When with You I Lay (Diatelle) (9) 5 WIN

by Meena Krish

You
a sin...

A Poem For Her... (6) 6 WIN

by GB

A Poem For Her
A traveler she was...

Alphabet Acrostic (17) 5 WIN

by Bob Shank

A lifelong journey
Beaten paths I've worn...

Stained Apron (12) 2 WIN

by Maple Tree

I've placed food upon plates
over a tasteful conversation...

Toxic (4) 3 WIN

by Saerelune

I'd bury my face in your shirt
and mumble something...

Marital Bliss (tanka) (9) 3 WIN

by Larry Chamberlin

Real understanding
of what true love would require...

Kitchen table gossip (13) 8 WIN

by Daisy if you do

Freshly brewed coffee beans
wafts upon ribbons of autumn...

Every Afternoon at Four (12) 2 WIN

by Anna Stephens

Every Afternoon at Four
Every afternoon at four o'clock...

The Land I Love (10) 4 WIN

by Anna Stephens

Sandstone monuments rise
above the valley floor...

Exodus (7) 6 WIN

by Karla

She's walking into smoke
again and her mind swirls...

On Summer Nights (Rondeau) (17) 16 WIN

by Hellon

On summer nights with dusk near nigh
as twilight bathes a yawning sky...

Forlorn (Tanka) (16) 1 WIN

by Ingrid

Watching grains of sand
as they slip through my fingers...