ZATSUEI
In no particular order
code orange—
canna blossoms above
purple waves of leaf
Nancy Stewart Smith, US
Note: Written just after the London attacks on
7 July 2005. My orange cannas are in bloom over their purple foliage
but 'purple waves of leaf' also faintly echoes the lines of the US
patriotic song, 'America the Beautiful': "O beautify for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties. . .". Since
the London attacks. the US has been under the highest alert: code
orange...purple is often associate with both royalty and mourning.
wilting flowers
another grave
another bit of family
Brenda Roberts, US
almost done—
an educated moan
from the hooker
Carol Raisfeld, US
budding cherries—
in the park a young girl
sells herself
Carol Raisfeld, US
if you squeeze it right
pus comes out
infected mosquito bite
Willow Katsumi, US
incense at my knee
a spiral galaxy
Gary Gach, US
