Afternoon of June 2, 2023

Late sun glows orange

on branches that twist

into nightmares

~Steve Van Allen

Civil

I live with a rude zombie

mumbling through the house

cutting me off as I talk

only apologies I hear

are mine, saying" I'm sorry

you stepped on me again"

I know she will slowly eat

my mind, I'm just asking

her to say please first, thanks, after...

~Keith Snow

the waistline of the hula hoop king when the Russians owned the moon

~Patrick Sweeney

minutes after the eclipse the whole moon to myself

~Patrick Sweeney

she's tinkering again with my static universe

~Patrick Sweeney

White knuckles and an acceptance of turbulence.

~Laurie Kuntz

Life decisions, based on clouds, mud, and flowers.

~Laurie Kuntz

evolving into beings that stare at screens

~Patrick Sweeney

In the summer

Every day feels like

The weekend

~Jennifer Gurney

garden party

taking bets

on the frog:

will it jump

or croak

~Wanda Amos

sharing space

I contemplate life

from the small room

two squares

or three

~Wanda Amos

Going back in time,

women fought for their own souls.

Here we go again.

~Angela Evans

between

a wail and a whimper

life

~Rupa Anand

Your gentle touch

To get my attention

Does

~Jennifer Gurney

waterfall

where I could never

think loud enough

~Ron Scully

historic postcards

the wire spinner squeals

backwards

~Ron Scully