Cheap Thrills

by Dan Cardoza

I grip the fuse     thumb & forefinger
between sizzle and blast

your face     wicked
cursed with worry

I smiled     it could be worse
I can use my teeth

Highs and Lows

by Chris Butler

Some folks walk along
the straight and narrow road,
never rising or falling
above or below the
apathetic medium.

But I am a speedball,
shot out of a cannon
at over one zillion
light years per hour
head first into the
Grand Canyon.

Lines

by Nancy Scott McBride

On the banks of the
trash-strewn stream…..
daffodils.

Nature Boy

by Donal Mahoney

His parents bought a special lock
to keep Nature Boy inside
but he’s mechanically inclined
and loves to go outside.

Lines

by Joe Brennand

mayfly at dusk
one pebble
skims the lake

Lines

by Nancy May

in a world of dreams
no beginning, no end
woken by birdsong

Procrastination

by Suchoon Mo

I procrastinated for nine months
before I was born

I have procrastinated  up to now
since I was born

I might as well procrastinate
after I die