Issue #5

THE HANDOVER

BY NEON LIGHTSWILTING GARAGE FLOWERSPARENTS EXCHANGE

CONFETTI

BLOSSOM EXPLOSIONFUTILE CONFETTIBEARS NO FRUIT

SEMI-DETACHED

FOR SALEFAMILY HOUSEGREAT POTENTIAL

VALENTINE'S DAYONE MAN BUYS TWO BOUQUETS OFRED ROSES...

SNOWFALLMORE WHITE DOTS ON HERKIMONO

MORNING BREEZESHE STICKS A PINK PETALIN HER HAIR

"I BROUGHT THE FIRST STONE"A TRANSGENDERED WOMANTELLS A COUNCIL MEMBER

FINDING THE RHYTHMAFTER THREE DAYSWALKING HOME BAREFOOT

FALSE GODS

EVEN THE FALSE GODSSERVE THEIR PURPOSE JUST AS WELLFOR THEIR BELIEVER

THE LONGEST TRAIL

THE FINALITYIS SOMETIMES MARKED BY JUST ONETRACK OF A SPENT TEAR

A MILLION DEADFLOWERS- THE WINDA USEFUL RAKE

OUT IN THE GARDENOF ZEN, A HUMMINGBIRD CHECKSFLOWERS FOR NECTAR

ONE STRAND OF ASPIDERS WEB FIDDLING INTHE MELLOW WIND

PINK NEEDLE

SUNSET VAPOR TRAILPINK NEEDLE SHOOTING INTOHEAVEN'S DEEP BLUE VEIN

SCARLET INK

VISCERAL IMAGEOF MY IMAGINATIONETCHED IN SCARLET INK

BIBLIOPHOBIA

I ESCAPED AND DON’TPLAN ON RETURNING TO THOSEINK COVERED PAGES.

ROOTS

SHE REMAINED INACTIVELONG ENOUGH TO PUT DOWN ROOTSHER DREAMS WITHERING IN THE WOMB

ANNIVERSARY

HER SCARS ARE ITCHING.THE ANNIVERSARY LOOMS;NO CELEBRATION.

SKYWARD HAIKU

I DO NOT FEEL DOWN.IF I TURN MY HEAD SKYWARD,WILL YOU BELIEVE ME?

LUNA

WANING CRESCENT MOON,SILENTLY SLIMMING YOUR SHAPE.SMALLER, SMALLER STILL

DRAGONFLIES

STICKS WITH WINGSGRACEFULLY DANCE IN THIN AIR -FLYING MAGIC WANDS.

DEATH

THE SPIRIT SOARS, LIKEA NEW BIRD DISCOVERINGTHE USES OF WINGS.

CORVUS

BLACK-WINGED WARRIORSKY BOUND HUNTRESS, BLOODY BEAKCAWING, DEAD MOUSE, FEAST.

LAST TUESDAY

DREAMS ABOUT HORSESPUMMELED MY PILLOWS. GOOSE FEATHERSFALL LIKE CLOUDS.

A TREE BECOMES A MOTHERLY FIGURE

HANDS OF TREES REACH HIGHGATHERING BIRDS SO TO NESTSWAYS TO CRADLE THEM

RED LOTUSRISING THROUGH MUDDY WATERSA STEADFAST HEART

SELF PORTRAIT

MY REFLECTION ON THE WINDOWSHADOWBOXING THE RAINDROPSSELF PORTRAIT

LUCID THOUGHTS FLEEINGINSIDE HIS WITHERING MINDHE STILL CLIMBS MOUNTAINS

DINING ALONEREFLECTING ON THE WASTEOF COOKING FOR ONE

SO CLOSE THE MOONEARTH'S CHILD LOOMING LARGESO SMALL MY REACH

AN ORANGE PEEL SCENTREMINDS ME OF GRANDMOTHER –MY GNARLED HANDS

RIPPLES SPREADFROM THE TURNING WATERWHEEL –SPARROW SONG

WIND RIPPLES WATER

WIND RIPPLES WATERGRASSHOPPER FLOATING ON LEAFMUST STAY VERY STILL

ON THE LAWNWEARING SNOW BOOTSA ROBIN

REGENERATE

IN LOVE WILLOWS WEEPSUMMER BASKS IN A COOL TREEGOLDEN AS THE GRASS

STILL LIFE, WITH PLUMS

HER SMALL, SUN-BROWNED HANDSLIFT UP THE BASKET OF PLUMS,A FRUITFUL HARVEST.

EVERY LINE

YOUR SKIN A SONNETI READ EVERY LINE SLOWLYUNTIL MORNING LIGHT

CHOICES?

YOUNG MUM DECIDING –FLUFFY DIAPERS ON THE LINE,OR THE EARTH'S FUTURE?

COLD IN EARLY SPRING—YAMA YAKI MEMORIESMENDING OFFENSES

MIDDAY HEATTHE WATER SONGOF MAGPIES

PUBLIC LIBRARY

FIRST SCENT OF JASMINE,FAINT AND CERTAIN—WHOM TO TELL?

AUTUMN BIRCH

MOTTLED AUTUMN BIRCHLEANING ON THE SKY"NOW IF I WERE YOU..."

WIND CHANGES DIRECTION—BULLFROGS SHOW THEIR NOSEIN A SHRINKING POND.

LEARNING CURVE

HEADSTRONG, STOUT YOUNG STREAMWHITE WATER TRIALS PROVE ROUGHWISDOM OF THE FALL

IN SUBURBIAA LIVE GOOSE STANDS ON THE ROOFOF A NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE

THE LONGING PILOT

A PECK ON MY WRIST,LONGING FEATHERS AND NESTLERNOW WINGLESS AND WHIST.

WINTERS SPRINGS

COLD PLATINUM WINTERS,DEVELOP WARM PASTEL SPRINGS,CABIN FEVER FAILS...

HEARTFELT

NO OBJECT OF LOVE,NO ONE SO DEEP IN MY HEARTAS DREAMS’ DEVOTIONS

LEMON TEARSSUNLIGHTFALLING THROUGH RAIN

OUR LOVE TREMBLESMOONLIGHTON THE RIVER