Poets in this issue — click a name to read
- Agnew, Zach
- Altamira, Mia
- Beringer, Laurie
- Buck, Aubrey
- Campbell, Robyn
- Carnahan, Janet
- Castaldi, Erin
- Cates, Anna
- Compton, Gayle
- Cottrell, Suzanne
- Davidson, Tracy
- Davis, Jeanice
- Davitt, Deborah
- Decker, Laurie
- Depaul, Maria
- Edwards, Karen
- Field, Susan
- Flanagan, Michael
- Gaspari, Marie
- Geopfert, Kelli
- Gustafson, Jim
- Harper, Marycatherine
- Hicks, Scott
- Hix, H. Edgar
- Hosling, Jackie
- Jenkins, Fiona
- Jorden, Kristen
- Kelley, Miles
- Klenetsky, Wendy Lee
- Knott, Kip
- Larson, Jody
- Levine, Bruce
- Lipson, Joshua
- Lofrumento, Catherine
- Lupton, Robert Allen
- Melton, Bill
- Michalski, Penny
- Montgomery , Jennifer
- Paoli, Allison
- Planko, Christa
- Robinson, Jackie Maugh
- Sam, David Anthony
- Schmidlin, Susan
- Smith, Jennifer
- Smith, Mare
- Sprague, Adam
- Turner, William
- Tw, Barbara
- Villarreal, Adrian
Catherine LoFrumento
half-eaten plum
a canoe drifts over
the moon
David Anthony Sam
Orion starks south
scabbard clear in three stars--
summarized infinity
Karen Edwards
Somber gray skies
cool breezes belie
the nature of the season
Allison Paoli
Dew forms slowly
Pearling her stem
A sultry hydration
Suzanne Cottrell
Prevailing ocean currents commanded.
Undulations churned glass fragments.
High tide scattered pastel treasures.
Laurie Beringer
Arid riverbed abides stingy skies
Endless cloud wisps streaming
Latent life held hostage
Bruce Levine
sweet september
fly-fish casting
swallows nesting and honey bees
Deborah Davitt
Backyard telescope—
wrapped in blankets,
we seek the stars.
Fiona Jenkins
Whispered dreams on summer winds
water greeting river stones
skies like painted brush strokes
Jody Larson
Draped in fog far north of Golden Gate,
Mendocino is filled with ghosts.
They look in at old doors and windows.
Robyn Campbell
Silent tranquil hushed
like an ocean
quiet strength
Wendy Lee Klenetsky
Baby falls asleep
We tiptoe by her bedroom
Not a sound is heard
William Turner
feather falling calm collapse
floating effortless and slow
abandoned the nest becomes
Mare Smith
Intricate threads secretly woven
Silent cries snipped breathless
Isolated tears eternally quieted
Jackie Hosling
Observing like a sentinel
Wide eyed, wise bird, blinking
Lethal claws wait patiently
Janet Carnahan
Hummingbirds stir the air
Flashes of hues inspire
Misty rainbows
MaryCatherine Harper
matchbox sparrow
deep sleep tonight
resurrection tomorrow
Adam Sprague
Lips move
deaf ears--
Kitchen tables in the morning
Scott Hicks
which is louder,
silent thought,
or blank page?
Erin Castaldi
Daddy long legs
Cold stone corner
Long summer shadows
Bill Melton
lofty skein of geese
a soundless wedge winging north
into the twilight
Jeanice Davis
how bright this darkness
cloud shadows over fields flow
we—only silhouettes
Barbara TW
my lunatic heart
beats like moth
to her, frantic for flame
Zach Agnew
Softly the locust hum.
Their unheard song,
Warning of the coming swarm.
Jim Gustafson
Amadeus knew the space that separates
inhale from ex, hauls the living
through the body’s dark alleys.
Robert Allen Lupton
Years entwine our hearts
familiar love grows stronger
age enhances the wine
Penny Michalski
Clouds race across sapphire skies
Breezes deliver lilacs
Memories hitchhike.
Laurie Decker
Early morn, sliver of sun
Prized lily spreads her petals
Droplets of dew fade to air
Anna Cates
the peach pit
sprouts—
summer sunset
Anna Cates
summer’s toad
the primordial garden
livid with weeds
Susan Field
Golden koi shimmer,
Swim soundlessly,
Bubbles surface amid indigo water.
Maria DePaul
Agave bloom spikes
Twenty foot tower
Century's end
GAYLE COMPTON
Marijuana ripens on John Attic Ridge
Chevron of geese winging south-
Autumn in Peabrook
Miles Kelley
The toad crawls the hole
made for winter. Following, I slip under
the glass of well water.
Tracy Davidson
post-harvest stillness
worms wriggle through fallen fruit
autumn's bounty
Joshua Lipson
You who make yourself rare
flint remorseless
in the shadow of the stair.
Aubrey Buck
Wax candles cannibalize themselves
Burning white dots dripping
Smoky wisps remain curling
Jennifer Montgomery
mourning doves
low notes echo
in stillness
Jennifer Smith
Fog rises over river
Hands close over headlights
Lures the sleepy back to bed
Kristen Jorden
Fall Friday, sun angled
in the spell before evening
when it feels like stolen time
Kip Knott
A lone cloud, silver-edged like a razor,
nicks night’s throat,
bleeding sunrise out of the dark.
Michael Flanagan
dawn flows up
pressing night and the silence
into tomorrow
Kelli Geopfert
Sad beauty spills on
eyes grown shrouded and empty
the virgin reclines
Adrian Villarreal
Windmills and arms
rotate around,
giving life to a dying world
H. Edgar Hix
Dandelion lovers
are unimpressed by
the armory of roses.
Christa Planko
Leaden clouds hang low,
heavy grey thoughts downweighing
drops trailing my cheek.
Mia Altamira
Whisper me the nightfall
Damp between dusk and dawn
Panting with stars
Susan Schmidlin
Alongside the tranquil water
Troubles of the day
Float slowly away from me
Marie Gaspari
Old roses climb the broken fence
Clothesline abandoned to afternoon sun
And everywhere the scent of the sea
Jackie Maugh Robinson
Comes aspinning
Your pastel strands
O dawn weaver