June 2016
Selectors: Amanda Joy, Meryl Manoy, Rose van Son & Gary De Piazzi
Submissions Manager: Gary De Piazzi
Contributors:
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filling an open boat moonlight and shadow
over the sandbar sunset comes in waves
a kitten’s blue eyes hazy afternoon
Simon Hanson. Queensland, Australia
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grandpa’s well
as I pump the handle
old pipes moan
rosary beads
each one
another thought
ayaz daryl nielsen. Longmont, Colorado.
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backyard footy –
dog punctures
the first bounce
Marietta Jane McGregor, ACT
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rain storm
a hundred pins
find my flesh
midnight dream
the memory of something
in the recycle bin
the last of the old clothes
autumn leaves
Gary Colombo De Piazzi
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your breath
on the back of my neck
wisps of cloud
Tash Adams
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away from home –
I put the sodden pillow
out to dry
Vandana Parashar
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summer creek –
so much space
between the willows
Julian O’Dea, Canberra
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snow on snow
the silence between us
growing heavier
one pool of gold
after another –
summer sunset
sea breeze –
the rise and fall
of girls’ laughter
Chen-ou Liu
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moonlight
through the shutters
a donkey brays
David He Zhuanglang. No. 1 High School, Gansu Province. China
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yesterday’s rain
the swallow’s beak
dips into the puddle
footprints
on the creek bed
hold the rain
Madurai Pillai
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a square of sun
in the breakfast room
marmalade tabby – Commended
new apartments
where the gumtrees stood –
migrating flocks
Jan Dobb. Canberra
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strewn clouds
raindrops threaded
on pine needles
Gavin Austin, Sydney
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beach vacation –
the tyre marks
of an ice cream cart
first light
the cabin walls creaking
with hoarfrost
Cynthia Rowe
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abandoned garden
green green
then the nasturtium
his step
on lemon thyme
surprise visit
Alanna C. Burke, Santa Fe, New Mexico. USA – Commended
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rural path –
wandering into
a spider web
Samantha Sirimanne Hyde
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mother’s day
a monarch lays
her eggs
Cliff “kawazu” Roberts, Sherman, Texas
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fly fishing
a rainbow arcs across
evening
first crocus
the grey stubble
on his chin
Debbie Strange
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still dawn
magpies sound
the alarm
pebble garden
dove finds
a stray seed
Margaret Ferrell
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saturday night
crushing garlic again
Matt Hetherington
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black witch moth –
the milky way stretching
over my palm
Rajandeep Garg. India
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