two
love birds
sitting on a branch

new life hatched
down the road

Alexa Duncan

long lost time
made up in five
minutes

to find out . . .
you're married

Jasmine Gregory

unbridled laughter
knock
knock

the man’s knees
first date

Alexa Duncan

summer night
a bon fire
chat

fireflies in the distance
making their own light

Daniel Koffman

eating alone
good food
still hungry

I caress
the life inside of mme

Briana Curtis

one end and the other
together they tighten
the rope

a bond
never to be broken

Briana Curtis

laced fingers and nervous lips
just lean in
first kiss . . .

missed
her eye I kissed

Jasmine Gregory

summer night
a bon fire
chat

fireflies in the distance
making their own light

Christa Hunt

blood red knuckles
stan the wall
she exhales

a weight lifted
i'm free

Jasmine Gregory

one end and the other
together they tighten
the rope

the widower watches
clutching an old photograph

Christa Hunt

ready or not,
the time is unstoppable
train

time flies down the tracks
scattering doves

Emily Holthaus

one end and the other
together they tighten
the rope

the widower watches
clutching an old photograph

Daniel Koffman

mourning dove spreads wings
maybe divorce would be best

split apart
the wood used to kindle fire

Emily Holthaus

I talk to the puppy
an attempt to
swallow my sorrow

my beloved girl
left me behind

Rakan Algatani

the salty kiss
toes curl
in the sunrise

the old man
stares at the horizon

Mackenzie Larrick

one end and the other
together they tighten
the rope

stinging hands
search for ice

Mackenzie Larrick

one end and the other
together they tighten
the rope

knots tied
the mother calls out for dinner

Emily Holthaus

I talk to the puppy
an attempt to
swallow my sorrow

as my beloved girl
left me behind

Teresa Brase