Issue 9

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Issue 9

POETS

Anand, Ramesh
Antebi, Debbi
Bartz, Bradley
Beltran, Lark
Boone, Randy
Bounds, Sandra
Campbell, Colin
Dano, Helen
Dow, Jean Hagert
Franklin, Charles
Gibbs, J.
Gilchrist, Stephen
Gilsdorf, Richelle
Gontijo, Youngshim
Head, Beverly
Hivner, Christopher
Holland, Sarah
Horn, Alex
Jones, Paco
Kosler, Sonja
Liu, Chen-ou
Manus, Grady
Moniz, Christopher
Mooradian, Marguerite
Pella, Patricia
Polk, Douglas
Popiel, Kristina
Rivera, Maria
Rycroft, Thomas
Znaidi, Ali





Randy Boone




spawning salmon leap
glisten silver in mid-air
slice downwind, upstream





Chen-ou Liu




a gravesite at dusk...
he speaks to the stone angel
in his mother tongue





Chen-ou Liu




The Spring of My Life
holds up my basement window
reciting Issa





Chen-ou Liu




winter moon in shards
a smell of wine lingering
on the attic floor





Beverly Head




early afternoon
swirling butterfly deluge
no umbrella here





Beverly Head




perhaps we will kiss
again when the summer rains
nourish our passion





Debbi Antebi




bundled love letters
from two long summers ago
pushed back on a shelf





Debbi Antebi




rainy afternoon
walking behind the coffin
each step miles long





Douglas Polk




open arms aching,
hugging her not possible,
sadness fills my heart.





Douglas Polk




I still hear her voice,
but only within my mind ,
in my soul silence.





Douglas Polk




seizures day to day,
the fear and sorrow endless,
the heart pleads for rest,





Marguerite Mooradian




hot thick air inside
napping on the couch, shirts match
the upholstery





Marguerite Mooradian




forgot sleep again
words come sluggish in this fog
Sis, will you listen?





Patricia Pella




one tiny pilgrim
answering an ancient call
hummingbird arrives





Colin Campbell




new leaves crowd old trees
dance together in the sun
soon to fall to earth





Stephen Gilchrist




raindrops fall on silk
petals, green stalks grow turgid;
for spring, they struggle.





Paco Jones




Cherry tree blossoms
As death comes around again
She waves gracefully





Helen Dano




Summer oppressed spring
forced her cherry blossoms down
staining ground deep pink





Patricia Pella




in a dark season
the soft sounds of angel wings
wrapping the wounded





Ali Znaidi




autumnal winds blow
trees harmoniously sway
choreography





Ali Znaidi




a flock of pigeons
rain and white feathers mingle
peace waters the world





Maria Rivera




Sun is full of light
but it can become so dark
eclipsing my life





Maria Rivera




No sleep, one big thought
so worried time has gone by
where will I end up





Helen Dano




Over-grown jasmine
obstructs walkway. He has passed.
Dried petals scattered.





Kristina Popiel




a white sun sets in
the ruined Colosseum,
in buds pink in snow





Kristina Popiel




the cat is stretching,
yawning like a day lily,
reaching out with claws





Sandra Bounds




Spring's green vibrato
Earth rises from Winter's tomb
symphony of hope





J. Gibbs




high flying airplane
feet grounded miles away
spring brings thoughts of change





J. Gibbs




past dug up turns to
present headache turmoil
best to learn from trees





Patricia Pella




baby sandpiper
skittering through ebbing tide -
mother's wings tremble





Grady Manus




redtail hawk sits, blinks
mouse scuttles, gathering seeds
? somewhere a heart breaks





Grady Manus




skeletal trees weep
world wrapped in cold bleak winter
? my heart walks alone





Grady Manus




frost covers the earth
a lady draped in fine lace
beautiful and cold





Sarah Holland




restless nights, jade lit
autumn winds blow tattered cloud
across moon spirit





Thomas Rycroft




the black butterflies
startled, they vacate their trees-
blocking the sunlight





Alex Horn




Oh shimering moon
How wonderful you so are
Lighting my dark path





Christopher Hivner




rain on rusted tin
tapping a message to me
a day lost in thought





Christopher Hivner




dazzling lights in sky
Jupiter outshines them all
planetary pride





Christopher Hivner




grass between my toes
one of summer's lazy treats
taking me back home





Christopher Moniz




Standing skeletons
Life hidden among the stands
Dense canopies lost





Bradley Bartz




The morning breaks fast
And fades away just as quick
Leaving only night





Jean Hagert Dow




move into the wind
sprint back if you can not see
the red running board





Ramesh Anand




almost spring twilight...
to be parents, in silence
on the green park swing





Youngshim Gontijo




If only the wind
would catch me and turn this fall
into it's embrace





Richelle Gilsdorf




sprouting from your plot
of eternal rest, daisies
decorate your bed





Richelle Gilsdorf




grass clippings collect
in the letters of your name,
with?ring with you now





Charles Franklin




In summer's delight,
Sky's old quarrels with Earth fade
into warm embrace





Charles Franklin




Eyes closed to the world
the Buddha statue still smiles
aware of it all





Lark Beltran




Minnow that is man
probes inside the cosmic whale,
seeking head and tail.





Sonja Kosler




legs sway lazy arcs
toes launch lunar light adrift
drowsy midnight lake