Glimpses of Innocence • Ken W Simpson

The translucent glow
rearranges and changes
then fades
behind the evanescent
twilit sky.

Mementos from the past
old photos
silent and discrete
sit inside
albums and frames,

Daydreamers
swam or lay
on towels
beneath gaudy
beach umbrellas.

Lovers strolled
down Heartfelt Lane
vulnerable
to the blessings
of posterity.

Paradise • Tango Barraza

There is
some small paradise
Hidden
beneath out drinks
And on top
of our souls
That edge
where they meet
In which everything is beyond wonderful.