Issue 59

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Issue 59

POETS

Baldwin, Robert
Balme, Kennard
Barnett, Sandra
Bjotvedt, Connor
Botta, Nancy
Clarke, Lee
Cottrell, Suzanne
Dawson, Jessica
Depaul, Maria
Dickson, Julie
Farr, Jeff
Flanagan, Michael
Gaines, Chasity
Galea, Maria
Gentry, Susan
George, Brian
Georgevich, Sam
Green, Beverly
Handler, Samuel
Hatter, Shasta
Hause, Brittany
Head, Beverly
Hill, Greg
Hitri, Mark
Larson, Jody
Laussmann, Melissa
Levine, Bruce
Lipton, Madeline
Loughnane, Andrew
Malik, Vyomi
Mcdonald, Jolene
Mcquillen, Kent
Melton, Bill
Mueller, Tim
Munoz Jr., Ismael
Nakjavani, Jeanne
Priestnall, Jack
Rafferty, Charles
Reese, Alan C.
Roman, Enrique
Rossi, Patricia
Scully, Ron
Segundo, Nolo
Smothers, Shirley
Urpi, Nickolas
Wasilewski, Nells
Zedalis, Jackie
Zempel, Rachel
Zimbler, Larry





Enrique Roman




She has been replaced.
Like the splinter of winter.
She retains her edge.





Nickolas Urpi




mercy is reserved
for those who have kept their life -
sulking snow at dusk





Larry Zimbler




daily dues and don'ts
apple pear two care nowhere
variants of you





Greg Hill




far side of the bed,
the little dog's little breath
where you used to lie





Samuel Handler




Lady standing there
you with the big umbrella
watch out for my eye





Jack Priestnall




Church bells fall silent.
News reads: another attack.
Innocent suffer.





Robert Baldwin




Drooping sunflowers,
Struggle to lift once proud heads.
Tired by success.





Ismael Munoz Jr.




Weeping for the lost
Mourning for those who have passed
Life is so precious





Jeanne Nakjavani




The woodpecker drums
On the aging maple tree
A long lost message?





Brittany Hause




petrichor at dawn...
waving from the puddled earth
soft caecilians





Charles Rafferty




A cluttered basement -
the flood confirms we needed
none of what we had.





Mark Hitri




the clouds move one way
and the leaves in another
family picnic





Maria Galea




Life wanes, hope dwindles,
Imprisoned by exhaustion -
No chance of parole.





Brian George




Spring rains beat the ground
As flowers escape through cracks
In their asphalt tombs.





Tim Mueller




leaf bud and blossom
the pulse of living returns
thought word and action





Sam Georgevich




Orange and mellow,
Festive for the holiday,
A strong tradition.





Suzanne Cottrell




Top down, hair blowing
Cruising along country roads
Unexpected storm





Bill Melton




morning fog retreats
leaves behind sparkling jewels
on the cobweb strands





Nancy Botta




Brown curls wild and free
he roars under the hot sun,
king of the playground.





Alan C. Reese




Snow falls on Mt. Hope
In the mirror the old face
Looking back is me.





Jolene McDonald




Purple flowers bloom,
The moon watches them at night,
Moonlight keeps them safe.





Susan Gentry




wild honeysuckle
entice butterflies and bees
on pasture fences





Susan Gentry




female attraction
incessant male mating choir
cicada debut





Andrew Loughnane




city streets buzzing
packages picked up, then dropped
bike messenger life





Julie Dickson




Muggy summer air
Any thought of breeze is stalled
Trees dream of swaying





Beverly Green




Match stick; sand paper
Scrape together, spark, and flame
A kiss in summer





Jeff Farr




Sweat trickles freely
A slalom down hairy arms
Without sleeves exposed





Chasity Gaines




drowning in a flood
salty tears burn eyes rimmed red
torrential downpour





Nolo Segundo




The orchids dazzle,
beauty stealing air and sun--
some unknown painter





Shasta Hatter




unfamiliar sun
neighbors chat about roses
new warmth on our skin





Lee Clarke




Oh, Enlightened One
Teach me how to see the truth
In the Autumn Grass





Ron Scully




harmless heat lightning
seals the lakeside horizon
fishing reel recoils





Maria DePaul




Sudden gusts of wind
Portend a Summer downpour
Lightning splits an oak





Melissa Laussmann




thunderstorm brewing
rain tapping at my window
the tea kettle hums





Shirley Smothers




The dewy grass glints
Sun's radiant rosy touch
As dawn awakens





Sandra Barnett




rainstorm approaching
chipmunks forage in dark mulch
mourning doves take flight





Beverly Head




butterflies play tag
in and out the backyard bush
the yellow one wins





Kennard Balme




rejoice in her love
of moonbeams and church steeples
learning what you know





Kent McQuillen




pollinators buzz
rhododendron blooms ablaze
summer coming soon





Vyomi Malik




Summer visitor
Sipping juicy clementines
Verdant feathers hum





Jessica Dawson




tiger eye sunrise
little emerald sailboat
meeting together





Madeline Lipton




Cactus garden blooms
Thorny greens, yellow wonders
Willy-Nilly charm





Nells Wasilewski




Heavy clouds spit rain
strong winds creating havoc
mother nature's rant





Michael Flanagan




like wandering souls
cottonwood seeds surround us
as we make our way





Patricia Rossi




wind swept summer storm
dogwood tree in full blossom
pink petal cascade





Jody Larson




Love is not fragile
or tender. Love hoists boulders,
bursts dams, uproots trees





Connor Bjotvedt




Rough water, summer
Spring. The splashing of children.
Tanning old women.





Rachel Zempel




sunshine, lemonade
ants find the watermelon
afternoon picnic





Bruce Levine




Breezes in the trees
Testify to happiness
Once again renewed





Jackie Zedalis




In the midst of night
Moonlight shines over the trees
Branches whispering