to visit

Allen McGill



rejection letter –
another butterfly
floats past


dusk –
each wave reflects
a little less

Francis Masat

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