a soft whisper
giggling
kept secrets

or

in the dark
sisters giggling
kept secrets

in the dark
sisters whisper
secrets

Marica Gordon

alone feeling grief
together feeling nothing
I choose grief

or

alone, feeling grief
together feeling nothing
ah . . . alone

Jenifer Hagen

hot summer day
elderly dark skinned man
rows of cotton

or

hot summer day
elderly dark skinned man
remembers rows of cotten

Dee Wood

children playing
he is studying
for the future

or

children playing loudly
Dad studying
for the future

mother-son
nothing in common
unconditional love

or

(needs an image and place context)

in the hall
son passes mother
nothing     but unconditional love

Marcia Gordon

cold and silent
rows of stones
stories of those buried beneath

or

rows of stones
cold and silent
stories of those buried beneath

Willa Heath

redeye flight
the fragrant smell
of home

or

(don't change it!)

or

redeye flight home
the fragrant smell
of dawn

redeye flight
the fragrant smell
of home
the young beauty
awaits her man

Marcia Gordon & Josh Lane

staring at the canvas
paintbrush in hand
nothing

or

I stare at the canvas
paintbrush in hand
nothing

Willa Heath

splashing waves
stinging
the cries of children

or

ocean waves
stinging their eyes—
the cries of children

ocean waves
stinging their eyes
children cry

Marica Gordon