Afternoon of May 22, 2024


 

 

 

 

 

 

The Commitmentphobe

~Kelly Moyer 

Photography available here


 





 summer squall

a sudden flurry

of fast food napkins

~John Pappas




Manunggul jar ferries a soul

to the land of the dead

~Fhen M.




forgotten veteran of a

forgotten war buried in a

forgotten cemetery

~John J. Dunphy




closing time

barfly exits through

the restroom door

~John J. Dunphy




he escapes by sea

she adjusts

her monogram

~Roberta Beach Jacobson




pauper's burial

his eulogy delivered

by cicadas

~John J. Dunphy




dinner at the mall

savoring leftovers

from trash cans

~Surya Nes




white clover

the field fills with

the om of bees

~John Pappas




picnic for two

now three…

the robber fly

~Elliot Diamond




evening chill

on the welcome sign

faded paint

~John Pappas




I think I could be happy

if only I had no ambitions.

But here too I have failed.

~Noah Berlatsky




the fiercest of battles

may the best dragon win

~Roberta Beach Jacobson




he pledges his

allegiance to the spice rack—

deviled eggs

~David Cox




a self-inflicted hidden agenda

~Patrick Sweeney




wait, what am I trying to say?

~Fhen M.




people who think they know a short cut

~Patrick Sweeney




funeral hymn the dust on model planes

~John Pappas




she has me on a 30-second delay

~Patrick Sweeney




once upon a twice

~Roberta Beach Jacobson




it's really all just an excuse for woolgathering

~Patrick Sweeney












The Construct

~Kelly Moyer 

Photography available here

 

 



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