By Debarati Sen

cold moon —

the patches across

her heart

Debarati Sen

 

*

rainbow —

pride walk paints my

city’s face

Debarati Sen

By Daipayan Nair

stone skipping —

to know the swamp has

a heartbeat

Daipayan Nair

*

 

zebra crossing —

this haste

between us

Daipayan Nair

By Krit Venambal

Night and moon

still the breeze

Unseen blossoms


Krit Venambal

By Tony Williams

his mood wilting spinach in the

pan

Tony Williams

*

 

first swim class

my daughter

windmills it

Tony Williams

By Janet Kraus

Pebble dropped in water

Rings form

Thoughts spread

Janet Kraus

By David He

Gran's fingers

stumbling

over her old piano

by the lakeside...

the moonlight quivers

David He

 

*

owlsong

strikes my ears

at midnight

a moon glistens

through the window

David He

By JL Huffman

char cloth sky

ablaze with star sparks

JL Huffman

By Françoise Maurice

on the dark stage

some notes fly away

old jazz tune


Françoise Maurice

By Tim Murphy

unplayable piano:

sitting down

to play

Tim Murphy

By Christer Hansson

dusk settles

ducks sliding

on ice

Christer Hansson

By Samo Kreutz

stargazing ...

the little myriad

of her birthmarks

Samo Kreutz

By Kerry J Heckman

the first star

not the last

twilight

Kerry J Heckman

By Govind Joshi

sudden storm

a passing crow takes refuge

on silver oak

Govind Joshi

By Andrew Markowski

yellow pages—

an old book

calls out to me

Andrew Markowski

By Vivien Eliades

he whispers

sweet nothings in her ear

it tickles

Vivien Eliades

By Nancy Brady

earth day...

dandelions decorate

the lawn

Nancy Brady

By Vasile Moldovan

burdened

by its own fragrance

lilac bush

Vasile Moldovan

By Mircea Moldovan

bell’s echo

a stork baby

learn to fly

Mircea Moldovan

By C. Jean Downer

dressed

in this blue gown

a lump in my breast


C. Jean Downer

By Dejan Ivanovic

crumpled cloth

the cat licks a puddle of milk

off the floor

Dejan Ivanovic

By Chip Dameron

male cardinal offers seed

to female perched on birdbath

love at first bite


Chip Dameron

By Laurie Kuntz

Caught between the angry

conversation of sea and shore


shells remain silent

Laurie Kuntz

By Mariel Herbert

rain shadow returning her house key

Mariel Herbert

By Xiaoou Chen

grand migration

of myriad butterflies

solar eclipse


Xiaoou Chen

By B. L. Bruce

bayshore calm

the morning spreads

out and out


B. L. Bruce

 

*

the spring moon

through the open window

storyteller

B. L. Bruce

By Lakshman Bulusu

butterflies—

design after design

in a costumer’s collection

Lakshman Bulusu

By Stephen Jarrell Williams

night wish

you appearing

at my window


Stephen Jarrell Williams

By Timothy Daly

lakeside walk . . . 

after the splash

the water forgets

Timothy Daly

By Shane Coppage

pavement crack

dandelion

finds a way

Shane Coppage

By Refika Dedić

her perfume

on jasmine petals

her sadness

Refika Dedić

By Adrian Bouter

quicksilver

a cobweb collects

moondew


Adrian Bouter

By Hassane Zemmouri

month of fasting

trapped in countless sins

a lonely soul

hungry

for repentance

Hassane Zemmouri

By Kimberly Kuchar

quivering heart—

hummingbird

here and there and here

Kimberly Kuchar

*

another spring

with bluebonnets

without her

Kimberly Kuchar

By J. D. Nelson

Jupiter follows

the half-moon across the sky . . .

black dog in the snow

J. D. Nelson

By Michelle V. Alkerton

impatience

ice cube cooling

my microwaved soup


Michelle V. Alkerton

By Colette Kern

full circle

the aging doctor

becomes a patient

Colette Kern

By Kavita Ratna

mothball

lingering on the sweater

our closed chapter


Kavita Ratna

By Ram Chandran

collecting pebbles—

not long ago

I too had rough edges

Ram Chandran

By Deborah A. Bennett

not the wind through

the pines but my mother's voice

in mine

Deborah A. Bennett

By Jennifer Gurney

Imagination

Is really just seeing things

Differently

Jennifer Gurney

By Mike Fainzilber

bread crumbs

and sparrows

reasons to be happy

Mike Fainzilber

By Joanna Ashwell

early to rise

the sun and I

solidify

Joanna Ashwell

By Mike Gallagher

the farmer scolds

each scowling cloud

harvest sky

Mike Gallagher

*
 

seeking out

no particular star

daydreamer

Mike Gallagher

By Catherine Zickgraf

the earth sounds hollow

though cherry blossoms float down

landing in my hair

Catherine Zickgraf

By Chen-ou Liu

laid off ...

the familiar and forgotten

packed into boxes

Chen-ou Liu

By M. R. Pelletier

 Planter box—

   a clump of dandelions

   overlooked

M. R. Pelletier

By Joshua St. Claire

following the scent of bergamot yellow sulphur

Joshua St. Claire

By evan coram

fallow field

clinging to nothing

birdsong

evan coram

By Kotonobu

slowly run

my hands

along your shape

Kotonobu

By Alvin B. Cruz

alone

on a full moon night —

my perfect incompleteness

Alvin B. Cruz

*

small town gossip

at the laundromat

sound of the rinse cycle

Alvin B. Cruz

By C.X. Turner

freezing rain—

reaching new depths

of melancholy

C.X. Turner

By David Josephsohn

twilight

the shadows and I

finally rest

David Josephsohn

By Keith Evetts

talk of peace

among the roses

spider threads

Keith Evetts

By Jay Friedenberg

sunset light

on almond blossoms

the last bumble bee

Jay Friedenberg

By Robert Epstein

alone with my loss

around the rosemary bush

bees humming

Robert Epstein

By Barrie Levine

swinging to a halt

on the coatroom rack

her new cane

Barrie Levine

By Mark Gilbert

a couple on the beach holding hands holding shoes

Mark Gilbert

*

 

dawn breaks

the mayfly’s will

to live

Mark Gilbert

By Ellen Kom

family reunion

another shot

of vodka

Ellen Kom

By Ana Drobot

flying carpet

resting on the wall —

my therapist asks me

to bring free associations

for my dream

Ana Drobot

By Jerome Berglund

hole in the ice

derelict farmhouse

Jerome Berglund

*

old car in a field

further out lambs

Jerome Berglund

By Daya Bhat

overseas call

a blue jay takes away

all the minutes

Daya Bhat

By John Hawkhead

sky drums

crows in the skeleton tree

call down the storm


John Hawkhead

By Kristen Lindquist

Sunday morning

a girl scrapes a palm frond

through last night's litter

Kristen Lindquist

By Orrin PréJean

pretty color of ground up cinnamon   when will i fall in love


Orrin PréJean

*

shooting wild horses 'thnks Marlene for freeing haiku'

Orrin PréJean

By Bryan Rickert

checking the phone

every five minutes

it must be love


Bryan Rickert

By Daniel Birnbaum

on the pond

mist

but why the silence

Daniel Birnbaum

By Robert Witmer

first frost

crickets chirping

in the fireplace

Robert Witmer

By Veronika Zora Novak

funeral procession my shadow missing

Veronika Zora Novak

By Patrick Sweeney

waters by the Otemon Gate

a little girl dumped

her festival goldfish

Patrick Sweeney

By Monica Kakkar

blushing pink blossoms

in ikebana alcove

to meet and to part …

Monica Kakkar

By John J. Dunphy

rose petals

strewn by the flower girl

in the janitor's dustpan


John J. Dunphy

By Deborah Karl-Brandt

oil drops

chasing the rainbow

down the street

Deborah Karl-Brandt

By Sreenath

silent night —

an old hindi song

wafting straight to heart

Sreenath

By Daniela Rodi

end of winter—

a butterfly settles

inside my shadow

Daniela Rodi

*

bedtime stories...

father's old armchair

remembers his shape

Daniela Rodi

By Albert Schlaht

spring morning

brisk wind takes his toupee

to dance with

Albert Schlaht