fiat lux

each dewdrop

a new sun

 

Joshua St. Claire

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first monsoon drizzle . . .

nodding on the long stem

a budding rose

​

Manoj Sharma

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it happens

every time we touch

a dewdrop

​

Keith Evetts

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cirrus

a sliver of sunlight

reaches the harbour

​

Daniel Treagust

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dragging the net

from the sound of the sea -

departing spring 

​

Deborah A. Bennett

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a haddock

poaching in warm milk

first light

​

Alan Peat

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live stream 

the otter's briefest

sideways glance

​

Kristen Lindquist

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trout fishing
the gentle pull
of the day moon

​

James Krotzman

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sheltered bay

the happily contained arc

of one idea

​

Pepe Madera

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endless blue ...

lifting off the water

a heron drips light

​

Chen-ou Liu

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village market

puddles of rain

in the tarpaulin

​

Joanne van helvoort

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soft rain
a puddle
full of goslings

 

Marilyn Ashbaugh

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morning coast drive

flashing through trees

      the mirrored sea

​

Nathaneal Tico

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a beaver's dive

widening circles

around the sun

​

Theresa A. Cancro

 

 

geese over water

real and ethereal meet

in the thin place

​

Alan Peat

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into yesterday bridge over lotus pond

 

Alvin B. Cruz

 

 

clearing skies

a child's footsteps

ripple the clouds

 

Jay Friedenberg

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riverside

sharing the breeze

with the fringe-lilies

 

Kristen Jane Lang

 

 

dry waterfall -

the energy it takes

to remain angry

 

Dan Salontai

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reaching 

into memory 

ripples across a bay 

 

Jenny Fraser

 

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artificial reef

an eagle ray flies

from room to room

 

Debbie Strange

 

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park bench

the willow sweeping      

light from the lake

 

Gavin Austin

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unmoved

by life’s ripples

white heron

 

C.X.Turner

 

 

 noon breeze

ruffling the pond's surface

      a water snake

Vidya S Venkatramani

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small pond

swirled with pollen

circling swallows

​

Brad Bennett

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tide pool  

winkles congregate 

in a cola bottle

​

Carly Siegel Thorp

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all things

must pass

toadlets

​

Jeff Hoagland

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pond reeds

a mallard slips

into frog sounds

​

David Matta

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suddenly clear

the black lotus pond

in cupped hands

​

F Chambliss

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alternate reality

stepping into

a puddle of clouds

​

Anne Elise Burgevin

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stronger than the ferry’s mooring island clothes’ line

​

Judson Evans

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summer river—

paddles

dripping sunlight

​

Lee Hudspeth

​

sea breeze 

the scent of lavender 

bending into the blue

​

Lori Kiefer

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skipping stones

the heat seeds a turquoise sky

with high clouds 

​

Ben Oliver

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summer heat –

in the wishing fountain

beer caps   

 

Oscar Luparia

 

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breakup—
the river mud etched 

by grizzly paws

 

Aidan Castle

 

 

worm moon   even fish glitter   in joy

 

Shari Abramson

 

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high tide…

smashing on the rocks

all my excuses

 

Adele Evershed

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weight

of my conscience

plodding whelk

 

John Pappas

 

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dream space

between our beach chairs

rippling sunset

 

Chen-ou Liu

 

 

where the old river

falls into a deep green pool

the thought of you… gone

 

John Hawkhead

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boat sale

his dad's memory shifts

further downstream

 

Máire Morrissey Cummins

 

 

moonlit

the silver river slides by

in silence

 

Mike Gallagher

 

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erasing the scribbles

of periwinkles

evening surf

 

Nancy Orr

 

 

drenched

in a river of light

tidal moon

 

David Watts

 

storm’s end—

a bend in the river

of stars

​

Jonathan Roman

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weightless

upon the tide

summer stars

​

Joanna Ashwell

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still pond 

water lilies bloom

on the crescent moon

 

Ling Ge

 

 

strolling alone the childhood river runs with stars

 

Chen-ou Liu

 

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nightlong storm

rivulets reappear

across mountain paths

 

Almila Dükel

 

 

blue moon— 

a heron and I

night fishing

 

Clive Bennett

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moonlit seashore

the last fishing boat returns

carrying stars

 

Ling Ge

 

 

moonshine 

over an ocean edge 

a thousand stars  

 

Jenny Fraser