Afternoon of December 17, 2025

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

Rolled

 


 

Christmas list

again she asks

for the moon

~Anne Fox




Survival


year-to-year lease

month-to-month phone

week-to-week groceries

day-to-day life

~Roberta Beach Jacobson

 



high heels the sensation of standing


~Maya Daneva

 

 


broken bagpipe the struggle to breathe

~Maya Daneva




old cello the sounds of a new moon


~John Pappas




moth light the half-life of certainty

~John Pappas




winter break

frozen in a puddle

a math worksheet

~John Pappas




water cooler talk —

on monday morning

the weekend killings

~John Pappas




deep freeze

the chatbot suggests

suicide

~John Pappas




In and out

Lulling of the waves

Tomorrow’s echo

~Sarah Mahina Calvello





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Berried

 

Afternoon of December 16, 2025



Climate refugees

put climate of hate

behind them.


~Jeffrey Taylor




treading water

our bed the liferaft

we float away on

~John Hawkhead




denominations

saint nick’s only allegiance

to the almighty dollar

~Jerome Berglund




roman umpire

~Jerome Berglund




deciduous

we've all gotten

repulsive

~Jerome Berglund




Where?


Where should we keep faith on the statesmen without fear?

In the coffin.


~Partha Sarkar




holiday parade

canceled

fears of ice


~Kimberly Kuchar




first snow melt

I slowly reveal my

new pronouns

~Colleen M. Farrelly




Dreams in circles

Running around the moon

Curving impulses

~Sarah Mahina Calvello




It’s just time

Spiral within spiral

Thoughts with no end


~Sarah Mahina Calvello



Order Rice and Beans by Jerome Berglund (at cost)