Anderson, Sharla
Antebi, Debbi
Avocet, Ammy
Bishop, Douglas
Bonnie, Von
Brower, Charles
Burkard, Doc
Cates, Jay
Chameleon, Jesus
Cohowicz, Marybeth
Edwards, David
Evans, Woody
Gemme, Pamela
Gusek, Chris
Hadley, Jenna
Hellweg, Paul
Herrell, Dennis
Malone, Zachary
Mcgee, Donnelle
Melton, Bill
Mueter, John
Nicholas, Joe
Orr Stone, Mauri
Philo, Kaila
Red, Elias
Saylor, Mela
Schmidt, Wendy
Sciortino, June
Thiessen, Loreena
Tsang, Michael
Wasilewski, Nells
West, Tyson
Zedalis, Brittany
Von Bonnie
From behind the clouds
golden rays slowly peep in;
rhododendron smiles.
Chris Gusek
day after first date
in the last rays of daylight
pondering her eyes
Sharla Anderson
black coffee brewing
scent of bacon fills the room
a ghost longs for life
Chris Gusek
curtains drawn open
watching sunny day go by
home sick in the bed
Douglas Bishop
Oaks hold their dead leaves --
Little, brittle wishes -- but
Seeds hold more than hope.
Douglas Bishop
The gulls are squealing;
Loose stays on rocking boats ring;
Silence in my mouth.
Charles Brower
Beautiful leaves fall,
Radiant as they let go,
With no self-pity.
David Edwards
A warm south wind. Snow
disappears into puddles.
Goodbye White Christmas.
Bill Melton
Muffled quietness
Shroud that covers everything
A winter snowfall
Kaila Philo
Chocolate tea steams,
lingers on her skin, her hair?
caressing my lips.
Kaila Philo
Moonlight sits with me
as I study French travel.
Its shoulder, I rest.
Jesus Chameleon
how a cross burning
inspires repentance so soon---
the confessional
Jesus Chameleon
yuletide tunes had played
as a cross set on fire burned
in a moving pic
Paul Hellweg
days of love and war
baby birds open beaks wide
reaching for the sky
Paul Hellweg
left-handed haiku
in right-hand world, poets and
herons stand alone
Tyson West
sounding geese point dark
against the buttermilk sky
frost thorns guard birch twigs
Tyson West
wild turkey footprints
swell on the melting snowfall
raptors roam my woods
Woody Evans
The dowager's goat
again nosed my wife's pink pants.
Moist mark. My stained lands.
Woody Evans
Burnt greenhouse. No seed.
Black boards in a brackish field.
Equinox, at least.
John Mueter
Birds to feeder flock.
Like fine rain to earth seeds fall.
Hunger pays no heed.
Elias Red
The robin is back,
its orange breast warm against the
few remaining leaves.
Elias Red
Deer carcass beside
the road -a fawn. Red and white
spots cover its coat.
Zachary Malone
the dripping faucet
when will the cold freeze these walls
snow swirling outside
Loreena Thiessen
stone on stone she rests
her bowed head and shoulders bear
the pain long after
Loreena Thiessen
red sun in the sky
I hold between my fingers
then flick it away
Pamela Gemme
Watermelon sky
Spider web catches the prey
Sundown crudit's.
Brittany Zedalis
this insomnia-
dancing shadow in the night
darkened eyes of grief
Dennis Herrell
A man ought to love
brown leaves and the last acorn
before winter snow
Dennis Herrell
Even a small dog
lying with its head on paws
has magical dreams
Jenna Hadley
leave the painted whore
on the carousel, remain-
she belongs somewhere
Wendy Schmidt
Intricate snow flakes,
woven into a white quilt,
creates a new world.
Mauri Orr Stone
snow may cap the mount
and chill make branches brittle
but vale grass grows green
Mauri Orr Stone
bleak, leafless branches
scratch on a frigid blue sky
blissful birdsong's gone
Joe Nicholas
the last clinging leaves
shivering upon ancient
black creaking branches.
June Sciortino
The grand old oak tree,
gnarled trunk, climbing frame of youth,
leers at the aged me.
Jay Cates
Clouds behind bare trees,
cut into sharp white pieces.
My dreams in the sky.
Mela Saylor
Backlit by the moon
White clouds in a midnight sky
Sail till mornings rise.
Debbi Antebi
with six small fingers
snowflakes tap on our window
begging to come in
Debbi Antebi
tentative footsteps
bearing an apology
lurking at my door
Doc Burkard
Coasters, black. Day's end.
Brass bright beer, the old washed wood,
air says tomorrow.
Doc Burkard
Dead. Each bubble cries
tears of gold. Drunken first kiss,
your pull-tabs. New wife.
Doc Burkard
Peanut shells; salted
refuse and boiled-down dreams.
The floor, my sweet home.
Mela Saylor
Cast aside, words burn
And the smoldering embers
Slowly blow away
Marybeth Cohowicz
A soft summer breeze
across the scorching paved road
An urban oven
Donnelle McGee
a white weeping birch
its mustard leaves blowing free
into blue above
Michael Tsang
the calmness before
a thunderstorm ? best time to
cradle a romance
Nells Wasilewski
blows the first warm breeze
awaking sleepy-eyed twigs
morning coffee brews
Nells Wasilewski
tied up in a box
I returned your jewelry
snow falls--I shiver
Nells Wasilewski
walking on the beach
I reached out to take your hand
before the dream crashed
Ammy Avocet
Transitioning light
guards the pathway's dome- shadows
lifting sunlight slow