June 2019
Selectors:Coral Carter, Rose van Son and Gary De Piazzi
Submissions Manager: Jaya Penelope
Contributors:
Debbi Antebi
Gavin Austin
Pitt Büerken
Alanna C Burke
Christina Chin
Gary Colombo De Piazzi
Goran Gatalica
David He
Louise Hopewell
Marilyn Humbert
William Keckler
Martha Magenta
John McManus
Jan Napier
Cynthia Rowe
Barry Sanbrook
Maureen Sexton
Tiffany Shaw-Diaz
Debbie Strange
Jahan Tyson
Elaine Wilburt
the touch
of a feather
endless ripples
folding the map
my childhood town
fits my palm
train window
the fingerprints
from past journeys
peppered moth
I too try to hide
in plain sight
Debbi Antebi
London, UK
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walking
into all the old places –
different faces
river song
the deep bass
of the falls
trailing kelp
footprints
on wet sand
whitening wave
a lone gull
coasts
Gavin Austin
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a new friend
my daughter
now blond
Pitt Büerken
Münster, Germany
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summer heat
an infestation
of house guests
new neighborhood
only a raven
welcomes my arrival
Alanna C Burke
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reunion
the smell of roasts
in her silver hair
galaxy
the poor fisherman’s
city lights
away from
the crowd
fireflies and I
Christina Chin
Kuching, Sarawak
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old river
same course
new trash
bird bath
the moon and a curled
feather
Gary Colombo De Piazzi
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sundown
the chill of ocean
in my veins
Goran Gatalica
Croatia
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snowless winter
I touch the green leaf
of a plastic basho
first date
her lip print
marks my collar
ruined house
the sun still shines
into the window
David He
Zhuanglang, China
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falling leaf
dad yells, ‘mark
the bloody thing’
date night
sticky date pudding
for one
Rifle Range Road
a gang of kids
plays dodge
honeymoon suite
the fervour
of mosquitoes
Louise Hopewell
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crayons rattle
on the craft table
pre-school begins
anchored
water lilies rippling
in the breeze
Marilyn Humbert
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tombstone rubbings
a stranger’s name
shapes a day
William Keckler
Steelton, USA
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holiday romance
the rising tide licks
our toes
the bulge of cows
on their way to milking
full day moon
coffee alone
my laptop screen hides
your empty chair
Martha Magenta
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helianthus seeds
my son’s shadow
dwarfs mine
muttering thunder
I count the seconds
between her contractions
blank canvas
a butterfly flutters past
the frowning artist
John McManus
Carlisle, Cumbria, England
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blinding sun
ducks crash land
on tin roofs
Jan Napier
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stone fire-pit–
singed moth wings ride
the updraft
left-handed . . . right-handed
we give up our tatting lessons
abandoned mine–
a green shoot
in the tailings
Cynthia Rowe
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swimmer raises arm
a gull
screams
busking
a child
counts the coins
Barry Sanbrook
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firefly display
over sparkling wine
he winks at me
new beach house
the hermit crab searches
for a bigger shell
antique washboard
the arthritic fingers
of my mother
Maureen Sexton
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Father’s Day
another long walk
in solitude
Tiffany Shaw-Diaz
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mountain range
the shafts of light
between us
kelp forest
sunrays stroke
a diver’s back
street vendors
the smoky taste
of summer
Debbie Strange
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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rain
our tears
in drought
Jahan Tyson
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sunrise—
in the woods,
it rains acorns
sweet-tart sauce
bubbling all day—
Nonna’s hugs
raindrops shimmering in porchlight her prom dress
empty bowls side by side the sisters’ laughter
Elaine Wilburt
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