An old skald leaves his mortal coil —
aurora borealis over the fjords
~Oliver Kleyer
fog-breath dawn
following the downhill tracks
of
liver scars
~John
Hawkhead
Hamburg Main Station —
a lonely locomotive
in search of a train
~Oliver Kleyer
carnival freakshow
performers gape at
their audience
~John J. Dunphy
Unfiltered
Night after night
they place their drink orders
with me
Some ask for a special beer
others opt for martinis
I nod my understanding
but I serve everybody’s
evening meds with tap water
~Roberta Beach Jacobson
full moon
my horoscope suggests
emotional awareness
~Debarati Sen
landing gear deploys—
homing pigeon
nests
~James Penha
coordinated apples raining old triads
~J. D. Nelson
first fish friend hardness of quartz
~J. D. Nelson
hard
part a cave inside of a cave
~J. D. Nelson
Spring noon
the koel and I wait
for the biopsy report
~Debarati Sen
'Keep your chloroplast,
Otherwise...' nosology to
Jaundiced blood.
~Partha Sarkar
pablum, pablum!
hyped
analyzed
synopsized
~dan smith
the trouble is soup scarf
~J. D. Nelson
time
in the time of time
~J. D. Nelson
