assistant editor Tama: "Frosty
and I have chosen what are among our most favorite poets!"
assistant editor Frosty: "And,
they have the best kitties, and
the very bestest treats!"
Thank you, noble assistant editors,
and! Here are their poems!...
building a meadow wall
each stone fitting
as it is supposed
there is no perfect fit
yet
there is harmony
in its functionality
atop
an old wall prominence
stacked lichen covered
field stones with
grass tufts grown in—
the pygmy owl
surveys
his meadow domain
p l wick Empire, Colorado
she fingers the braille
of a tree
its lichened trunk
Jo Balistreri Genesee Depot, Wisconsin (welcome back, Jo!)
My Mother By The Ocean Still
and you whose touch I remember
there were candles in your sable/brown eyes
as you paint now by ocean piers
Judy Katz-Levine Norwood, Massachusetts
by Frosty, Tama and ayaz daryl:
singles ad
Westword Magazine
professional musician
seeks woman to
spend all my money
wreck my truck
and break my heart
dude, you’ve found her
Judith Partin-Nielsen Longmont, Colorado
red checkered shirt
yesterday’s flag
for flat tire
Ann Christine Tabaka Hockessin, Delaware
cloudy night
empty window where
the moon belongs
Dorothy McLaughlin Somerset, New Jersey
Raindrop’s goose bump
across the apple’s skin
as wind teeter-totters
like a mischievous boy
on the tree’s branches.
Leaves grapple each other
on slippery grasp attempts
while roots remain relaxed.
Diane Webster Delta, Colorado
heartbreaking agony
soft teardrops falling
smooth tiny pearls
t kilgore splake Calmet, Michigan
hot spot demolition
birds reroute
in confusion
Patricia Carragon Brooklyn, New York
Frosty: "We'll give the birdies homes in the trees beside Bear Creek!"
Tama: "And the birdie's songs will make p l splake prance!"
Well done, noble assistants! We have earned our treats!
(happy meows from all three of us, and Judith, too!)
see you in a moment
ayaz daryl nielsen
darylayaz@gmail.com (and/or) darylayaz@me.com
