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widow
shelling beans
from another's garden

Merrill Ann Gonzales, Connecticut

first frost
the heavy stillness
of green tomatoes

Jennifer Gomoll Popolis, Illinois

weekend walkabout
second guessing
a fork in the road

Curtis Dunlap, North Carolina

economy in a slump
the near empty ballpark
gets a home run

LeRoy Gorman, Ontario

windowless classroom
we talk about thinking
outside the box

Yu Chang, New York

the shape
of a homeless sleeper
graveyard twilight

Terry O'Connor, Ireland

the nature trail
disappearing into
his loud complaints

Robert Epstein, California