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Allen, Courtney
Anand, Ramesh
Ang, Andrea
Antebi, Debbi
Bunin, Josh
Chronister, Ben
Cover, Joe
Edwards, David
Epting, Chris
Goldfarb, Reuven
Hayes, Thomas
Head, Beverly
Horton, David Harrison
Howell, Traci
Kiefer, Rita Brady
Lala, Mike
Larsen, Nina
Lassell, Daniel
Mathews, Marsha
Maulsby, Dennis
Mead-fowler, Margaret
Mora-summonte, Madeline
Ordonez, April
Pasvinter, Irena
Pauff, Harry
Plovnick, Ross
Reilly, Portia
Scott, Andrew
Shipman, Christopher
Spencer, James
Starling, Ariel
Tustin, John
Vogt, Vicki
Vukelic Rozic, Djurdja
April Ordonez
Heat envelopes me,
The clock ticks, the curtain's still,
Salty sweat trickles.
Irena Pasvinter
Smoke streams from age-old
chimneys of trembling nostrils:
The winter of life.
David Harrison Horton
A cold evening beer
for a Beijing summer heat
all windows open
Josh Bunin
spring harvest's largesse -
tributes given to a man
invite faithfulness
Josh Bunin
her, lascivious -
the sap does leak ever out
when scratching at trees
Thomas Hayes
Moon glow cast shadows,
Stretch across the pale lit floor.
The usher of dreams.
Daniel Lassell
a homeless man knows
more than preachers with bibles
messages of life
Beverly Head
front yard magnolia
next to less elegant trees
petals pale as ghosts
Beverly Head
lavender flowers
left wilting in a chipped cup
memories frozen
Nina Larsen
blue arctic summer
fresh bread with big holes in it
sticky hands blue teeth
Rita Brady Kiefer
never turn your back
on the ocean, mother warned,
the dead come in waves
Andrea Ang
The sun, failing to
reason with its reflection,
sinks like Narcissus
Traci Howell
The winds blow gently
As the stalks sway side to side
Aching for the pick
Ben Chronister
Sneaking children dash
Tumbling like drunken ninjas
Silent but giggly
Thomas Hayes
Eventide rolls in.
Cooling zephyrs lift spirits,
Summer grants mercy.
Marsha Mathews
sudden hollow whoosh --
spectacular intrusion
a dolphin swims near
Djurdja Vukelic Rozic
field diving into
a river - weeping willows
cradling the full moon
Djurdja Vukelic Rozic
sparrows on the bread
fighting a frozen bread crust
and among themselves
Vicki Vogt
Dance with me, firefly
In silent fairy gardens
Aglow with your light
Portia Reilly
Russet colored oak
leaves, a dazzle of color
sigh as the sun cools
John Tustin
Worming into you
Burrowing like a rodent
Almost satisfied
Christopher Shipman
When I imagine
her skull without skin she is
so easy to love.
Reuven Goldfarb
teabag's in the cup
someone's sitting on the porch
steeping in the sun
Reuven Goldfarb
broken wood, split rock
hikers trudge along a path
mountains loom, lake shines
Andrew Scott
The boys of summer,
playing in a young sand lot,
fighting to be men.
Chris Epting
rain hits hot pavement
senses flood with memories
scent of summer reigns
Chris Epting
saturn sits on black
expansive sky stretches on
glow in the dark moon
Chris Epting
coastal sage perfumes
sticky air sprinkled with salt
the deep green sea boils
David Edwards
small butterfly at
the edge of my sight-- a whisp
of fluttering white
David Edwards
curtains inhale and
exhale as storm approaches
a street light goes out
Madeline Mora-Summonte
the scorched seashell skin
the parched labyrinthine womb
a primeval death
April Ordonez
Syncopated beats
Clap and stomp into azure,
Even the grass moves.
Ramesh Anand
summer appearing
the fragrance of durian
in the dawning air
Ariel Starling
sound of cicadas
quiet and fade from hot air
dry like empty shells
James Spencer
summer rains applaud
the crickets' and cicadas'
nocturnal singing
James Spencer
ground shakes under foot
as I contemplate Merton
it could be a sign...
James Spencer
last days of summer -
an early chill brings out my
slippers and blanket
Dennis Maulsby
Evening heat settles
Bare girl legs rock the porch swing
Crickets castanet
Joe Cover
Federal prison
Overlooks magic gardens
Water lilies bloom
Joe Cover
Longhaired hippie girls
Nag Champa scented beauties
Dance in moon lit fields
Joe Cover
Grazing water's edge
Blue heron dancing with lake
Wings never touching
Debbi Antebi
clouds gather above
rain fills our picnic baskets
we go home hungry
Courtney Allen
hearing birds singing
ancient poems always new--
How do they do it?
Margaret Mead-Fowler
Summer furies -
Distant blue-black horizon.
Where are my children?
Mike Lala
Under her black dress,
dark skin, dewed flesh curved with sweat,
salt of olive, ripe.
Ramesh Anand
on a seaside bench
my father joins his neighbour ?
autumn moon shows up
Harry Pauff
Swimming with the rocks
A short life ends abruptly
A watery grave
in the morning air
first crocus dares raise its head
time to go to work
Ross Plovnick
the hurricane ends
those loud wind chimes from next door
still in our front yard
Ross Plovnick
painting the old barn
we sit out a thunderstorm
the brush with lightning