Sunday, June 30, 2024

By Mike Fainzilber

wind in her hair

still singing

the sixties

Mike Fainzilber



displacing

the blues

summer wind

Mike Fainzilber



wind and sunset

one last roll

of the kite surfer

Mike Fainzilber



hamsin*

the desert

ironing the sea

Mike Fainzilber


*A ‘hamsin’ (literally 50 in Arabic) is an easterly desert wind that brings extreme heat and dryness, and also flattens the waves on Israel’s Mediterranean coast. There are said to be ~50 such days per year, hence the name. In Bedouin tribal law, hamsin conditions are considered an extenuating circumstance in homicide cases…

Friday, June 28, 2024

By Ranu Jain

along the lines

of the sacred text

bird poop


image and words
Ranu Jain



 

breezy day

the old curtain springs

to a sensuous dance



image and words
Ranu Jain


 

 

 


 

 

    incense smoke

    improvising

    a silent raga
 


image and words
Ranu Jain

Thursday, June 27, 2024

By Emil Karla

echoing

the streetlamp

full snow moon


Emil Karla

By Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

mountain trekking

the stretch of the shadow

into twilight

Srinivasa Rao Sambangi


 

inchworm

the drift and drag

of the universe

Srinivasa Rao Sambangi



Independence Day

an old woman

on our morning walk

parts the way

to her master's home

Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

By Gordana Kurtović

 


joyfull moment-

a flower full of symbolism

next to the field




image and words
Gordana Kurtović

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

By Oana Maria Cercel & Timothy Daly

kitchen talk his words a rusty knife

Oana Maria Cercel & Timothy Daly

By Xiaoou Chen

daybreak

the grey clouds

fringed with gold

Xiaoou Chen


 

full gallop

the clatter of arrows

in the quiver

Xiaoou Chen

By Timothy Daly

Irish Sea crossing dead kin's bones

Timothy Daly



warm bookshop reading her smile

Timothy Daly

By Steliana Cristina Voicu

butterfly…

from my rose garden

to yours

Steliana Cristina Voicu

By Joana Figueiredo

we wear crowns

made solely of garden weeds

brave backyard champions

Joana Figueiredo




wincing glance

the beginning

of a cruel winter

Joana Figueiredo

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

By Olinda Ninolakis

mackerel sky

falling falling falling

hard landing


hard landing

blood-red sunset

waxing gibbous moon


waxing gibbous moon

total eclipse of the heart

mackerel sky

Olinda Ninolakis

By Suraja Menon Roychowdhury

a snarl

the sinuous wrap

of his purr


repose

on the doorstep, the warrior

and a dead bird

Suraja Menon Roychowdhury

Monday, June 24, 2024

By Kelly Sargent

foster care bedroom

on the walls

cherry blossoms

Kelly Sargent



my origin story

in mother’s eyes . . .

ancient starlight

Kelly Sargent

By Anthony Lusardi

 

morning rain

with thunder . . .

breathing techniques

to nurse the hangover

and the heartache


Anthony Lusardi



determined to live

from her window

and in bed

the chemo patient

watching leaves fall

Anthony Lusardi

By Mark Hendrickson

I remember

they were her favorites

forget-me-nots

Mark Hendrickson



trumpets raised

for fallen soldiers

peace lilies


Mark Hendrickson

By Douglas J. Lanzo

grandma’s final blessing

a shooting star sparkles

then fades


Douglas J. Lanzo



dust bowl

a mother partridge

lathering sand


Douglas J. Lanzo



runaway train

an EF5 tornado

catches the caboose


Douglas J. Lanzo

By Diane Funston

Athena’s tags

mosaicked onto headstone

her collar

never returned by vet

unless it’s in the ashes

Diane Funston



after our long vacation

away from poetry groups

I return

but still entranced

by Mexico’s colors

Diane Funston

By Shawn Blair

cold moon

her silhouette

in the window

Shawn Blair



going gray

a fish crow disappears

into sea fog

Shawn Blair

 

 

lace curtains . . .

snowflakes blackening

the road

Shawn Blair



mourning doves

in the park

a pair

of Civil War cannons

blazing in the sun

Shawn Blair

 

 

bone broth

smoke rising

over the quarry

Shawn Blair



spring night

a ladder not quite reaching

the cat

Shawn Blair

By Joanna Ashwell

if only

these golden flowers

were sunrise

Joanna Ashwell



holding a part

of our dream

dandelion meadow

Joanna Ashwell

By Laurie Kuntz

A mother's voice:

the stillness of trees

before a burst of blossom.

Laurie Kuntz



From my view

the ocean offers little relief

still I look.

Laurie Kuntz

By Jonathan English

Mockingbird song

the empty cherry tree

overflowing

Jonathan English


circle of full moon

shining through mist and pine

even in this city

Jonathan English



moist spring earth

the wings of the butterfly

lifting

Jonathan English

 

 

spring serenade—

under the green holly tree

the bumblebee and I

Jonathan English

By Susan Lee Roberts

campfire embers

a flute sweetens

the darkness


Susan Lee Roberts



summer picnic—

shimmering leaves

shower me in song


Susan Lee Roberts

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

By Elena Zouain

hammock –

evening falls before

the afterword

Elena Zouain



summer rain –

in my garden the blue hydrangea

even bluer


Elena Zouain


summer solstice –

I listen to the whispers

of scented shadows


Elena Zouain


white roses –

the moon keeps

the secret


Elena Zouain

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

By Stephanie Zepherelli

silhouettes

on the café wall

telling stories

Stephanie Zepherelli

By Lakshman Bulusu

a summer ginkgo walk –

Isha, Basho, and Issa

in every verse I write

Lakshman Bulusu

By S.Eta Grubešić

Robin chirping

brought to life in my mind

your touch –

one more kiss

and I would join you.

S.Eta Grubešić



twigs

S.Eta Grubešić

Monday, June 17, 2024

By Poh Jes

 

at the orange slides

the spotted pigeon and I

day off

image and words Poh Jes

Sunday, June 16, 2024

By Eugeniusz Zacharski

low tide

life comes out of the sea

again

Eugeniusz Zacharski



killer heat

at the watering hole

a pack of wolves

Eugeniusz Zacharski

By Rita Melissano

tangoing as one    forgotten step

Rita Melissano

 

 

she's still here

for some strange reason

clocks run backwards                                           

the storm after the quiet                        

a phoenix's return to ashes   

Rita Melissano



countless years

when our life was a rainbow

in the night

tête-à-tête, cheek to cheek,

holding a thousand candles      

Rita Melissano



listening

to the voice within

the mirror...

its whispers a breath

left in the fog

Rita Melissano

 

 

what is left                          

of the Japanese garden                     

the lantern

a lighthouse sitting on a bluff                         

above the blue, smooth pebbles


Rita Melissano       

By Scott F. Parker

pasture gate latched

on either side

no fence


Scott F. Parker



after the rain

all the happy grass

waving in the wind

Scott F. Parker



turtles on the shore

keeping busy

maintaining stillness


Scott F. Parker

By Katharine Angelina Love

my heart is beach glass

 translucent, delicate, mauve

 softened by the sand

Katharine Angelina Love

By Surya Nes

yellow rice─

settling farmer's

fortune in a plate

Surya Nes

By Lorraine A Padden

pajamas…

another superhero dream

takes flight

Lorraine A Padden



trouting

the arc of a midsummer

rainbow

Lorraine A Padden



asking her grandmother about love fresh daisies

Lorraine A Padden



incoming…

baby formula airdropped

over a war zone

Lorraine A Padden

By Audrey Quinn

night fog

across the Sound

a horn solo

Audrey Quinn



from adjoining terraces

the sounds of summer

sunscreen mist

Audrey Quinn



night walk

two dogs

square off

Audrey Quinn

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

By Govind Joshi

summer fair

children chasing

soap bubbles

Govind Joshi



story

within a story

this life

Govind Joshi

By Todd Matson

my sweet baby girls –

they are no longer babies

and not always sweet

Todd Matson

 

 

his philanthropy –

the gifts he kept on giving

for his vanity

Todd Matson



unconditional –

the love of a little dog

is God spelled backward

Todd Matson

By Ravi Kiran

rush hour

the manoeuvrability

of an ambulance

Ravi Kiran



between a beard

and the grey moustache

a few missing teeth

Ravi Kiran



Alzheimer’s

her favourite dress

for the first time

Ravi Kiran



what are the odds

of meeting you again

shooting star

Ravi Kiran

By j rap

escaping

through fence pickets

wildflower seeds


j rap

 



you pick out things

from my hair

lovebug


j rap



By Alvin B. Cruz

words we said too late lilacs

Alvin B. Cruz



insomnia

yesterday’s rain

still falling

Alvin B. Cruz



rain after a long drought mother’s remission

Alvin B. Cruz

By Patricia Carragon

buds sprout

on maple trees

cat in deep sleep

Patricia Carragon

By Nancy Brady

spring evening

seeping though the window

the skunk's scent


Nancy Brady

By Stephen Jarrell Williams

taking a nap

with eyes closed

seeing everything

Stephen Jarrell Williams



an old man

gazing up to heaven

wondering when
 

Stephen Jarrell Williams



children singing

on the mountaintops

pleading with us

Stephen Jarrell Williams

By Tomislav Maretić

deserted streets –

birdsong fills

the silence

Tomislav Maretić

By Vandana Parashar

buried nuts

how easy it is

to be forgotten

Vandana Parashar

By Pitt Büerken

shitty day

she holds herself

to the drinking straw


Pitt Büerken




really

that can’t be true

indeed

what’s to be seen

seems incredible


Pitt Büerken

By Steve Van Allen

winds pick up at sunset

sign of a coming front

wet whispers of rain

Steve Van Allen

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

By Anthony Ward

Exodus of toads,

Crossing my path,

I part my feet

Anthony Ward



Leave me be said the tree rather quite deciduously

Anthony Ward

By Richard Bailly

arc of a missile

children playing leapfrog

schoolyard

Richard Bailly

By David He

deserted temple

a stone Buddha drowns

in the moonlight

David He



dim moonlight...

the rain ripples

in a beggar's bowl

David He

By Deborah Karl-Brandt

minimalistic lifestyle

still

cluttered pages

Deborah Karl-Brandt

By Jennifer Gurney

migrating geese —

nature's universal sign

that life goes on

Jennifer Gurney

By M. R. Pelletier

Closed wings—

   the butterfly disappears

   into a tree

M. R. Pelletier

By Chris Langer

lone oak in the square—

what history

has it witnessed?

Chris Langer

By John J. Dunphy

their marriage license

torn into strips and placed outside

for bird nests

John J. Dunphy

By Tuyet Van Do

first day back

I walk into

an empty classroom

Tuyet Van Do

By Elliot Diamond

leap frog

the blank page

to justice

Elliot Diamond