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| Issue 30: | Sept. 2025 |
| Senryu | Sequence: |
| 104 words |
By Peter Jastermsky (verses in plain font)
and Stephanie Zepherelli (italicized)
Poems of Desire
home everywhere juggling the world in our arms removing our shirts fingers trace this new found land ::: early breakfast warming up last night’s libido scrambled intentions their robes half on or half off ::: a slow descent under the bed sheets greeting Eros fond hello nothing like a stand-up guy ::: just the tip a morning surprise that only grew breaking my fast a taste of us on my tongue ::: hot photos a fresh tingle building inside seeing what develops a warmth that won’t stop spreading ::: crossed legs forgetting his new password cooing her name how little it takes to find an in
—Italicized stanzas above are by Stephanie Zepherelli,
and those in plain font are by Peter Jastermsky.
Peter Jastermsky,
a New England native, lives among the Joshua Trees in the high desert of Southern California. He is the author of twelve books of haiku-based work. Peter’s mind is a storehouse of vast and useless information. To date, he has never forgotten a song lyric.
Author’s website: https://www.peterjastermsky.com
Stephanie Zepherelli,
a California native and a former dance professor, has been living on Oahu for the past 40 years. She has a drawer of mismatched spoons and a tribe of Madagascar geckos. Introduced to short-form poetry three years ago, Stephanie has her work published in several venues, including The Abstractaphy Initiative, Cold Moon Journal, Contemporary Haibun Online, Failed Haiku, Five Fleas Itchy Poetry, Fresh Out: An Arts and Poetry Collective, and Haiku Girl Summer, among others.
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