1

a canceled class
i sleep in
my professor’s tragedy

Shania Yumol

2

trees
bronchial networks
inflate my lungs

Sav Stringer

3

goose pond
the elderly woman
walks her flock

Sav Stringer

4

my face wrinkles
as you talk—
so smelly

Shania Yumol

5

saw you in the kitchen
looking for a snack
late night talk

Shania Yumol

6

sunlight breaks
an involuntary smile 
breaks, too

Sav Stringer

7

Earl Grey
fogs up
my phone

Eden Niebrugge

8

tapping keys
before the clock strikes 12
everyone elsel asleep

Ender Ford

9

children splash
wet clothes never drying
in the rain

10

a coffee spill
darkens the pages
their scrapbook

Helana Swenson

11

frozen pond
traps the fish
liberates the skaters

Helana Swenson

12

a blanket of birds
blot the sky
bailing hay till sunset

Jim Wilkerson

13

freezing air
their red cheeks
cool down

Helana Swenson

14

two boys
playing jacks
caterpillar pauses

Jim Wilkerson

15

sun tea trickles
over ice cubes
bird bath shakes

Jim Wilkerson

16

collection of floating
twigs; the view from
my bedroom window

17

floral decor
can’t hide
cold, white walls

Eden Niebrugge

18

her lamp
a new shadow across
the artwork

Eden Niebrugge

20

Sunday night
dark room is
too cold

21

boiling water
enlivens the stove
roommate dinner

Sav Stringer