September 2016
Selectors: Coral Carter, Amanda Joy, Rose van Son, Matt Hetherington and Gary De Piazzi
Contributors:
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memorial benches –
I choose one with no names
to watch the river
retired
the ferry barely leaves
a wake
Richard Stevenson, Canada
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spring solstice –
heavy clouds marking
unripe peaches
Goran Gatalica, Croatia
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cherry picking –
shades of love
in her blush
Kumarendra Mallick, Hyderabad. India
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pissing in the wind
our tomcat sprays
the roses
David J. Kelly, Dublin, Ireland
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moon penny –
in the shadows
glowing white
indian summer –
still in the fields she wrings out
her red bandana
Pat Geyer
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grove of olives
stirred by the wind
a Martini waits
Barry Sanbrook
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party unicorn
my dad at the barbecue
his hat on the skew
Nicola Scholes
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drifting mist
a swan swims
from cloud to cloud
ploughed fields –
the lines in his face
etch deeper
Martha Magenta. England, UK
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five hour road trip
no closer
to her
octopus
along the fishing line
one sucker then another
Gary Colombo De Piazzi
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dirty words
in the kitchen
mother stirring
Jan Napier
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cold snap
winter poetry
feeds the fire
open windows
sweep the house
first spring day
Alanna C. Burke, Santa Fe, NM. USA
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pine forest
a beam of flashlight
leads us out
night market
all eyes on
the furry coat
Anthony Q. Rabang. Vigan City, Philippies
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noon
a swan on one leg
half asleep
Jan Dobb. Canberra, Australia
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desert gingko
the pen won’t work
summer afternoon –
a broom leans against a tree
Matt Hetherington
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family picnic
the river parting
around sunlit rocks
visiting rights
the sky between two
branches
Gavin Austin. Sydney. Australia
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gingko walk –
the cold greeting
of a bird shit
Adjei Agyei-Baah
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setting sun
trees by the lake
on the lake
Margaret Ferrell
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letting
the lipstick tube
roll under the bed
Julian O’Dea. Canberra
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shelf clouds
a scare crow leans
against wind
Debbie Strange. Winnipeg, Canada
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harvest moon
the kitchen fills
with fruit flies
Nika. Victoria, BC, Canada
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scent of rain –
sunlight sparkles off
a lightning rod
winter sunset
at the bottom of the box
bits of crayon
Theresa A. Cancro. USA
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frost on the grass
the night’s chill holds
its sheen
Cynthia Rowe
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homebound –
frog jumps back
into the well
Aparna Pathak, (India)
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birthday candles
I blow out
my regrets
Debbi Antebi
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roof holes
letting
the morning in
Gabriele Cavallo
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grass bends – tips in sun
falling bark
insect rising
wailing child –
only a bird turns
Julie Watts
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among my things
carefully wrapped
mouse shit
Duncan Richardson
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a tiki bar
bans facial tattoos
Sanna Peden
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skateboard
everyone looks up
Scott-Patrick Mitchell
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