By Manasa Kaliki

Me and my mom

Playing with sea shells

It's my dream

Sea shells are her memory

I am alone now

Manasa Kaliki

Every flower, every life

Their own story, their own tale

Tied by strings of fate

image and words Manasa Kaliki

By Susan E. Schipper

 

Nature reflected

Sand and surf inverted here

Wonder to behold

image and words Susan E. Schipper

By Rita Melissano

embroidered

in the tapestry of the universe

words

the ancient rhythm sung

in cosmic ancestral chants

Rita Melissano

the sound of a cello

silencing my heart beat

this longing...

Rita Melissano

end of the line we could start here

Rita Melissano

delighted

with the unexpected

gift box

her desire for nothing

unwraps its silky ribbon

Rita Melissano

By Melissa Laussmann

at sunrise

rows of sandcastles

return to sea

Melissa Laussmann

 

twilight sky

in quiet contemplation

just a bird and me

Melissa Laussmann

By Mark Gilbert

clouds

drifting

apart

Mark Gilbert

my early times

challenging lifestyle

address unknown

image and words Mark Gilbert

 

 

By Stephanie Zepherelli

children’s laughter

catching soap bubbles

with a butterfly net

Stephanie Zepherelli

foggy morning

forgotten dreams

on the pillow

Stephanie Zepherelli

By Stephen Jarrell Williams

empty bed

sitting in the rocking chair

remembering

Stephen Jarrell Williams

she has a way

to stop and start

hearts

Stephen Jarrell Williams

By Dan C. Iulian

autumn rain —

weighing each word

she says

Dan C. Iulian

By Nicoletta Ignatti

summer sea—

the wings of a seagull

enliven the sky

Nicoletta Ignatti

scorching sun—

living in the shadow

of myself

Nicoletta Ignatti

By Hynek Koziol

end of town —

the path to her house

overgrown with vetch

Hynek Koziol

By B. L. Bruce

paling sky

the poison flower

blooms


B. L. Bruce

equinox—

Saturn’s dance

with the moon


B. L. Bruce

By Rosa Maria Di Salvatore

withered roses . . .

a love story

ended too soon

Rosa Maria Di Salvatore

cruel world . . .

yet many roses

in bloom

Rosa Maria Di Salvatore

By Sébastien Revon

reaching out

the teenager’s gaze

into the void

Sébastien Revon

writer’s block

— somewhere

the blackbird

Sébastien Revon

By Patricia Carragon

bare feet encounter

Coney Island sand

feeling the burn

Patricia Carragon

tar on sidewalk

melts like chocolate

in the heat

Patricia Carragon

By Randy Brooks

back home

from voting

the forgotten chocolate

in my pocket

gone soft

Randy Brooks

life of a poet

raising a few

choice

words

in the garden
 

Randy Brooks

By James Penha

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

python coiled

in durian tree ready

to sleep not strike

image and words James Penha

By Govind Joshi

harvest time

the unbeatable law

of karma

Govind Joshi

river transit

the lighthouse keeper

now doubles as innkeeper

Govind Joshi

By Yasir Farooq

autumn leaves

in the bucket

silence

Yasir Farooq

By Pitt Büerken

waiting

for Aladdin to come back

oil lamp

Pitt Büerken

By Anthony Lusardi

outdoor barbecue:

on the radio

john lennon

with the cicadas

adding their beat

Anthony Lusardi

By Elena Zouain

freshness of the night –

little by little the moon also moves away

Elena Zouain

poppy –

the transparency of its dress


Elena Zouain

summer evening –

the symphony of silence

resounds

Elena Zouain

By Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont

frosty morning

talking to each other up close

the two white bubbles

where our words meet –

a winter love story

Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont

By Oscar Luparia

 

midsummer dream

only Puck

is late

image and words Oscar Luparia

By Timothy Daly

cold tea my life wasted on work

 
Timothy Daly

 

no less lovely

than the roses

. . . daisies

image and words Timothy Daly

By Stephen Toft

winter stars

gritting the road

to the hospice

Stephen Toft

cirrus cloud

a wisp of sheep’s fleece

on the wire fence

Stephen Toft

By Joshua St. Claire

pink oleander

the scent of sunset

sings me into the sound

Joshua St. Claire

the ocean reveals

its colors 

dusk waves

Joshua St. Claire

By Tony Williams

skimming stone…

our home

in the universe

Tony Williams

tell me your name—

twisty blue

and purple thing

Tony Williams

By M. R. Pelletier

Heat wave—

   thanking the oaks

   that line the street

M. R. Pelletier

Recess—

   the schoolyard sparrows

   hide


M. R. Pelletier

By Mark Hendrickson

empty pews

in the old chapel

deadwood

Mark Hendrickson

my road trip with you

rolling down route 66

tumbleweeds

Mark Hendrickson

By Robert Witmer

parallel lives

a wormhole

in the first apple

Robert Witmer

a bird

sipping rain

from a worn-out shoe

Robert Witmer

By Wanda Amos

ancient swamp now desert

emerging from dust

dinosaurs

Wanda Amos

no escape…

a bad dream

on replay

image and words Wanda Amos

By Anthony Ward

Finding a moth

Glued to the condensation

I reflect upon death

Anthony Ward

By Alvin B. Cruz

news of a friend's passing summer clouds

Alvin B. Cruz

bedtime stories

grandma reads

the palm of my hand

Alvin B. Cruz

clouds drifting further tests

Alvin B. Cruz

By Adrian Bouter

air roots

his father too

a pilot

Adrian Bouter

By Tsanka Shishkova

shining sun

after the longest night

war is over

Tsanka Shishkova

my new haiku

maybe someone already

wrote it


Tsanka Shishkova

By Nivedita Rao

wednesday morning

the chai goes cold

again

Nivedita Rao

what i was

i am not

shedded snakeskin

Nivedita Rao

By Irena Jovanović

Petal by petal

Lotus flower blooming joy

Shiny dance of life

Irena Jovanović

By Alicia Alves

Coffee Ritual

I pour the coffee

then I stir clockwise three times

to get through the day

Alicia Alves

By JL Huffman

butterfly bush awash with wings

JL Huffman

By Nancy Brady

mountain trail

our footsteps silenced

by pine needles

Nancy Brady

By Bipasha Majumder (De)

mother's hair . . .

the sky overcast

with nimbus clouds

Bipasha Majumder (De)

By Scott Wiggerman

a bee disappears

in a purple wine cup

I follow his cue

Scott Wiggerman

deep purple dirge of elections

Scott Wiggerman

weight limits

the baggage we learn

to live without

Scott Wiggerman

disbelief

in resurrection

the many times

dead trees

come back to life

Scott Wiggerman

scavenging

old wood

for tree forts

before I knew

people live in less


Scott Wiggerman

By Suraja Menon Roychowdhury

drumstick curry

mother says mine isn't

like her mother's

Suraja Menon Roychowdhury

By Steve Van Allen

overcast and chance of chickadees

Steve Van Allen

butterfly

the only thing moving

in summer heat

Steve Van Allen

By Jovana Dragojlovic

torn shoes...

so many kilometers

behind me

Jovana Dragojlovic

By Maya Daneva

salt air the haze of this geyser

Maya Daneva

fig by fig purple sunset

Maya Daneva

By Keith Evetts

rockpool

I leave the beach

right way up

Keith Evetts

By Kavita Ratna

mountain peaks

inside my shoe

a pebble

Kavita Ratna

By John Pappas

silvering the pond morning minnows

John Pappas

the late late show

unwilling to sleep

in an empty bed

John Pappas

 

 

climate change the dogs she follows on instagram

John Pappas

By Mircea Moldovan

foreign bodies the blue sofa in the basement

Mircea Moldovan

a wolf

barking at the moon

evening prayer

Mircea Moldovan

By Arvinder Kaur

the stubs that make a rainbow crayon sky

Arvinder Kaur

no one cries

at the pauper's funeral

windswept leaf

Arvinder Kaur

just enough strength

to blow a dandelion

hospice window

 
Arvinder Kaur

By Mona Bedi

the jagged edge of loneliness frost moon


Mona Bedi

believing it to be true aurora borealis


Mona Bedi

summer’s end the change in my perspective


Mona Bedi

By Susan Lee Roberts

spring with no summer doctor stops chemo

Susan Lee Roberts

By Louise Hopewell

city shadows

building cranes dwarf

the cathedral spire

Louise Hopewell

By R. Suresh Babu

hailstone rain

children hopscotch

in the puddle

R. Suresh Babu

By Ravi Kiran

end of the day

a blackbird’s song

from the unpruned hedge

Ravi Kiran

By Joanna Ashwell

pre-rain

the hopes we had

for summer

Joanna Ashwell

By Kalyanee Arandhara

relentless rain

a house at the top

slides downhill

Kalyanee Arandhara

By Ray Spitzenberger

my heart plays

Mozart’s A-fib sonata

until the beat should stop

Ray Spitzenberger

By Nalini Shetty

old swing set

no one to push

me higher

Nalini Shetty

By Chen-ou Liu

Facebook outage

I listen

to midnight stars

Chen-ou Liu

By Sarah Mahina Calvello

Around in circles,

Just going through the motions

Making lemonade

Sarah Mahina Calvello

By Nancie Zivetz-Gertler

little peacekeepers

i forget everything else

watching the sparrows

Nancie Zivetz-Gertler

By Ana Drobot

heatwave –

Dali’s clocks

melting

I long for a trip

back in time

Ana Drobot

By Liz Kornelsen

flash—

a second’s worth of light

firefly

Liz Kornelsen

By Katja Fox

highland retreat —

so alone among

a thousand midges

Katja Fox

By Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

starlit night

the dark blanket

full of holes

Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

By Steliana Cristina Voicu

lighthouse piercing the sky…

my tea

moon infused

Steliana Cristina Voicu

By Jennifer Gurney

sand in my suitcase

Michigan

follows me home

Jennifer Gurney

By Karen O'Leary

once around

the Monopoly board

no bills

Karen O'Leary

By John J. Dunphy

family reunion

pausing at the doorway

my shadow still outside

John J. Dunphy

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