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Mobile home parks
along the Florida's coast
catch
the storm's eye.
Weeping willows
upon autumn's return
wipe away
tears.
Leaf-sewn swatches
of yellow, reds and browns
blanket
a restless earth.
Squirrels' autumn harvest
tucked away in a stump
a
late winter's snack.
© by Robin Buehler 2004
Robin Buehler lives in Mays Landing, New Jersey.
a rose for her
who cannot see the rose
but who
can sing one
© by Esther Cameron 2004
HOMAGE TO P.P.
The tune you are hearing
is and is not the
Beautiful
Tennessee Waltz.
© by Esther Cameron 2004
Autumn leaves
harvest moon
the alley cat stalks
a
tuna can
A scent of hazelnut
percolates
long way home
. . .
a jack-o-lantern flickers
on the newell post.
Ellen Compton lives and works in Washington,
DC. She is a freelance writer with a background in visual and theatre arts. Until recently, she served on the editorial staff
of The Red Moon Anthology. Her work appears in journals and anthologies worldwide, as well as on a number of winners'
lists.
Roused from summer lethargy
By the frosted edges
Of
a late summer’s day © by Kitsune Miko
2004
Catfoot alarm,
Purring crescendo
Kneading breakfast...
Cocaine
Brightly white
Pure as the driven snow,
Deadly
freezing
Half a man came dancing
With his shrunken legs
And
inner light
Sensitive fingers
Skimming dots and bumps
Read
a body poetic
In search of you
I found me
Asleep on the couch
Safely
removed
From it all
© by Kitsune Miko 2004
"Expectations are resentments under construction."
Anne Lamott
Sandy Vrooman, aka Kitsune Miko, has lived in California
for over 30 years. She dabbles in many art forms but claims not to sit still long enough to master any of them. Her publications
include National Anthology of High School Poetry, and #32 Doorknobs and BodyPaint and her monthly column as Kitsune Miko for
an internationally syndicated, bonsai magazine.
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