first senryu
a flea lands between
fragment & phrase
~Cezar Ciobica
I wanted my legs
to take me somewhere else.
But the cat sat on them.
That has to be good enough.
~Noah Berlatsky
Nepal
Idol—
a tailorbird’s monsoon wail
subdues him
~Tejendra Sherchan
polluting our planet assigned gender balloons
~Roberta Beach Jacobson
a bob-weave
for the camera
Nessie
~Roberta Beach Jacobson
safety pins
and stardust
Ziggy, Iggy
Hoagy and Bix
~dan smith
Routine
At birth, when the doctor slapped me,
I yawned, I haven't caught up since
I work night shift. I'm so tired I take a nap
before I go to bed.
When I wake up, the bags under my eyes have bags, have bags...
~Keith Snow
foster care child
her third home
this year
~John J. Dunphy
Echoes of You
Your singing has become my alarm,
karaoke, blasting songs in the shower as I desperately cover my ears.
I would wave hi to your friends, me an old grandma,
trying to be cool.
Your 3 shades of lip gloss, never-matching pairs of socks,
and pink backpack covered in grass can always be spotted around our house,
Leaving a trail like Hansel and Gretel back to your room.
But
now I wake up to silence, a spotless room
where nothing covers the carpet, and a dry, empty shower.
Maybe I miss those loud mornings.
~Karen Lee
bamboo thicket
behind the high school
scattered bones
~David C. Kopaska-Merkel
Blockhead
Pinocchio fell victim
to the wood beetles' lust;
dust spurting from a myriad adits,
he collapsed at his father's door,
but that is not dead, etc; automaton,
wayward robot carved from wood,
he rose again, riddled with scars,
but a real boy at last.
~David C. Kopaska-Merkel
cautiously a lizard
crosses the road...
run over frog beside
~Tejendra Sherchan
Overseas
Is there no one who truly cares for me?
I can see the stars all the way from here
Shining just the way I like
I have faith in what I see
I feel your whisper across the sea
Another moment passing by
It’s
okay, we’re the best of friends
~Olivia Park
Grass
Routes to Victory
tennis match psychic
predicts Wimbledon winner
net prophet
~John H. Dromey
along train route
hidden messages
in
spray-painted curves
~Patricia Carragon
AGING WOUNDS
familial
laughter—
elbow
pressure
applied
to aging wounds
~Andrew Buckner
flagpole without a flag
a national anthem without singers
~Fhen M.
a rose is a rose
a
house is a house
logic is an interesting subject
~Fhen M.
helpless
an ugly feeling
comfort but no answers
a powerful hug
but brittle future
~Rae Greenwood
This
Is Where
This is where an innocent man visited,
stuck with thoughts, considerations, and feelings
This is where many face edges and nails through their skins
Screaming in excruciating pain
This is where one’s item disappears from their car in a minute
This is where one can lose oneself after touching a dollar on the street
This is where red is the color that is seen the most everywhere
This is where many want homes
This is where street food is common
This
is where cheering is scarce
~Sean Kim
My superpower
is getting
out of bed
~Nolcha Fox
My Night
Fog patches
Occasional drizzle
Occasional pain
Very poor at times
0330 now rising
Showers
Becoming very rough
or high later
~Ann Smith
a flea crushed at the end of dad's death poem
~Cezar Ciobica
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