September 2024
Selectors: Coral Carter, Rose van Son, Barry Sanbrook and Gary De Piazzi
Contributors:
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sunset…
crows fill the branches
of a leafless tree
Gwen Bitti
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wooden spoon
cardamom pods circle
the chai pot
hot springs—
in the changing room
a gecko stares
Sabrina Blom
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oil on water
the wrong sort of rainbow
——– under the bridge
Mar Bucknell
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the shadow
of the father too big
the bud stays closed
Pitt Büerken Münster Germany
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fruit bats sleep
in enfolded wings
lunchtime wrap
Rohan Buettel
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ten bucks
in the old jeans’ pocket
glass half full
Alanna C. Burke
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windy morning
the paddy field weaves
different shades of green
Ram Chandran
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poet’s typewriter
at the end of the line
sound of rain
seashells
in my pocket
summer dreams
Alvin B. Cruz
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locked door—
the draughts that
steal inside
old building—
I find the quiet
away from traffic
frost on the lawn—
each step
the break of day
Gary Colombo De Piazzi
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break and enter
burglar
leaves their wallet
Kathleen Dzubiel
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long winter—
the almost forgotten
sound of water
dawn light—
the bike trails weave
along river bottoms
Goran Gatalica
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cauliflower florets
on the cutting board
treescape
junkyard
a new owner
of a suitcase
Govind Joshi
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crackling fire—
the stories
we don’t share
arcade game
humming
a familiar tune
setting sun—
now only the moon
for company
Chris Langer
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each morning
trains fill with tired eyes
each evening
Walter Macmillan
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under the tattoos
he is blue with cold
Mardi May
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spindrift …
a silver gull trembling
on the wind
Jo McInerney
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picnic blanket
conga line of ants
find the cake
test cricket broadcast …
the focus of the world
on dozing seagulls
Rob McKinnon
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fruit bats
hang on the power line
lights out
Linda McQuarrie-Bowerman
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Cicada heat—
— the cots get moved
— to the screened porches
Summer animals—
— my brother
— chasing lizards
M. R. Pelletier
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between the clouds
the pieces Matisse
cut out
silent movie
my grandchildren
know how to sign
Gregory Piko
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twitter war—
even the crows
are silent
Milan Rajkumar
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form
a sculptor’s
poetry
earth
flat ideas
debunked
Barry Sanbrook
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where the Indian
and Southern oceans meet
— the same blue
footpath puddles
twice the number
of streetlights
Maureen Sexton
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saffron sunset
all the colours
in my green tea
mimosa petals
the weight of
a bumblebee
Manoj Sharma
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feathers fall
last flight
of the crow
beautiful words
I can think of none
only your name
Michael J Spark
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summer noon
a wasp circles
a leaking tap
after one more
trip around the sun …
same resolutions
Srini
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tide pool
an oystercatcher
pinches the sun
geyser steam
the vanishing act
of wild buffalo
Debbie Strange
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feeding my child—
we spell together
ba-na-na
Steliana Cristina Voicu
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