A selection from the 2000 issues of paper wasp
winter
shuttered windows
dispensing lightwater's edge
the air moves
in a swarmin the valley
evening mist rises
backlittravel at night
heavy rain on the car roof
heaviermile after mile
the desolate landscape
of road worksJanice M Bostok
the dawning of this year
has lasted all day
with ads breaksthis year's first light
beside me
your eyes openbullfrog calling
through the storm you beside me
saying my nameRoss Clark
December
my dog walks me
into the New Millenniumin a room
of straight lines
the curve of her hipsthe southern cross
circling over my head
a fruit batspring downpour
under an archway
he proposesCarla Sari
after a rainy day
the easter full moon
pushes aside the clouds
Cornelis Vleeskensold country church stones
local life histories
moss eatentaking out the trash
shooting star? firefly?
I make a wish anywayJean Rasey
streak
on the windshield
of a copper moth's wingJim Kacian
off to a funeral...
Autumn leaf drifts
within the carBernard Gadd
up there
unmoving
hospital elevatorsweeping fallen leaves
from behind of my back
a gust of windIsamu Hashimoto
high noon
our scaled down shadows
mergeanother glass of wine
twilight carrying
the world awaymoon shafts
our bed into
his & hersvalentine's day rose
petal by petal
dyingcountry auction-
gramophone needle stuck
... never never neverkatherine samuelowicz
spring rain ~
each empty swing hangs
above its puddlefeverish night ~
the wind finds shape
in my curtainJohn Bird
the child
spinning
with his topGiovanni Malito
his remarriage -
still I sleep
on "my side"Joanna Preston
Morning mist
turning leaves
apples crispEstelle Randall
July morning
again at the blinds
the wasp's shadowBarry George
In between rains
the smell of the garden
decomposingShifting though years
of old photos to this:
such innocent smilesDiana Levy
editing his web site
he forgets to
fetch his son from schoolGeoff Foster
sudden gust
followed by
the smell of mintwarm spring evening
waiting by my door
first mosquitoF. Matthew Blaine
wet leaves reflected
on the cafe window
youtearsmytearsJoan Davis
summer wine
in my hand and the curve
of her throatno rain...
ah but the scent
of jasminejohn knight
empty beach
walk on and on
into wind rushMark Power
cloister requiem -
moon shadows deep in the scent
of daphne flowersH F Noyes
headlight glare
on green frog emerging
from the letter boxMargaret Manson
end of the street
the sun
runs out of windowsmy white chest
a beacon
to the beachTony Beyer
fading light ~
a kneeling ski paddler
strokes the riverAlma E Bird
cat walks to winter sunlight
returns to my lapRon Heard
patched iron and
stained concrete decay
in unisonRita Summers
August cinema
a stray bird flutters
across the creditson the dining table
a tiny china whale
chopsticks on its backsun out
the cricket umpire
collects sweatersSteve Dolphy
clay urn
filled with stones
and a sparrow's eggPatricia Prime
incoming tide
the wet rocks splashed
with lightLyn Reeves
two rocks
one for each parent -
dust on her handswet sand...
a seagull anchored to
its reflectionpulling the crest
of the wave with him
the surfiereflected in the dentist's glasses
my startled eyesCatherine Mair
city slum
wall to wall children
nowhere to runnew glasses
still can't see
the writing on the wallSue Wilson
wind lashed porch
the lantern swings out
at so many shadowsAngelee Deodhar
feeding before sun-up
vague black shapes
rainbow lorikeetsGordon Dickens
eyes half-closed
she caresses the curves
of the bentwood chairGloria B Yates
forest fire season
a lone coyote follows
a buffalo herdRichard Stevenson
stop light -
a moon rests briefly
on a green carpower walker
pigeons scatter
and regroupnew house -
the wind's howl
just the sameSue Mill
in my back pocket
snips of plants
gone dryJeanette Stace
sudden shower
morning star
washed outsun up -
mist floats around trees
my breath adds morelunch on river bank
no need for words
water soundsjoy hutton
it is raining
from a white cloud
at the bottom of the riverNicola Nilic