Morning of June 25, 2024

 

we’ve rolled together

bounced off each other a few times

but eventually settled

in this U-shaped valley

where the stream meanders to the sea

~Mark Gilbert


 

 

all this dusk burning my story

~Tiffany Elise




solstice or the inferno of same same

~Tiffany Elise




'Glacier is dead...'

Frightens the human stomach

The last message

From the river

For farming.

~Partha Sarkar




security


that gorgeous jazz

my bank plays me

to placate me soothe me

calm me down

distract me convince me

everything’s going to be fine

 

If you would like to hear ambient birdsong instead of jazz music please press 1 now.

~Mark Gilbert




I once saw bound bouquets

of blue roses at a market

as a child

so many years ago

that now it feels like

it was another person

puzzling over their indigo petals

~Simon Kaeppeli




now heavy reading

the paperback beach novel

drenched by the tide

~John J. Dunphy




Urban design



Polished streets

Streamlined for efficient traffic

Darkened windows fail to catch the eye

Nothing to see here

A homeless man is ushered away

Lest he would make people think

~Simon Kaeppeli




god’s waiting room

a crossword puzzle

with the easy ones

already filled in

by somebody else

in the queue

~Mark Gilbert




I list

my car for sale –

very same day

check engine light

comes on

~Jennifer Gurney




and maybe it was too hard


for you

to stop the ivy

from spreading

from choking off

the oak

~Tiffany Elise




don’t ask —                                                       i will end up saying  
                                          
                      yes to everything

~Rupa Anand

 

 


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