By Anne Ring LaJolla Branch, California   Why On that evening in July As twilight cast its spell all over London And ticking, clicking hands of time were stilled Why Were there no throbbing songs of nightingales Piercing the clear air And why Were you not there? As slowly night came sauntering by Stealing twilight from the sky Blazing brilliant stars gazed down Summers bright celestial crown! Still no nightingale was heard And from your lips there was no word Why Were you not there? I watched the lovers in the square Whisper together pair by pair Why Were you not there? I knew again our quiet stroll, And felt the anguish in my soul! ... Read more

By Anne Bonner Cape Canaveral Branch, Florida   Autumn winds blowing     Through the tall trees Glimpses of red and gold    Floating oak leaves Birds on the wing ... Read more

By Bobbie Dumas Panek Central New York Branch Nancy Dafoe — you rock and roll. Thank you for all of your time generally, my poems don’t rhyme. You are gracious ... Read more

By Patricia Doyne Diablo/Alameda Branch   A paperclip is simple: two loops of wire, one inside the other. Wires need to slightly separate in order to hold tightly. It’s a ... Read more

By Brenda Layman Central Ohio Branch   Thank you for the warm and fragrant memory Cycling down summer lanes In and out of sunlight and shadow Chasing the crystal wind ... Read more

By Nancy Haskett Modesto Branch, California   The tulips from your memorial service are open now, the vase sits on the windowsill, yellow, orange, purple, dark red petals, translucent like ... Read more

By Janet Fagal Central New York Branch   For my father, who would have been 100 in 2020, in remembrance of his positive spirit and everlasting belief in the goodness ... Read more

By Carolynn J. Scully Member-at-large when I watch a man struggle from another’s knee pressed hard on his neck squeezing his windpipe against the pavement when I imagine the broken ... Read more