Issue 46

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Issue 46

POETS

Aaronson, Nicole
Agnew, Zach
Aldridge, Bobby
Alsbury, Kate
Barnett, Sandra
Blazure, Drew
Campbell, Colin
Castaldi, Erin
Cates, Anna
Cavano, Frank
Chansarkar, Sara
Cipriano, Lorraine
Dangelo, Nicholas
Ejanda, Crystal Theresa
Elizenberry, Arika
Gardner, Susan
Gentry, Susan
Goodfellow, Robin
Gravina, Kristyl
Hatter, Shasta
Head, Beverly
Jastermsky, Peter
Jones, Gb
Kamp, Lianne
Klein, Phyllis
Kulp, Mickey
Lamb, Jane
Lawrence, T.k.
Lee, Daphne
Macdonald, John
Mathison, Beth
Mcquillen, Kent
Meighan, Patrick
Melton, Bill
Murphy, J.p.
Qian, Katherine
Reed, P.j.
Roberts, Joseph
Robinson, Jackie Maugh
Rosas, Maricela
Rossi, Patricia
Smith, Tim
Sweeder, John
Turner, Kenda
Van Hook, Eileen
Wing, Dawn
Woodward, Marc





Jane Lamb




Shrivelled grapes unpicked.
Mildew dusts neglected vines.
The soil awakens.





Kenda Turner




mercurial bird
dives into honeysuckle...
perfume beads scatter





Kate Alsbury




Living worlds apart
We reach for a fading light
Our hands burnt by spite.





Patricia Rossi




fine white china smashed
scattered along the shore line
sea shell collection





Sara Chansarkar




virile croaking frogs
lyrical little sparrows
passion soaks my skin.





Joseph Roberts




scent of desert sage
hanging on the cooling air
just after sunset





Anna Cates




blackbirds on asphalt
scar the frost for frozen crumbs?
wind song stirring trees





Crystal Theresa Ejanda




Fall softly spring rain
my grandmother's lips are dry
awaiting the bloom





Beth Mathison




hyacinth in bloom
arranged in a thick glass vase
the casket shining





J.P. Murphy




Studying the eels
I recall Luke's gospel: snake
in lieu of a fish.





P.J. Reed




left leaves cry and cling
to barren swaying branches
wind whispers be free





Lianne Kamp




laughter fills the pool
sunshine strikes the snow shovel
buried in tall grass





Daphne Lee




Red robin singing,
Caught amidst a thorny bush,
Her song remains sweet.





Peter Jastermsky




cactus tiara
a critter of the canyon
eating royally





Arika Elizenberry




She paraded through
the orange groves and smelled
like heaven on earth.





Bobby Aldridge




He is an old shirt
worn and faded, a dry leaf
before winter winds





Bill Melton




Defiant gerbers
canvas of vibrant colors
festoon the garden





Frank Cavano




heron and gator
side by side on lagoon bank
early morn detente





Jackie Maugh Robinson




a distant lake shore
drinks the last drop of sunset...
Pisces on the rise





Patrick Meighan




clouds passing above
pretend the houses below
are strange animals





John MacDonald




razor morning sun
severs horizon from sky,
daybreak from twilight





Katherine Qian




wild grass at sunset
shimmering with insect wings
warm breeze on hilltop





Drew Blazure




Enraging flames shine
Igniting the vast forest
Fall is in full swing





T.K. Lawrence




small waves break softly
weak sunlight skims the surface
two dolphins surging





Zach Agnew




Dear future reader,
Treasure these forgotten words
For they are now yours.





Kent McQuillen




empty rural road
cloudless moonless summer night
the Milky Way shines





Kent McQuillen




empty school playground
tetherball clip clangs on pole
in the twilight breeze





Marc Woodward




The syzygy line,
a confluence of forces.
Sun, Moon, Earth, Water.





Lorraine Cipriano




Her bearded iris
reblooming in the summer
exotic purple





Lorraine Cipriano




Wild rosebush planted
near weather-beaten prison
springs forth scarlet hope





Tim Smith




lunar crescents glow
lighting nearby placid pond
skinny dippers splash





Phyllis Klein




Humidity wafts
slowly, lazily, freely
through this August day





Patricia Rossi




weathered flower box
hydrangea's delicate fade
summer's acquiesce





Mickey Kulp




The ripe tomato
Willingly twists off the vine
Mother's burden gone





Susan Gentry




Kentucky bluegrass
fields glisten with morning dew
run for the roses





Eileen Van Hook




red flag of autumn
pirouettes through the chill air
warning of winter





Susan Gardner




rain runs under stones
chills the almost ripe garden
pleats the evening air





Robin Goodfellow




Singing glassy rains
over bitter storms and seas-
the cry of a child.





Sandra Barnett




the old garden bench
where no one sits anymore . . .
a chill in the air





Erin Castaldi




Names scrawled on facade
Fresh paint, tired face
Of a brick building.





John Sweeder




wild backyard mint leaf
floats in glass of cold ice-tea
ambrosial bliss





Nicole Aaronson




Storm clouds full of rain
Lightning splits a darkened sky
Blooms sprout from wet soil





GB Jones




Clothes in dirty heaps.
Laundry after vacation.
Memories of fun.





Dawn Wing




adrift in slumber
taken to the sea; blue-skies
waves crash against rocks





Maricela Rosas




Violinist heart
Strings stretched 'cross her open chest
Lonely lullaby





Nicholas DAngelo




Dark deeps with wet shoes
Dying pressure from harsh love
Birthday cake sliced thin





Beverly Head




women in saris
sitting silently by lake
colorful contrast





Colin Campbell




sarawak orchids
where borneo butterflies
can hide in plain sight





Shasta Hatter




long, thin raindrops fall
framed by gray city canyon
jewels in this light





Kristyl Gravina




October grey skies
on the petals of flowers
raindrops pattering