1

window open
the wind says go
so I go

Shinta Koganezawa

2

no one talks
he passes me a snack
like always

Shinta Koganezawa

3

stringer of fish
none of them hatching
an escape plan

Randy Brooks

4

nowhere to be
my dog looks back
just to check

Shinta Koganezawa

5

big band dance
the loosened bowtie
of the trumpet

Randy Brooks

6

headlights on . . .
slowly the funeral cars
run the red light

Randy Brooks

7

she walks away
I stand and wait
for one more wave

Jim Wilkerson

8

the same smell
as last spring   but
one voice is gone

Jim Wilkerson

9

everyday sirens—
the hidden
crosswalk

Eden Niebrugge

10

nighttime horrors—
from rural silence
to screeching cars

Eden Niebrugge

11

hand on the handle;
overhearing the conclusion
of her family

Eden Niebrugge

12

labradoodle eyes shift
with every plate noise
an intent beggar

Jim Wilkerson

13

kite in the sky—
pulled by the wind
and some part of me

Shinta Koganezawa

14

the kick of a ball
children laugh
recess

Helana Swenson

15

a singular painting
in plexiglass
a long line

Helana Swenson

16

car ride
she pretends
to be asleep

Helana Swenson

17

evening light—
he shifts his reel
I copy without asking

Shinta Koganezawa

18

summer path—
the dog runs ahead
like he knows the way

Shinta Koganezawa