&

    keeping us
in our thoughts
    steady rain

Gary Hotham

hey batta batta spring

Nicholas Mathiesen

at
the
base
of
a
redwood
lessons
on
perspective

GRIX

bayou breakfast
part of the jambalaya
still moving

Frank Higgins

first bloom
and the freedom
not to

Aaron Barry

Rust Belt town
only its bars
still open

John J. Dunphy

sunlight
through the chrysalis
my daughter's laughter

Joshua Gage

zero to sixty zucchini

Michele L. Harvey

starry night
unclasping
the little black dress

Jessica Malone Latham

scarred moon
I love who I am
with you

Vandana Parashar

muting
my microphone —
acid reflux

Stella Pierides

laid off —
my ass sinks into
the c(ouch)

Susan Burch

foreclosure —
the long shadow
of a daddy long-legs

Antoinette Cheung

curve of her ribs
twelve crescent moons
rise with each breath

Kat Lehman

nightfall
the runaway unfolds
her crayon map

John McManus

after fairy tales the never endings

Francine Banwarth

Sunflower
   always one
      taller than i

vincent tripi