careful steps
on creaky floors
mom can't know

Brendan Menacher

blizzard . . .
a family sits
sipping warm tea

Trevor Greenwood

song bird
the road to hell
for the two of us

Tristan Gammell

flapping wings
cut peacefully
through the canvas

Trevor Greenwood

curving road
peas in a pod
lopsided infatuation

heavy ocean waves
conquered
by steady strokes

Trevor Greenwood

parallel universe
black and white
a rabbit hole

Tristan Gammell

a lonely snowflake
paints the rusted truck
the house is quiet

Brendan Menacher

fluffy ears
waging tail
best friend’s forever

Lucy Koger

after the argument white petals blow by

Trevor Greenwood

burning bloody knees
ignored good sportsmanship
stolen championship

Lucy Koger

shifting gears
the car sputters . . .
out of gas

Brendan Menacher

music blaring
with muffled swears
he readies himself

Brendan Menacher

humid 98-degree heat
muscles stretching
warrior pose of power

green juice
raw eggs
trying not to vomit

Lucy Koger

in my bed
a monster
my biggest fear

Jasmine Clark

bike tires screeching
spraying gravel
skinned knees

Brendan Menacher

engine's drone
tubes skip like rocks
over the lake

stormy night
no home to go to
no bed

Diata Drayton

a velvet dress
a gentle beat
a memorable night

Jasmine Clark

dramatic
full of unexpected twists
a piece of candy

Jasmine Clark

water splashing
children yell and giggle
life guard whistle

rainy day
the kids play
in the puddles

foggy morning
running to the bus
for school

Diata Drayton

my life
still someone’s
idea

Tristan Gammell

fresh cut grass
with painted lines
the whistle blows

Brendan Menacher

the sidewalk a glaze
I glide
I no longer stand

Jasmine Clark

in the forest
hurried steps,
a quiet bark

all changes
season to season
it never lasts