Morning of November 5, 2023

 

  gentle breeze blows

cold upon my neck–

stepping through a ghost

~Jennifer Gurney



under garage door

is guy trapped half-in

or half-out

~Roberta Beach Jacobson



the song was sung long ago

the echo still remains

of voices faint and far off

I do not know the words

~Ann Christine Tabaka



searching for your heart in the hayloft

~Patricia Hawkhead



trembling time wound tight enough to show, don’t tell

~Mark Gilbert



two in the morning

I am awake

I must write


three in the afternoon

I am drained

the ink ran dry

~Ann Christine Tabaka



glistening temptation

I drink from the source

with cupped hands

my muse

played by an actress

~Mark Gilbert



the trees are barren–

reminding me

of me

~Jennifer Gurney


Boredom

 

The man,

bored with

life, drooped like

a wilting flower

unwatered and left to dry out

on a windowsill, blinds drawn in lunar eclipse.

~Steve Gerson



Autumn, will you stop?

The leaves fall; the clock turns back.

But the leaves still fall.

~Noah Berlatsky



superhero


fly in

give the presentation

take questions

have a beer

fly out

~Mark Gilbert



clouds stately & silent

my migraine

squirming & slithery

~Mark Gilbert

Our Pushcart Prize Nominations for Poetry

Pushcart Prize Poetry Nominations

from Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (Poems published during 2023)


I’m a Mural by Jay Passer

 

Baby Dalí by Kelly Moyer

 

Fairy Tales by Gabriel Bates


Sing Gone by Nolcha Fox


49 Cents Change by Keith Snow


Untitled (first line at least two years) by Patrick Sweeney