By Pat Geyer

camellia

atop the table...

high tea

Pat Geyer

By Vladislav Hristov

first raindrop

the hibiscus flower

falls


Vladislav Hristov

By Minko Tanev

frost on the grasses

above the crystal drops

a glass moon

Minko Tanev

By Pat Geyer

circle of life

in a desert of change...

movable feast

Pat Geyer

By Ana Drobot

first dose —

I become immune

to their comments

Ana Drobot

By Stoianka Boianova

full moon night

a spotted leopard

jumps over the fence

Stoianka Boianova

By Vladislav Hristov

war

children and blackbirds

fight for the cherry tree


Vladislav Hristov

By Gopal Lahiri

speckled spiders

sleeping

on my shoes

Gopal Lahiri

By Vasile Moldovan

silent song -

in the bronze of the bell

the moon touching


Vasile Moldovan

By Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

on grandma's dresser

silver strands in hairbrush

mine not hers

Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

By Tom Bierovic

bare feet

and a light jacket

first daffodils

Tom Bierovic

By Tzetzka Ilieva

empty nesters -

we talk about our children

the whole evening

Tzetzka Ilieva

By Hifsa Ashraf

Martian moon…

the therapist digs deeper

about my past

 

Hifsa Ashraf

By Tom Bierovic

wind advisory

maple seeds spin

unconcerned

Tom Bierovic

By Lorraine Carey

shortest month

crocus blades

saluting sharp winds

Lorraine Carey

By Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

a feather

rides the zephyr

birdsong

Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

By Nisha Raviprasad

his last letter-

many plum blossoms

still wander

Nisha Raviprasad

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

trust

step forward with a question

of unity

Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Hifsa Ashraf

evening meditation

I follow the path

of a snail

Hifsa Ashraf

By Nisha Raviprasad

wild lilies...

offering me strength

my inner child

Nisha Raviprasad

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

winter wind

a push from behind

walking home

Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Lorraine Carey

anointed

his days numbered

lonesome magpie

Lorraine Carey

By Tom Bierovic

crackle of fire

an elk's ears

fidget

Tom Bierovic

By Réka Nyitrai

off from her dream a ladybug on a blade of grass

Réka Nyitrai

By Hemapriya Chellappan

wildflowers the sudden coolness in me

Hemapriya Chellappan

By Tsanka Shishkova

'stay at home'

they say again and again

my kite stays in the box


Tsanka Shishkova

By Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

scars from a year

bitter in its fury

crows feet

Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

By Hifsa Ashraf

spring sky…

the first dose of vaccine

in my blood

Hifsa Ashraf

By Ellen Urowitz

Big city

never stops working

vacation time

 

Ellen Urowitz

By Kamrun Nahar

mail box

who has sent me

the red rose?

 

Kamrun Nahar

By Tsanka Shishkova

alone

with flowering plum

social distance

Tsanka Shishkova

By Hemapriya Chellappan

just a puff of rouge strawberry moon

Hemapriya Chellappan

By Minal Sarosh

summer sun

a drifting mint leaf

in her lemonade

Minal Sarosh

By Réka Nyitrai

early spring...

a gust of wind mimics

my mother's tongue

Réka Nyitrai

By Tzetzka Ilieva

covid lockdown -

who thought I'd be content

with just a sliver of moon

Tzetzka Ilieva

By Jay D Filan

These fields

of colorless snow

I am lost in the world

so close to home

 

Jay D Filan

By Tsanka Shishkova

moonlit silence

shared loneliness

with a cup of tea

 

Tsanka Shishkova

By Samo Kreutz

alley cat

in her messy hair

first traces of sun

 

Samo Kreutz

By Mirela Brăilean

foggy days

less distressing

memories

Mirela Brăilean

By Angiola Inglese

thin thread -

in the autumn fog

my fears

 

Angiola Inglese

By Vera Ivanova

Yellow and red

Leaves are falling everywhere -

Life's getting to sleep...

 

Vera Ivanova

By Ernesto P. Santiago

a homeless stranger

sleeping without face or name—

lengthening twilight

Ernesto P. Santiago

By Elancharan Gunasekaran

vaccine room

injecting silence

into veins

 

Elancharan Gunasekaran

By Sherry Grant

jumping

up and down

sparrow’s fury

Sherry Grant

By Jay D Filan

Blistering sunlight

and birdsong

the trail is lost

Jay D Filan

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

darkest blue

the cold comfort

of my own thoughts

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Jay Friedenberg

dry season

the etched patterns

on a sandy stream bed 

 

Jay Friedenberg

By John J. Dunphy

Valentine's Day

blooming in our front yard

a heart of crocus

John J. Dunphy

By Ram Chandran

room full of

butterflies

she smiles

Ram Chandran

By Ernesto P. Santiago

attacking

from all corners

yellow dust

Ernesto P. Santiago

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

crimson...

the dust between our lives

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Samo Kreutz

south wind

not quite himself

a snow angel

Samo Kreutz

By Tsanka Shishkova

cosmic sounds

in moonless night

music of Bach

 

Tsanka Shishkova

By Ram Chandran

thousands of years

in my pocket

pebbles

Ram Chandran

By Ernesto P. Santiago

reaching beyond

what was possible

skipping stones

Ernesto P. Santiago

By Thomas Tilton

forgetting my age

hairline cracks

in the vase

Thomas Tilton

By John J. Dunphy

slowly sinking

into the thawing pond

our Christmas tree

John J. Dunphy

By Mirela Brăilean

             not the mask

       I'm                       I'm

                wearing

 

Mirela Brăilean

By Elancharan Gunasekaran

radio static noise now playing coldplay

Elancharan Gunasekaran

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

a forgotten galaxy the river without a name

 

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Angiola Inglese

heavy rain -

the song of the blackbird

so far away

Angiola Inglese

By Sherry Grant

daddy penguins

gathering

for a good gossip

Sherry Grant

By John Hawkhead

in and out

the ventilator moves air

between life and death

John Hawkhead

By Thomas Tilton

severed head

the phantom pull

of a leg cramp

 

Thomas Tilton

By John J. Dunphy

tree stump

the drought years now pelted

by raindrops

John J. Dunphy

By B.A. France

shattered

icicles on the lawn

— morning sunbeams

B.A. France

By Minal Sarosh

fishing line

waiting for the tug

of a haiku

 

Minal Sarosh

By Sherry Grant

kingfisher

a perfect rainbow

my fish gone

 

Sherry Grant

By Kristen Lindquist

north wind

porcupine tooth marks

scar a sapling

Kristen Lindquist

By Mirela Brăilean

traveler

in the wider world

spinning the globe

Mirela Brăilean

By John Hawkhead

bed of nails

becoming used

to having no point

 

John Hawkhead

By Sharon Rhutasel-Jones

miners' shacks

their stories

in the wind

Sharon Rhutasel-Jones

By Maria Teresa Sisti

full moon -

looking for a noise

inside silence

 

Maria Teresa Sisti

By Mike Gallagher

white sails

butterflies ride sea breezes

out in the bay

 

Mike Gallagher

By Jay Friedenberg

trying to rake

the universe into order...

November wind

Jay Friedenberg

By Nicky Gutierrez

midnight stroll--

the silence

of first snow

 

Nicky Gutierrez

By Maya Daneva

winter deepens

snowflake after snowflake

icicles

Maya Daneva

By Corey D. Cook

plans cancelled

birdsong lures us

into the woods

Corey D. Cook

By Richa Sharma

gathering

my soul in peril

a lost smile

Richa Sharma

By Vasile Moldovan

cloudy day -

in the seedling

all the lights are on

Vasile Moldovan

By Nisha Raviprasad

in the wind

among the dandelions

a child's laughter

Nisha Raviprasad

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

violets

winter sunshine through the 

south window 

 

Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Veronika Zora Novak

its scent

before i feel it

plum rain

Veronika Zora Novak

By Mike Gallagher

wolf moon

a little red riding hood

by gran’s bedside

Mike Gallagher

By Nicky Gutierrez

slapping wind

the pile of leaves

in my face

Nicky Gutierrez