2nd grade
spelling champion
learning the language
of lymphoblastic
leukemia

fairygodmotherless

Susan Burch, USA

wildflower
on a lone brick
makeshift lingam

no is an answer too

Raghav Prashant Sundar, India & Shloka Shankar, India

—

the problem with retellings

playing
a cameo
in my own life

Raghav Prashant Sundar, India & Shloka Shankar, India

Split Sequences

In Search of What’s Missing

grey parrot

overcast day
my shadow still
trying to become

my best is not

in the dark
a dragonfly mourning
my past life

good enough

an anole
regenerating its tail
leaves skitter past

Hemapriya Chellappan, India & rs, USA

Stage 4

lightning strikes

the shock wave
behind the bright screen
biopsy

the family tree

round after round
the fading scent
of daffodils

splits

wide-winged
a spotted ladybug
on her lifeline

Richard L. Matta, USA

Insomnia

winter night . . .

cold moon rising—
I attempt to forget
ghosts of the past

walking faster than me

New Year’s resolutions
the lies I tell
myself

my own shadow

a dark alcove—
the inner child crouches
where no one sees

Christine L. Villa, USA & Hazel S. Hall, Australia

Rengay

They’re Playing Our Tune

youth
just a few
minuets ago

hands
on the hourglass

the fine clothes
that don’t fit
any more

swing
on the rails
of the charity shop

ragtime!
my heart skips a beat

a pair of scarecrows
tap dance
in the rain

Keith Evetts, United Kingdom and Ann Smith, United Kingdom

Meeting the Deductible

at last
meeting our deductible
winter solstice

then falling into
the donut hole

the push
to have the baby
this tax year

breastfeeding
definitely the less expensive
option

a two-day commitment
to cloth diapers

handmade quilts
from her baby shower
cover the crib

Julie Schwerin, USA & Angela Terry, USA

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