Cohoes, NY
June 9, 2023

John Stevenson, Nassau, NY
Shawn Blair, Cohoes, NY
Susan Yavaniski, Cohoes, NY
Mary Stevens, Hurley, NY

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Faintly Green

fireflies . . .
offering something
faintly green

js

little league
in extra innings

sb

full speed
down the mountain
on his Peloton

sy

a turn of the key
in the grandfather clock

ms

moonlight shines
on the monk’s head
for a moment

sb

which cloud contains
the honking geese?

js

sideways glances
of leaf-peeping
lovers

ms

old letters scented
by Cuban cigars

sy

nothing
to be done about
lethargy

js

through the woods
in ballet slippers

sb

monkey chatter
from the roof
of a tourist train

sy

ten thousand moons
sparkle in the snow

ms

a sneeze
marks the solstice
almost precisely

sb

drinking for
those who don’t

js

she rejects
his proposal
on principle

ms

“Had we but world enough
and time”

sy

I repeat
the good news
with enhancements

js

planting potatoes
in a rain barrel

sb

cherry petals
swept
over the falls

sy

a bird’s nest spared
from the spring cleanup

ms