Aldridge, Bobby
Anderson, Sharla
Antebi, Debbi
Avocet, Ammy
Barone, Angelica
Black, Grace
Bowman, Dean
Browne, Heather
Burns, James Roderick
Cates, Jay
Chakraborty, Souvik
Chameleon, Jesus
Chan, Jon
Cohowicz, Marybeth
Corey, Gavin
Desario, Anna
Edwards, David
Gardiner, Tim
Gove, Joan
Gray, Caden
Gusek, Chris
Hammermeister, Kai
Herrell, Dennis
Lowe, Dennis
Lucas, Steve
May, Nancy
Mcphail, Stacey
Melton, Bill
Meyer, Bradley
Nicholas, Joe
Pella, Patricia
Planko, Christa
Roche, Stephen
Stickle, Ray
Thiessen, Loreena
Ward, Brandon
Wasilewski, Nells
West, Tyson
Zieran, Tamyra
Anna Desario
A nostalgic wave
as you turn your back in hope
I will follow you
Christa Planko
The cardinal roosts
skyward on a lofty branch,
a drop of sunset.
Christa Planko
Blue bird, open wings,
undulating in the wind,
animated sky.
Angelica Barone
a bitter ice wind
makes the proud trees bend and groan
frozen is the world
Dennis Lowe
salt around the rim
each red sip ticking away
Bloody Mary clock
Dennis Lowe
A balcony view
Blue skies and bright butterflies
This suffering world
Sharla Anderson
old porous porch, where
moldy newspapers mark months
teapot cries inside
Bill Melton
Glowing summer moon
Reflects across the water
A fishing raccoon
Bill Melton
Advancing in line
Impacts of artillery
Rain on dusty soil
Joan Gove
Quiescent with life
splashes of splendid color
swim in its haven
Loreena Thiessen
war separates us
abandoned homes lie empty
lost to each other
Nells Wasilewski
tendrils of sun rays
turn the lake a whiskey gold
flash of amber eyes
Heather Browne
I touch desert sands
and hold your seas in my hands
My God's holy lands
Heather Browne
The peaceful cockroach
Understanding not disgust
Thought himself lovely
Jesus Chameleon
quarter moon zenith...
body had reclined breathless
white light on a block
Debbi Antebi
procrastination
stays full feeding on itself
from inside my bed
Chris Gusek
bent over alone
old lady gathers pecans
in the waist high grass
Chris Gusek
morning coffee brews
bird watch at breakfast table
background music plays
Grace Black
chaste upon her lips
morose whisper of winter
loss consumed her bones
Grace Black
sleep's a fickle wench
she denies and vies for love
lure of her embrace
Jay Cates
Dust covered, weary,
old blossoms by a dry path.
We feel the same wind.
Tamyra Zieran
Ink black branches scrawled
across an indigo sky
smudge the bright white moon
Bradley Meyer
The water-fall laughed,
chuckling o'er the stones below-
by the bridge, straight-faced.
Jay Cates
children still at play
after a long dry summer
feet on brittle leaves
Brandon Ward
Peaceful walk- passing
a park, I see a man all
alone. Thoughts above.
David Edwards
a burned-out building
snow-covered steps lead nowhere
Man's plans gone awry.
Dennis Herrell
Watermelon fields
now lie swollen and pregnant
from too many seeds
Joe Nicholas
Good mother. The sun
wearing leaves of white starlight.
Darkness bowing low.
Jon Chan
When the red sun rose
Its rays bathed the gold grass fields
Corn, wheat, all on fire
Gavin Corey
Organized pieces
Quickly splinter off, fighting
For their king ? checkmate.
Ammy Avocet
Burning flames savor
the feel of my hand entwined
with yours- cold as ice.
Ammy Avocet
I kneel on the grass
hand stroking feather's of bird
earth around us- sleeps.
Dean Bowman
Suicide job line
She sells her labor for nought
Competition kills
Dean Bowman
Behind fogging glass
Steam dances from noodle bowls
Coins too few to spare
Bobby Aldridge
Efficaciously
beetles carry him away,
leave only timbers.
Souvik Chakraborty
Knew it was a dream
Though there were colours and noise
Never saw your eyes.
Marybeth Cohowicz
he is every shade
of beautiful, and some her
eyes have never seen
Caden Gray
your red umbrella
hope there's no rain tomorrow
we kissed, you forgot
Kai Hammermeister
the frisky sparrows
occupy the feeder house
birdseed snows downward
Tyson West
cascade pines cloistered
pray in dense pacific fog
sharing faith with kelp
Nancy May
branches in mourning
surrender to the autumn
scattering of leaves
Stephen Roche
Steamy kisses light
up a room full of darkness.
There is no love here.
Ray Stickle
Cold morning. I sleep
well in an ice cocoon. And
so does the white moon.
Joan Gove
strength, beauty, heart, wind
enveloped in one creature
on Pegasus wings
Stacey McPhail
The beggar refused
False Gods who sacrificed Kin
Make false donations
Stacey McPhail
Pragmatists can scorn
Towers and Titans stand tall
They started as sand
Patricia Pella
stained glass mosaic
shards of dreams and promises
illuminations
Steve Lucas
Empty restaurant
a couple sit in silence
sharing loneliness.
Tim Gardiner
On the coldest eve
above the bay's shingle shore
Venus was rising
James Roderick Burns
Sparrows chirruping
in the unceasing deluge ?
winter slips away.