By Keith Evetts

YouTube listening to the nightingale 

Keith Evetts

By John Hawkhead

drifting mist

she has become

someone else

John Hawkhead

By Sherry Grant

the world scatters growing up once so close


Sherry Grant

By John Hawkhead

deep in her pocket

a shallow layer of dust

that once was someone

John Hawkhead

By Silk~

before dinner starlings peppering the reeds

Silk~

By Refika Dedić

darkness

illuminating the path

fireflies

Refika Dedić

By Jim Niffen

harvest moon

silently leads me

to your shores

Jim Niffen

By Silk~

cold moon    white spruce trees in a huddle

Silk~

By Lisbeth Ho

faintly heard

gu-zheng strings plucked

under this full moon

soothes the waves of longing for

my ancestors’ land an ocean apart

Lisbeth Ho

By Sherry Grant

poetry a secret code where tomorrow

Sherry Grant

By Minal Sarosh

autumn leaf

pressed between pages

my thoughts

Minal Sarosh

By Sherry Grant

smiling through apocalypse the new normal

Sherry Grant

By Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

Shooter moon

The solitude assails me

at twilight 

Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

By Roberta Beach Jacobson

rumors of war I spin the globe

Roberta Beach Jacobson

By Jackie Chou

pandemic weight gain

I grow too big

for your heart

Jackie Chou

By Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

old cinema —

flowering cherry 

hide its cracks

Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

a little snail

does it know

its destination?
 

Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Lee Hudspeth

asleep

our small cat

a spiral galaxy of warm fur

Lee Hudspeth

By Minal Sarosh

a blank page

till the stars decide to fill

the empty night

Minal Sarosh

By Silk~

big sister gently rocking the cradle lilac breeze

Silk~

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

one two . . . thirty-three

toads in the woods emerge

in the dusk

Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

morning shower

the warmth of dreams

down the drain


Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Silk~

his eyes slowly closing the space between clouds

Silk~

By Hifsa Ashraf

dust haze the political fraternity’s pledges

Hifsa Ashraf

By Giuliana Ravaglia

unripe raspberries —

yesterday's questions

unanswered


Giuliana Ravaglia

By Richa Sharma

thriving on a rainbow self-colored dream

Richa Sharma

By Nani Mariani

is a lake

the quietest

oh lotus flower

miss you more

love love and love


Nani Mariani

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

because i crave the nectar of Andromeda

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Devoshruti Mandal

window view

through skyscrapers

a small sky

Devoshruti Mandal

By Mark Meyer

shining brightly

over the homeless camp

harvest moon

Mark Meyer

By Kamrun Nahar

cashew nut

tasty seeds

but hard nut to crack

Kamrun Nahar

By Nudurupati Nagasri

melon flowers

a butterfly’s hide-and-seek

with the child


Nudurupati Nagasri

By Kat Lehmann

country joyride

the strobe of corn rows

as we pass

Kat Lehmann

By Hifsa Ashraf

moon halo stepping out of his life

Hifsa Ashraf

By Vincenzo Adamo

climate changes

the crowing of the cock

moves forward

Vincenzo Adamo

By Marilyn Ashbaugh

sun dogs 

the rooster’s crow

at noon

Marilyn Ashbaugh

By B.A. France

cuckoo's flight

interrupted

... ashen skies

B.A. France

By J.R. Gaskin

cruel wind

still raking

the same leaves

J.R. Gaskin

By Pippa Phillips

Milky Way

fading

into morning

Pippa Phillips

By Silk~

wilderness trail   quickly running out of sky

Silk~

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

after the moonrise how i bloom

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Richa Sharma

quiet rain etching her sunless face

Richa Sharma

By Mircea Moldova

quiet pond

without moon

tonight

just the rain awaiting

my whispers

Mircea Moldova

By Alvin B. Cruz

shared glass

still denying

it's on the rocks

Alvin B. Cruz

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

sushi nori

the pieces of life

roll together


Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Jackie Chou

the fate

of a fallen leaf

led by the wind

I follow the path

of vagabonds


Jackie Chou

By Hifsa Ashraf

mid summer wind the Kabul fall

Hifsa Ashraf

By B.A. France

school year starts...

dancing with the bugs

on the patio

B.A. France

By Maya Daneva

washing his hands

before touching the butterfly

my toddler
 

Maya Daneva

By Krzysztof Kokot

insomnia —

another night tram

drives away

Krzysztof Kokot

By Angiola Inglese

so close

the midnight train —

north wind


Angiola Inglese

By Rp Verlaine

ghosts

the howling wind gives voice

to the unseen

Rp Verlaine

By JL Huffman

butter lamp smoke lifting anger on the wind


JL Huffman

By Hifsa Ashraf

river ice circles the darkest betrayal

Hifsa Ashraf

By Amrutha Prabhu

deafening rain

listening to the music

of silence within

Amrutha Prabhu

By Maya Daneva

dead poet…

the night guards reading out

all his poems

Maya Daneva

By Florin C. Ciobica

blowing a dandelion between lightning & thunder

Florin C. Ciobica

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

we are more than a distant clap of thunder

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Pippa Phillips

surface tension running the fishing line through the guides
 

Pippa Phillips

By Kat Lehmann

chipmunk gang in the garden eating August
 

Kat Lehmann

By Roberta Beach Jacobson

November what’s left of the scarecrow


Roberta Beach Jacobson

By Alvin B. Cruz

walking in the rain we long for the rain

Alvin B. Cruz

By Hifsa Ashraf

high swings I lend my blues to the sky

Hifsa Ashraf

By Florin C. Ciobica

snow geese honking through my beauty sleep


Florin C. Ciobica

By Stephen Toft

the deep blue

eyes of the man

washed ashore 

Stephen Toft

By Kelly Sauvage

squash blossoms the ripening of desire

Kelly Sauvage

By Joanna Ashwell

a turn

in the river

wildflowers ahead

Joanna Ashwell

By Stephen Toft

winter stars

i counted

the words we spoke

on one hand

Stephen Toft

By Helen Ogden

night walk

the stray cat and I

sharing stars

Helen Ogden

By Michael Morell

after the storm

the beauty

of her resilience
 

Michael Morell

By Stephen Toft

blue skies

the test pilot blows

a smoke ring

Stephen Toft

By Carmela Marino

test results

the shadow of a flight

mows flowers

Carmela Marino

By Louise Hopewell

the swing dangles

by a single chain

lockdown fatigue


Louise Hopewell

By Cynthia Anderson

gathering clouds—

unsure if memory

still serves


Cynthia Anderson

By Radhamani Sarma

playing dice

mouthful

of prediction

Radhamani Sarma

By Kyoko Bengala

intimacy —

veils of melancholy

turn yellow 

Kyoko Bengala

By Samo Kreutz

cold autumn

trembling in the rain

the sound of a bell

Samo Kreutz

By Surashree Joshi

deep woods

I go to meet

myself

Surashree Joshi

By Joanna Ashwell

a starless night

I make my own

kind of wonder

Joanna Ashwell

By Stephen Toft

a cello left

in the school gym…

winter dusk

Stephen Toft

By Krzysztof Kokot

old post office —

I still haven't sent a letter

to you


Krzysztof Kokot

By Mirela Brăilean

empty shell —

the truth

which I still hide

Mirela Brăilean

By Kelly Sauvage

southern heat the bristle of a gentleman’s whiskers

Kelly Sauvage

By Christopher Peys

stress fracture —

this paper spine breaks

as our favorite story unfolds
 

Christopher Peys

By Michael Morell

mudroom

remnants of the road

remnants of me


Michael Morell

By Maria Teresa Sisti

autumn moon —

silent another summer

walks away
 

Maria Teresa Sisti

By Zahra Mughis

heat island

kids next door

plant a tree

Zahra Mughis

By Claire Ninham

5 am rain

pigeons tap-dancing

on the tiles

Claire Ninham

By Stephen Toft

dancing leaves—

a misprint

in the ballet score

Stephen Toft

By Mirela Brăilean

the same story with a prince on a white horse...

Mirela Brăilean

By Michael Morell

vaccines the new arms race

Michael Morell

By Mircea Moldovan

a worm between me and the rest

Mircea Moldovan

By Claire Ninham

housebound the mountain stairs

Claire Ninham

By Kelly Sauvage

becoming . . .  vinegar on the collard greens
 

Kelly Sauvage

By Helen Ogden

mindfulness …

seeking the forest

… in the trees

Helen Ogden

By Agus Maulana Sunjaya

a murder of crows

in the bare branch

just before the dusk

answering my question

with questions

Agus Maulana Sunjaya

By Cynthia Anderson

improvising

the birds I can’t see

for the trees


Cynthia Anderson

By Tsanka Shishkova

again

in the treehouse ...

so long ago

Tsanka Shishkova

By Laughing waters

autumn sun

placing my shade

on the fresh stump

Laughing waters

By Samo Kreutz

a walk in the woods

instead of mushrooms

I pick memories

Samo Kreutz

By Surashree Joshi

the whispers

of unheard stories

forest trail


Surashree Joshi

By Zahra Mughis

noisy garden

a sunflower nods

to a buzzing bee

Zahra Mughis

By Baisali Chatterjee Dutt

facing skywards

in prayer

...sunflowers


Baisali Chatterjee Dutt

By Priti Khullar

mother’s love

extra butter

on the bread

Priti Khullar

By Arvinder Kaur

tonga ride

fireflies escort me

to the village home

Arvinder Kaur

By Sushama Kapur

apple crunch

the summer sun

        in every bite

Sushama Kapur

By Zahra Mughis

country road

baby lambs

lead the way

Zahra Mughis

By Neena Singh

heat shimmer…

a crack appears

in the birdhouse

Neena Singh

By Keith Evetts

waterwheel

is nothing really

spilled

Keith Evetts

By Lakshmi Iyer

pergola

moonlight finds a place

to rest

Lakshmi Iyer

By Douglas J. Lanzo

last shaft of autumn light

streaks gravestone

marking my pain


Douglas J. Lanzo

By Arvinder Kaur

college desk

engraving names

over names

Arvinder Kaur

By Neena Singh

creases of sunshine

a pair of rock doves

canoodle

Neena Singh

By Joe Sebastian

foggy morning

a clam at the curve

of a hawk’s bill

Joe Sebastian

By Arvinder Kaur

a robin

poised on a star

birdbath

Arvinder Kaur

By Sarah Davies

only

hollow places

echo

Sarah Davies

By Douglas J. Lanzo

sea isle goats

follow line of bells

to feed on shore

Douglas J. Lanzo