Different Paths
the wattle dies
from too much water—
all the ways
he finds to avoid
saying 'I love you' David Terelinck
low clouds
swallow the echoes
thicken the dark—
for the last kilometer
no words between us Violette Rose-Jones
full stop
at a fork in the road
this time
will we choose
different paths Carol Judkins
row upon row
of casino slots . . .
the odds
of loving for life,
of beating the house Donna Buck
street kids
jingling coins
in tin cups
weighing the value
of the little we've left Christine L. Villa
patterns
across the cliff face
lives sculpted
by summer dream
and winter storms . . . Carole Harrison
