country music
hot summer night
chilled lemonade

Luke Bryan
on a hot summer night
chilled lemonade

Anna Marie Abbate

clip clop clip clop—
strutting through the hallway
at grandma and grandpa’s

clip clop clip clop—
strutting through the hallway
in grandma’s heels

Lindsey Williams

car is packed
gathering in the home
see you soon

car packed for school
hugs and kisses
see you soon

gathering in home
packed car
see you soon

car packed for school
hugs and kisses at the front door
see you soon

Karlee VanDeVelde

moon full
eerie night
bats fly

a full moon
over the cemetery
bats scatter

a full moon
in the night
bats scatter

eerie full moon night
bats
fly

eerie full moon night
           bats
                       wings

bat wings across
the full moon
eerie night

bats fly
across a full moon
eerie night

a full moon over a cemetery
bats scatter

Simone Griffis

clay dried to the floor
furrowed brow
wet hands create

clay dried to the floor
she furrows a brow
in clay

Rachel Ives

sterilization
goose egg
wet mothers shoulder

swinging horse wins
goose egg

Alex Dorchinecz

clock runs down with three seconds left
she lets go
and she scored the winning shot

three seconds left
to score the winning shot—
                               swish

she lets go
three      seconds      left
the winning shot

Anna Marie Abbate

clock runs down
a hero emerges
as she lets go

three     two     one
the winning shot

curled up in bed
kitten sleeping close
TV flickering in the background

curled up in bed
kitten sleeping close
TV flickering in the background

TV flickers kitten purrs
curled up in bed

Tory Hennessey

the rug moves again
new kitten
attacking frays

the rug moves
again kitten
attacking frays

Jess Brooks

on the driveway with papa
taking turns
making vanilla ice cream

taking turns on the driveway
old fashioned ice cream

Tory Hennessey

old closet doors
filled with clothes and shoes
that are too big for you

closet doors ajar
grandma’s clothes—
dressing up

Lindsey Williams

trickling river
small fish surround feet
shells glimmer

the stream rolls past my feet
shells glimmer
as fish surround

Rachel Ives