By Mircea Moldovan

no spider above me

i write today

three lines

Mircea Moldovan

By Dennis Andrew Aguinaldo

Home because of children

and webless spiders.

Sunlight moves across the floor, out the door. 

Dennis Andrew Aguinaldo

By Roberta Beach Jacobson

ideas dry up

acrylic witches on brooms

return to dust


Roberta Beach Jacobson

By Nani Mariani

scary night

sitting between mom and dad

Halloween


Nani Mariani

By Robert Beveridge

zombie invasion

faces pressed against the glass

black friday again

Robert Beveridge

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

dry skeletons

the garden needs to be cleared

for winter


Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Florin C. Ciobica

pumpkin patch highlighting the scarecrow's dark side

Florin C. Ciobica

By Surashree Joshi

day before

the full moon

fake howls


Surashree Joshi

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

moon

over mountain

over sea

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Kathleen Vasek Trocmet

morning pond

minnows kiss the surface

ripples bump

Kathleen Vasek Trocmet

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

a bluebird trills beneath my dreams

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Joshua St. Claire

writing letters

on the lake

migrating geese

Joshua St. Claire

By Jim Niffen

full moon jam...

geese honking above

the stubble

Jim Niffen

By Krzysztof Kokot

pumpkin soup—

the paper napkins

in orange

Krzysztof Kokot

By Anannya Dasgupta

making playthings

of mountains and rivers—

aerial maps
 

Anannya Dasgupta

By Michael H. Brownstein

A tree shakes in dance

An undercurrent of steps

And then a silence

Until the wind comes again

And it shiver-shouts anew.

 

Michael H. Brownstein

By Baisali Chatterjee Dutt

moonshine

an empty bottle

traps the light

Baisali Chatterjee Dutt

By Deborah P Kolodji

no coin

for the boatman

dark waters

Deborah P Kolodji

By Pippa Phillips

waking to the setting sun

a dream I've dreamed before

how slow unstirred sugar

dissolves

in tea
 

Pippa Phillips

By Yasir Farooq

two strangers

I speak Urdu

and the bird tweets


Yasir Farooq

By Marilyn Ward

august heat

snoozing in borrowed slippers

a tabby cat

Marilyn Ward

By Patricia Hawkhead

longing for heat

to peel away heavy clothes

the sins underneath


Patricia Hawkhead

By Kyoko Bengala

rainy days—

a sunflower still

hot in the sun

Kyoko Bengala

By Kamrun Nahar

Life is a never ending calculation.

Kamrun Nahar

By Hemapriya Chellappan

the timelapse

of passing emotions

flower moon

Hemapriya Chellappan

By Amrutha Prabhu

an introspection

a seed of

healing sprout


Amrutha Prabhu

By Nudurupati Nagasri

meditating ...

a soldier beetle

on red camellia

Nudurupati Nagasri

By Keith Evetts

spiderweb

the dark economy of lies

they swap for love
 

Keith Evetts

By Maria Concetta Conti

autumn stars

sharing a kiss after

a long walk

Maria Concetta Conti

By Sherry Grant

city square

a black swan sings

his last song


Sherry Grant

By Kathleen Vasek Trocmet

maple leaves

grab the wind

a soft landing


Kathleen Vasek Trocmet

By Barrie Levine

under a silent sky

my own silence

Barrie Levine

By Keith Evetts

farewell tide

the other side

of the moon


Keith Evetts

By Douglas J. Lanzo

Zen garden

plucking of silk strings

resonates within

Douglas J. Lanzo

By Nudurupati Nagasri

dying bonfire

autumn memory

embers
 

Nudurupati Nagasri

By Ed Higgins

suet feeder. . . swaying. . . in winter fog
 

Ed Higgins

By Srinivas S

through the plane window sprinkled city
 

Srinivas S

By Nathan Sidney

a pinch of moth scales the moon i plant

Nathan Sidney

By Peter Jastermsky

dance lesson not sure he can swing it
 

Peter Jastermsky

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

and then your body became an ocean

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Keith Evetts

lunar eclipse you're not expecting
 

Keith Evetts

By Cynthia Anderson

shaded sun porch

grandpa teaches me

which way is east
 

Cynthia Anderson

By Angiola Inglese

winter evening— 

trip with the moon

from east to west

Angiola Inglese

By Keith Evetts

autumn rain

do clouds begin

where they end
 

Keith Evetts

By Kyoko Bengala

unexpected rain—

I squeeze from the sheets

all autumn

Kyoko Bengala

By Carmela Marino

october clouds

removing the dust

from your face

Carmela Marino

By Agus Maulana Sunjaya

mother’s reprimand

the steady drip-drip-drip

of autumn rain
 

Agus Maulana Sunjaya

By Baisali Chatterjee Dutt

morning glories

singing hallelujah

a silent rain

Baisali Chatterjee Dutt

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

i am the lion stalking dusk
 

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Tsanka Shishkova

autumn walk

under the wet leaves

snail

Tsanka Shishkova

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

guitar strum

the words find

a tune 

Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Sherry Grant

sleeping in

while the world shakes

from climate change
 

Sherry Grant

By Mona Iordan

my pink-tinted glasses

the downcast sky

smiles back to me

Mona Iordan

By Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

Long night

Everything springs

after dawn

Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

By Maria Teresa Sisti

hunter's moon—

a hidden fairy tale 

in a memory

Maria Teresa Sisti

By Maria Concetta Conti

rainy day

dancing with the heels on

at home

Maria Concetta Conti

By Kathleen Vasek Trocmet

tasting the moment

a bitter-sweetness

turning seventy-five

Kathleen Vasek Trocmet

By Joanna Ashwell

autumn sky

a never-ending story

of raindrops

Joanna Ashwell

By Veronika Zora Novak

autumn chill . . .

the sound of stray

shadows

Veronika Zora Novak

By Kelly Sauvage

forever stamp the price of pursuing a postman

Kelly Sauvage

By Lakshmi Iyer

dicey moon

the way she likes

to show herself

Lakshmi Iyer

By Barrie Levine

cashmere gloves

I do something beautiful

with my hands

Barrie Levine

By Radhamani Sarma

not a stone

in puddle only ripples

of past

Radhamani Sarma

By Helen Ogden

ancient wisdom—

naming negative space

in the night sky


Helen Ogden

By Cynthia Anderson

lace jacket—

the woman

I wasn’t yet

Cynthia Anderson

By Arvinder Kaur

quarantine

a little palm reaches out

to first raindrops

 

Arvinder Kaur

By Manoj Sharma

covid spike

a swarm of mosquitoes 

in my dream 

Manoj Sharma

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

the wind but i am also a leaf

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Nani Mariani

on the mountain

hard to take down

wind of change


Nani Mariani

By Zahra Mughis

october dusk

the wind whispers

to scarecrows
 

Zahra Mughis

By Kathleen Vasek Trocmet

glittering sun path

between the pines

an echoed gunshot


Kathleen Vasek Trocmet

By Mircea Moldovan

night walk

carrying on his shoulders

the moon of stone

Mircea Moldovan

By Marilyn Ward

in a formal garden

a bramble makes its home...

always the rebel

Marilyn Ward

By Gerard Sarnat

You had the fancy

expensive Rolex watches

but we have the time.

Gerard Sarnat

By Cynthia Anderson

staring down

a lonely road—

the cat’s diagnosis

Cynthia Anderson

By Lucia Cardillo

summer end ...

a bead curtain

in the breeze

Lucia Cardillo

By Jeff Burt

Deciduous die,

evergreens brown. I see

ever not ever.

Jeff Burt

By Neena Singh

I gather

from a leafless hedge

an empty nest

Neena Singh

By JL Huffman

lakefront tai chi

crane spreads its wings

JL Huffman

By Roberta Beach Jacobson

certainty of a hawk’s path
 

Roberta Beach Jacobson

By Nani Mariani

the sound of the nightingale singing

Nani Mariani

By Louise Hopewell

the kids

play statues

startled pigeons


Louise Hopewell

By Vincenzo Adamo

a sparrow drinks

in the dog bowl —

the beggar grows old

Vincenzo Adamo

By Samo Kreutz

crows

brought by a postman

their caws

Samo Kreutz

By Laughing waters

dark shadow

on the quail's wings —

white pearls

Laughing waters

By Sushama Kapur

cradled

in a crescent moon—

slumbering owl

Sushama Kapur

By Jackie Chou

clear blue sky

a symphony of crows

on power lines

Jackie Chou

By Tsanka Shishkova

cardinal

on top of the spruce 

aroma of rain

Tsanka Shishkova

By Neena Singh

summer's end—

holding a sunflower

a parrot pops seeds

Neena Singh

By Douglas J. Lanzo

still sunset

stretches silhouettes

of silent herons

Douglas J. Lanzo

By Agus Maulana Sunjaya

breaking dawn

a sparrow answers

the silence

Agus Maulana Sunjaya

By Mirela Brăilean

blackbird's song

repeating the mantra

for forgiveness

Mirela Brăilean

By Neena Singh

peace treaty ...

a dove and squirrel

share the feeder

Neena Singh

By Kathleen Vasek Trocmet

last cup of tea

a white dove's feather

falls from the sky

Kathleen Vasek Trocmet

By B.A. France

hummingbird visit

just as exciting

the third time


B.A. France

By Rp Verlaine

yet the crane

keeps its balance

in deep mud

Rp Verlaine

By Joanna Ashwell

cardinal song

seeking a corner

without rain

Joanna Ashwell

By Keith Evetts

where the future meets the past lightning

Keith Evetts

By Jim Niffen

slow dancing moon on your bare feet

Jim Niffen

By Roberta Beach Jacobson

urban tooth decay

Roberta Beach Jacobson

By Barrie Levine

ripe avocado—

in its heart

a perfect moon

Barrie Levine

By Maya Daneva

how tasty

after a long winter

sun-melted butter

Maya Daneva

By Manoj Sharma

winter haze . . .

I snuggle deeper into the 

old photograph


Manoj Sharma

By Barrie Levine

curled photo

deep in the scroll

her forgotten self

Barrie Levine

By Mircea Moldovan

a lullaby flows from the moon

Mircea Moldovan

By Veronika Zora Novak

threadbare . . .

my kimono and the moon

Veronika Zora Novak

By Roberta Beach Jacobson

holes in his story moths

Roberta Beach Jacobson

By Barrie Levine

snow globe shaken not stirred

Barrie Levine

By Ram Chandran

alone

with memories

I have nothing else

Ram Chandran

By B.A. France

the garden

resigns itself to cold

... wild hibiscus

B.A. France

By John J. Dunphy

after the fire

we comb the ashes for

our lucky horseshoe

John J. Dunphy

By Mona Bedi

shadows

walking on shadows

city sidewalk


Mona Bedi

By Mirela Brăilean

scratched vinyl — 

the same lies

on and on

Mirela Brăilean

By Ram Chandran

on this lonely night

all my comfort —

vinyl music

Ram Chandran

By Joe Sebastian

a full lockdown year — 

birds on the fence watching us

watching them

Joe Sebastian