Afternoon of June 16, 2023

midnight

a wide-eyed cuckoo

startles the moon

~Robert Witmer

the sun

at the edge of the mind

uranium

~Robert Witmer

reflected

in her eyes

heat lightning

~Linda L Ludwig

carousel

my whisper in horse’s ear . . .

off we go

~Roberta Beach Jacobson

old Times Square wonder

Professor Heckler’s Circus

harnessed fleas do stunts

~James Penha

mottled leaves

on a pork pie hat

the busker's arpeggio

~Robert Witmer

the sundial shadows

our heavy hours

shepherd of doubt

~Robert Witmer

as floral stand cracks

I catch the bouquet

funeral flowers

~Roberta Beach Jacobson

rain walk

the fishmonger balances

his yoke

~Daipayan Nair

first periods —

     granny says 

    I have grown up

~Debarati Sen

bitter

clumps of seaweed

voodoo moon

~Roberta Beach Jacobson

Washing up

Gently on the surface

Pelican waves

~Jennifer Gurney

Fly carefully cleans

wings and face

we both look

        out the window

~Steve Van Allen

Evening of June 14, 2023

wormhole

a frog jumps into

another dimension

~Joshua St. Claire

The Five French Fleas (retold)

Five French fleas went swimming

but they couldn't swim (too much blood)

so un deux trois quatre (1 2 3 4) fleas

                      cinq (5).

             Five of 'em sank.

~Herb Kitson

holding their child

astronaut's spouse points to

the night sky

~John J. Dunphy

Ideal Reader

Read those

Poems quickly.

Don't let the meaning catch

You. The point is just to say you

Read them.

~Noah Berlatsky

It is likely

That I will hear your voice

In the dove's call

~Jennifer Gurney

sun and moon eclipse-sync

~John Hawkhead

sunset caught in amber resin

~John Hawkhead

in case of fire break out in song

~Joshua St. Claire

these poems about you broken tulips

~Joshua St. Claire