Category: Issue 24.1

flowering myrtle
the world…

as if all wrongs
could be …

season opener
the beer man…

beach meditation
the mantra…

in the place
past all emotions…

an orphan
chooses her birthday…

earth hour
the warmth of …

sent home
affairs in order…

snow-covered logs
right…

early spring
a slow white…

stepping stones
the safe…

dating profile
 she searches

…

spritz of perfume
in her …

photo album
dusting off…

Reminiscences

I just finished…

the tendrils
of a mermaid’s…

an albatross
on every shoreline…

feral tide the trash we feed…

the lee side
of a wreck
beach…

all the shades
of a curlew’s…

humpback whale!
for a split-second…

desert vista
bowled over…

dipping into
the color scale…

fishing lodge stories
everything…

retirement party
sharing…

as immortal
as possible…

childfree
she lends me
her…

family stories…
so many …

cavelight someone else’s…

Footnote

In college, I took…

moving day
a kitten sways…

still on the shelf
a skipping…

violin busking
Vivaldi’s…

a dollar held
out the car …

Urban sunrise
the garbage…

tarpaulins
in the evening…

end-stage…
the scent of …

nocturne without benefit…

moon garden
fragrance seeps…

wild iris
a letter in an envelope…

Monet’s lilies
a …

painting
by numbers
AI

 …

mixing
the stolen crypto…

up early
the day moon
for …

vacation rental
no prior…

end of a long drive
the cool…

storm alert –
the sound of…

tornado siren
a black nose…

morning rain
the bronc rider…

a green lacewing
on the torn…

flying west
the sun sets …

refugees everywhere . . …

scattered
where she wanted…

holding hands
his tremor…

misting flowers
my late …

first blossom
to droop
birthday…

as old as I
the mirror
desilvering…

revealing
my true age
hotel…

year of the dragon
some fire…

mead moon
tracing his highland…

beachcombing
within the…

returning them
for more …

monarchs returning to pure…

Summer romance
a firefly…

summer clouds
the taiko …

before it’s too late-flowering…

sudden sun
the window-stunned…

drizzling glaze
on the orange…

keeping pace
with summer…

late winter
the thump of …

no birds calling
a shiver…

raven atop
the towering …

my son learns
what it means…

big dipper, little dipper…

sharp-edged dune grass…

first snow
some pills
are…

ripping duct tape the sound…

the talk
of the town
blue …

chill in the air—
leaves …

feeling a chill
the scarlet…

I shake the sand
out of my …