By Veronika Zora Novak

blue heron . . .

teach my green wings

to fly

Veronika Zora Novak

By Diana Teneva

orange dusk...

drops of light through

the stained glass


Diana Teneva

By Kelly Sauvage

beneath the ledge

all the birds

the cat can’t see


Kelly Sauvage

By Lucia Cardillo

a whole life

in flower petals ...

little bee

Lucia Cardillo

By Veronika Zora Novak

spring dawn . . .

I awaken inside

a caterpillar's dream

Veronika Zora Novak

By Elisa Theriana

sickle moon

learning the arc

of the life crisis

Elisa Theriana

By Lisbeth Ho

feeling cold

brewing ginger tea

for my grandma

Lisbeth Ho

By Kelly Sauvage

winter sun

a pinch of saffron

in the soup


Kelly Sauvage

By Diana Teneva

mountain view...

misty droplets cover

my glasses


Diana Teneva

By Lucia Cardillo

soap bubbles …

a lonely girl plays

with the rainbow

Lucia Cardillo

By r soos

by the time my thoughts

are written on fresh paper

they are meaningless

r soos

By JL Huffman

polished and plaited

high stepping filly’s parade

haute couture dressage

JL Huffman

By Patricia Hawkhead

crimson petals the full bloom of his touch

Patricia Hawkhead

By Rp Verlaine

ballerinas 

the azaleas bending 

with the pull of wind

Rp Verlaine

By John Hawkhead

moonlight

folding around

her curve


John Hawkhead

By Maria Teresa Sisti

quarter moon -

the unspoken

in a breath


Maria Teresa Sisti

By Richa Sharma

turning leaves

i reach the funeral

too late


Richa Sharma

By Sherry Grant

mother’s shadow

shortening

in candlelight

Sherry Grant

By Vandana Parashar

women’s day

I buy another bottle

of pepper spray

Vandana Parashar

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

once upon a time

a little girl and the sea

-- the seeds of wind

Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Kristina Todorova

after the thunderstorm

bird nest

in the split tree

Kristina Todorova

By Barrie Levine

white noise

what’s left

of my dreams

Barrie Levine

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

only in dreams

our goodbyes

never end

Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Ginny Short

painted ladies float

like fall leaves

on a capricious wind

spin around me

in a color cyclone

Ginny Short

By Teji Sethi

cuckoo --

her tone ripens

with mango blossoms

Teji Sethi

By Cynthia Anderson

holding myself

grateful

for these arms


Cynthia Anderson

By Barrie Levine

I wrap my arms

around her softness

cotton moon

Barrie Levine

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

field of stars

when i read the poems

of Mary Oliver

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Barrie Levine

cooking lesson

gramma teaches me

to pinch spices

Barrie Levine

By Rp Verlaine

break of dawn

the farmer puts on boots

with yesterday's mud

Rp Verlaine

By Dennis Andrew S. Aguinaldo

Our egg tray carried

marbles and hair clips, a swirl

of dusty sunlight.

Dennis Andrew S. Aguinaldo

By Maria Concetta Conti

not thinking

about anything

the snowy volcano

Maria Concetta Conti

By Miriam Sagan

reading haiku—

the length of the toddler’s

tea party


Miriam Sagan

By Nani Mariani

Saturday night

smiling looking at the photo of the laughing bride

Nani Mariani

By Carmela Marino

last farewell

the moon's face

on the calendar

Carmela Marino

By Cynthia Anderson

sunny window—

there’s always

a way out


Cynthia Anderson

By Zoran Doderovic

old kerosene lamp

in the dusty attic

shadows of the past

Zoran Doderovic

By Vandana Parashar

burqa

and yet

catcalls

Vandana Parashar

By Sherry Grant

competition

between brothers

parading wives

Sherry Grant

By Caroline Krakora

night fishing

a mink asks

for a treat


Caroline Krakora

By Ram Chandran

between

thoughts and words

the poetry slips


Ram Chandran

By Ana Drobot

plum blossoms -

the first dresses I bought

from Japan


Ana Drobot

By Patricia Hawkhead

summertime

somewhere

someone


Patricia Hawkhead

By Lee Hudspeth

freight train rumbles by

jarring my bones

a fingertip’s reach

Lee Hudspeth

By Zoran Doderovic

barbed wire

in each drop of rain

another world

Zoran Doderovic

By Pat Geyer

St. Paddy’s Day

a wee bit different this year

outside seats six feet apart —

still, green beer tickles the nose

midst the smell of cabbage


Pat Geyer

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

storm

unbroken snow levelling

all paths

Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Peter Jastermsky

brushing against you I remember hunger


Peter Jastermsky

By Thomas Tilton

static shock

the only spark

between us

Thomas Tilton

By Neena Singh

iamnotyou

Neena Singh

By Pat Geyer

green beer to go...

emerald suds in my hand

shamrocks outside

Pat Geyer

By Pat Geyer

shamrock thicket...

a glass of green beer

pouring through it

Pat Geyer

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

his scent a moonlit maple

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Samo Kreutz

branchy bush

trace of greenery in it

the face mask

Samo Kreutz

By Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

under construction -

a crow in the tree

with a branch in its beak

Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

By Peter Jastermsky

with time tales grow taller a whopping eye roll


Peter Jastermsky

By Thomas Tilton

playing 

through my fingers 

monster movie

Thomas Tilton

By Vandana Parashar

mid-life crisis

will I always be

someone’s something

Vandana Parashar

By Zoran Doderovic

empty square

street musician playing

for its soul

Zoran Doderovic

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

whole again among the lake and trees

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

dry goldenrod

the remains of growth

through the snow

Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Nisha Raviprasad

apartment living

her marigolds beam

through my window

Nisha Raviprasad

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

Frida Kahlo

a flame rises

within the night

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Strider Marcus Jones

black coffee swirling

in a spiral galaxy

stargate in a cup

Strider Marcus Jones

By Minal Sarosh

fleeing spring

my thoughts still push

the garden swing

Minal Sarosh

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

babbling brook 

this too

is peace 

 

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Tsanka Shishkova

I follow the sound

of the temple bell

heavy fog

Tsanka Shishkova

By Strider Marcus Jones

honeysuckle grows

around the arch of midnight

into the wormhole

Strider Marcus Jones

By Amy Van Duzer

I witness you falling in

love with everything.

With everything and yourself.

Amy Van Duzer

By Neena Singh

sunflowers

their heaviness bends

the noon sun

Neena Singh

By Maya Daneva

sunrise

the laughter

of the rose-pickers

 

Maya Daneva

By Bill D. Johnston

my reflection

in the mirror of

memory

Bill D. Johnston

By Vasile Moldovan

while we wait

for the covid vaccine

the moon rises

Vasile Moldovan

By Ana Drobot

wisteria –

the days I fancied myself

an apprentice geisha


Ana Drobot

By Caroline Krakora

baking bread

listen how

everything rests

Caroline Krakora

By Jharna Sanyal

footprints

the ants didn't leave any

Jharna Sanyal

By B.A. France

moonlight —

enough to see the shadows

of the past

B.A. France

By Minal Sarosh

bee hive

grandma’s humming

fills the kitchen

Minal Sarosh

By Angiola Inglese

watercolor

a butterfly stained

with pollen

Angiola Inglese

By Mirela Brăilean

listen to

the wolves' howling

I'm no longer alone

Mirela Brăilean

By Pat Davis

the blank stare

of a rhino's eyes

in mine

Pat Davis

By John J. Dunphy

Mardi Gras

street musician blows his sax

through a mask 

 

John J. Dunphy

By Jay D Filan

The sea

is the answer

to the sky’s question

Can you try

to stay with me

a little longer

as the waves break

beneath

my feet

Jay D Filan

By Kamrun Nahar

beat of music...

works as an ointment

to heal

 

Kamrun Nahar