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sunflowers
you’ll levitate when
you no longer need to
Michelle Tennison
Blackwood, NJ |
waiting for word from you last summer’s lavender
Robert Piotrowski
Mississauga, ON |
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funeral service
the comment of an infant
fills the church
William Hart
Montrose, CA |
the way open
in all directions
wild snapdragons
Allan Burns
Colorado Springs, CO |
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blackout siren—
the toddler’s grip
tightens on my breast
Arvinder Kaur
Chandigarh, India |
wedding kiss
my mother somewhere
in the wings
Roberta Beary
Bethesda, MD |
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sweet corn stand
teenagers stretch out
in a pickup truck
Tim Happel
Iowa City, IA |
six bullets the absence of color
Jim Warner
Knoxville, TN |
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fallen leaves . . .
the way the trail
takes us back
Padma Thampatty
Wexford, PA |
refrigerator magnets
all the places
her friends have been
Patty Hardin
Long Beach, WA |
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tea service
all the flavors
I’ll never be
Aubrie Cox
Knoxville, TN |
deep in the woods
a swallowtail
takes the lead
Brad Bennett
Arlington, MA |
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at the bar
wishing she were a C note
he could spend
Marian Olson
Santa Fe, NM |
onion skin
I open myself
to the rain
Bill Pauly
Asbury, IA |
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