&

in the hot tub's light
a drowned moth
awkward conversation

Erika Lee Williams, Kansas

whale songs . . .
when did we stop
talking

Bud Cole, New Jersey

story hour
the lean of first graders
for the turn of the page

Wanda D. Cook, Massachusetts

pruning
the bonsai . . .
my knotty life

Charlotte Digregario, Illinois

in the raw
on the floot
half shells

Jayne Miller, Wisconsin

leaves changing . . .
the river
          lets me be who I am

Francine Banwarth, Iowa

new widow
the jello
not quite set

Erik Linzbach, Arizona

deafening rain
we talk of the dead
in whispers

LeRoy Gorman, Ontario

night cicadas
all through the hours
if only if only

Renée Owen, California