walking down the sidewalk
opposite directions
but neither knew

walking down the sidewalk
in opposite directions
neither knew

going down the sidewalk
further and further apart
neither knew

walking
in opposite directions
neither knew

pass on the sidewalk
opposite directions
neither knew

opposite directions
neither knew . . .
disappearing down the sidewalk

disappearing down the sidewalk
opposite directions
neither knew

Katelyn Rumph

boys pretend to smoke
with the frosty air
old movies with dad

boys smoke
the frosty air
yellow bus comes

frosty air
boys fake smoke
old movies with dad

boys smoke
with the frosty air
snowy street lights

boys fake smoke
with cold air
Dad's old movies

old movies with dad
boy reenacts
the film

boys pretend to smoke
the frosty air
old movies with dad

Nic Sanders

fuzzy slippers
warm cocoa
good night’s sleep

fuzzy slippers
pouring a cup of warm cocoa
for a good night’s sleep

fuzzy slippers
with warm cocoa
peaceful sleep

fuzzy slippers
cuddled with cocoa
for winter's night's sleep

good night's sleep
warm slippers
hot cocoa

fuzzy slippers
warm cocoa
for a good night’s sleep

Austyn Krueger

frozen pond
child’s breath across the sky
fish

child's breath across the sky
fish swim
in a frozen pond

Alex Cardascio

frozen fish
beneath a pond
a child's breath

movie
can’t pay attention
I feel his heart beat

movie night
close my eyes
foreign heartbeat

throughout the movie
I lose the plot
in his heart beat

action movie
I lose the plot
in his heart beat

Nicole Koch

action movie
but can't pay attention
I feel his heart beat

movie
feeling his heart beat
I can't pay attention

no attention
in the theater
I feel his heart beating

in the theatre
can't pay attention
feel his heart beating

the child lifts her head
to make her breath
a train

a train
the child lifts
her head to make a cloud

the child lifts her head
as her breath becomes
a train

snow day
the child lifts her head
to make her breath a train

winter night
a child makes her breath
a train

the child lifts her head
to breathe
a train

snow day
she lifts her head to make
her breath a train

the child lifts her head
her breath becomes
a train

Eve Greenwell

a train
the child lifts her head
to breath

frictionless blades
bruised bottoms
a frozen lake

skating lessons
hated bruised bottoms
against the warm car seat

frictionless blades
bruised bottoms from
a frozen lake

a frozen lake
frictionless blades
heading home with bruised bottoms

kettle on the stove
the fire crackles
with reassurance

Kyler Fear

a forgotten kettle
the fire crackles
reflected in her glass eyes

reassurance
a kettle whistles
the fire crackles

bells in the distance
church or sleigh?
jingle all the way

Kendall Kott

bells in the distance
hoofs in snow
jingle all the way

in the distance
church bells ringing
jingle all the way

bells in the distance
as the road glistens
jingle all the way

bells in the distance
a horse drawn sleigh
jingles all the way

bells in the distance
a child awaits
jingle all the way

bells in the distance
ring away the night
jingle all the way

bells in the distance
I look up at the sky
jingle all the way

Midnight Mass'
bells in the distance
jingle all the way

strangers houses
     lumpy beds
     too tired to care

a stranger's house
lumpy bed
filled with children

a stranger's house
from nightmare
to dream

a stranger's house
peaceful sleep on
lumpy beds

stranger's bed
lumpy
too tired to care

Lexy Bieber

a stranger's house
with lumpy beds
too tired to care

strange house
lumpy bed
too tired to toss and turn

lumpy beds
in a stranger's house
too tired to matter