Afternoon of May 2, 2023

dollhouse

my sister locks me

in the basement

~Daipayan Nair

quantization

the sunset begins

to pixelate

~Joshua St. Claire

Whenever trees freeze

I find words on their leaves.

~Bob Nimmo

demanding

to see his wife

man pounds and kicks

on the locked door at

the battered women's shelter

~John J. Dunphy

inner space

the place where

ideas are born

~Jennifer Gurney

aristocrap

~Joshua St. Claire

cold yesterday yet the stepping stones

~Minal Sarosh

postage stamp sky

letters

to forever

~Edward Cody Huddleston

Fleeing clouds

They did not come to war

They are the messengers

~Chineloromiheom Calista

after the battle

finding his friend

in pieces

~Stephanie Zepherelli

Juneteenth celebration

keynote speaker

concludes his address

by holding up

a broken chain

~John J. Dunphy

 

Morning of April 28, 2023

lost in thought

the fish

named after you

~Kelly Moyer

Cool spring breeze

clears the illusion

of this ephemeral world

~Steve Van Allen

giant panda divide

~Roberta Beach Jacobson

The tree shadow

Is scattered

I think

In spots.

~Noah Berlatsky

Once

you read the label

you know

the can of soup

contains 45%

of your daily sodium

Go ahead

buy two

~Roberta Beach Jacobson

Ratty looking bird, rough break

out of an egg?

some mornings, I know how she feels

~Steve Van Allen

short straws appointing my successor

~Kelly Moyer

loading zone dandelions for the afterlife

~Kelly Moyer