ARE YOU RETIRED OR EXPIRED? by Karen Robertson
Thanks to the guild
An excuse at times
To meet other writers
And write silly rhymes
EARLY SPRING HAIKU by Valerie Eitzen
Snow-covered ground thaws
WORDS AT NIGHT by Daniel Kuttner
No matter that I fret and strain,
The golden words have fled my brain.
THE POND by Rand Williams
web-footed monks on pondlily altars sit
IF PHILIA WAS A DAY by Abigail Handojo
This is where I find you, in the morning air
TEN HUSBANDS by Connie Jameson (excerpt from "Dating 'n Mating")
My husband, the First
Oh, he was the worst
HOPI by Dixie Ayala
She was a loner, often standing in a corner by herself instead of mingling with the herd.
EVERYWHERE IS DIFFERENT. EVERYWHERE IS THE SAME by Howard Feigenbaum
The experience of travel is more than being there
GARDEN QUEEN by Susan Mendez
When I was just a figurine I’d dream I’d be the Garden Queen
A DAY OF THANKS by Chuck Nunes
The boat slammed deep inside one giant wave, then exploded to the top of the next one.
BREADCRUMBS by Tad Bogdan
What kind of breadcrumbs would you like to leave for your children
LOVE AT DODGER STADIUM by G.P. Berns
Like in film noir, a chic woman in chic sunglasses
A DIFFERENT KIND OF DANCE: A COWBOY POEM by Lynette Tucker
The mare continues to two-step,
A swish. A sashay
CENTRIFUGAL FORCE by Becky Miller
Galloping, galloping everywhere, Making a racetrack out of mid-air.
REASON ENOUGH by Melodie Earickson
… there is neither sweet nor sour
To tempt me now.
Only daily bread.
COMMITTEE TEN by Greg Porterfield (book excerpt)
Nothing seems out of the ordinary until a gunmetal gray limo pulls to a stop directly in front of him