"In this moment I am Wendigo"
Nocturnal Lights
by Nick Ozment



"One more dream behind glass beyond reach"
Brushes with Fame
by Nick Ozment



"Far, far removed from the spotlight"
What Would JR Ewing Do?
by Nick Ozment

"He accepted the red sun rising as a sign of life"
Splendor on Lake Michigan
by Michael Escoubas

"We await the promise of autumn"
When September Awakens
by Jeannie Roberts

"Her face blooms with anticipation"
September
by Bing Hua

"I drive away from averted disaster"
Time Stopped 
by Scott Shaffer

"There is magic in this ancient swimming hole"
In Caledonia County
by jacob erin-cilberto

"Eight families gather at the cookout site"
Under an Apricot Sky
by Gay Williford

"For the wilted woodland sage"
Prayer for What Is Seen & Unseen in September
by Lana Hechtman Ayers

"After many a summer"
Senryū
by Sharmagne Leland-St.John

"Summer became fall"
The Seaside Within Me
by Jeannie E. Roberts

"I still dream of my flirtation there with Liam"
Brief Interlude
by Gay Williford

"I still hear the ocean waves"
Spent
by Marcel A. Duclos

"It was a ritual for all the years of my growing up"
Summer at the Shore, circa 1950
by Elayne Clift

"Alone on the shore, I stand"
Sunset, Seaside
by Vaughn Neeld

“The sand belongs to the hermit crabs, the starfish
September Shore
by Maralee Gerke

"A serenade of waves sounds by the seaside"
Tide In – Tide Out
by Paulette Demers Turco

"Squawking gulls, serenade & lull me into a sandy afternoon nap”"
Achoo
by Candace Turner

Poetry Prompt For October 2025

"Soon the summer shall depart"
The Wheelbarrow
by Sharmagne Leland-St. John

"Their songs can still be heard"
Sun and Shadow–Salute to September
by Michael Escoubas

"Dark trees have shed leaves"
Autumn Afternoon
by Gay Williford

"The carriage shed, silent now"
No More
by Marcel Aime Duclos

"Flowers struggle beneath an open window"
Summer Shadows
by Elayne Clift

"Leaves slowly fade from summer green to autumn yellow"
Prelude
by Vaughn Neeld

"Shadows of conifers seem sketched across a lawn"
Around the Wheelbarrow by the Garden Shed
by Paulette Demers Turco

"Long shadows hint of end of day"
The Waiting Cart
by Priscilla Turner Spada

"They know I’m waiting"
Shadowed
by Franny Osman

Ekphrastic Prompt for October 2025

" It would be the ride of all plane rides, a sad swan song for all"
Echoes of Silence
by Gary Kennedy

"Red Cross dress-uniforms salute you, flag draped over mahogany"
A Hero’s Funeral, the Sun 
by Lana Hechtman Ayers

How to be a Contemplative: Poems and Brief Reflections
by Judith Valente
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

Significant Wow
Emily Cotterill
Reviewed by Neil Leadbeater

Old Mill Road
by Carl “Papa” Palmer
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

High Moose Alert
Poems from Vancouver, the Yukon and Alaska
by Rick Lupert
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas

Publisher: MoonPath Press
A Fragile Light
by Lois Parker Edstrom

Publisher: Kelsay Books
The Language of Cancer
by Caroline Johnson

Publisher: Finishing Line Press
Saying Goodbye to Thomas
by Lenora Rain-Lee Good

Publisher: Highland Park Poetry Press
Memory Coin: Poems
by Sheila Elliott

The delicate truffle flavour adds a whole new dimension to this breakfast treat
Truffle Oil Omelet
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John

Great way to enjoy the taste of pasta without the carb overload!
Zucchini Spaghetti
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John

Refreshing and nostalgic late summer cooler
Copycat Orange Julius Smoothie
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John

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