&

winter moon
the silver
of returning smelts

Jacquie Pearce

the moment I know
I've gone too far
freezing drizzle

Ignatius Fay

town hall meeting
I sit my sarcasm
in the back row

Sandi Pray

day-moon
she decides
to hyphenate

Jennifer Hambrick

midnight thunder
I inch closer
to his snore

Ferris Gilli

the doorbell rings
all the ways we are
not home

Valorie Broadhurst Woerdehoff

what to do
with the thyme that's left—
herb garden

Terri L. French

our lived experience in the bins on the curb

George Swede

pen pal letter
back when we were
mean girls

Kerry J. Heckman

column of ants
no one here goes
by that name

Cherie Hunter Day

blue hyacinth
the granddaughters discover
my wildflower guide

Reneé Owen

campfire smoke
drifting back
to once

Scott Mason

twilight
i turn the plum
before taking a bite

Joyce Clement

hands too shaky
to hold her granddaughter—
field stubble

P M F Johnson

autumn leaves
the sound a deer
doesn't make

Bryan Rickert

canyon bottom
none of my daydreams
work here

Agnes Eva Savich