By Nancy Brady

new year's day...

paying bills

I void the first check

Nancy Brady

By Luciana Moretto

sprig of heather

under the pillow

I wake up in the new year

Luciana Moretto

By Fatma Zohra Habis

after the sound

of a woodpecker

I inhale the silence

Fatma Zohra Habis

By Anthony Ward

Balanced into the wind the bird embraces rain

Anthony Ward

By Lakshman Bulusu

New Year’s Eve

at the stroke of midnight

every star, a new dream


Lakshman Bulusu

By AJ Johnson

winter commute

missing the sun

both ways

AJ Johnson

By Anne Fox

in the dreaming of trees

winter songs

of the afterlife

Anne Fox

stray cat…

another unanswered question

wanders away

Anne Fox

narrow path…

this endless wait

for new wings

Anne Fox

still winter…

i search the night

for a song

Anne Fox

By Nicholas Klacsanzky

with each wave

the hush of pebbles . . .

father’s ashes

Nicholas Klacsanzky

By Valorie Broadhurst Woerdehoff

pear petals on the pavement

she asks

if everyone dies

Valorie Broadhurst Woerdehoff

By Nicoletta Ignatti

New Year's concert—

the pianist leans

into her tune

Nicoletta Ignatti

snow wind—

how fast the cat

enters the garage

Nicoletta Ignatti

By Sharon Ferrante

he carves me a poem

in the oak

—woodpecker


Sharon Ferrante

By Katie Montagna

grey dawn

a sea of fog

hides the ocean


Katie Montagna

By Jennifer Gurney

this day

holding all the promise

of the future

Jennifer Gurney

each note

becomes the concert

piano recital

Jennifer Gurney

By Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

river station —

a string of wild ducks

continues on its way

Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

By Thomas Landgraf

no matter

who is right and who is wrong...

winter stars        

Thomas Landgraf

By Govind Joshi

waning moon

slowing down

of the old walker

Govind Joshi

By Alexis Rotella

down the sink

all your exotic bottles

of sauces and vinegars

the orange-flower water

how it pains me

to break its seal

Alexis Rotella

By Janet Krauss

a heft of silence

as I leave

my old home

carrying

my sack of longing

Janet Krauss

By Katherine E Winnick

a blackbird

on the runway

left behind


Katherine E Winnick

By Steliana Voicu

ice flowers…

on my window

moon stories

Steliana Voicu

 

Royal Train arrives —

in the old man's hands

trembling chrysanthemums

Steliana Voicu

By Sarah Mahina Calvello

cold clouds

In a Van Gogh sky

Winter

Sarah Mahina Calvello

By Tuyet Van Do

sipping ginger tea

as I read the newsfeed

a new president
 

Tuyet Van Do

garage sale —

in the garden corner

Buddha's grin

Tuyet Van Do

By Oscar Luparia

foggy dawn

the milk froth

in my first coffee


Oscar Luparia

 

 

pick-up points . . .

the sledge of Santa

lighter and lighter


Oscar Luparia

 

Christmas parties

please everyone remember

not to overdo

Oscar Luparia

By Kelly Sargent

bony fingers of lightening her hair caught in his grip

Kelly Sargent

picking up the pieces purple heart

Kelly Sargent

By Stephanie Zepherelli

multiple personas

a stack of hats

perfectly balanced

Stephanie Zepherelli

junk mail

the same old stuff

i tell myself

Stephanie Zepherelli

act four

dancing alone

with shadows

Stephanie Zepherelli

walking with shadows

before they arrive

dark premonitions

Stephanie Zepherelli

By William Doyle A F

changing times —

lotus pond

now a paddy field

William Doyle A F

By j rap

hundredth time

I’ve walked this path ...

still learning the shadows


j rap

the busboy drags

a trash bin to the curb

spring moon


j rap 

 

 

autumn dusk

thump of trucks

on the highway bridge


j rap

 

sunset sky

brushstrokes

of peach and lemon


j rap

 

cloudy beach day

a coming out party

for the son

j rap

By Mohua Maulik

jasmine scented

autumn breeze

rustles the hibiscus —

yet my heart is uneasy

thinking about tomorrow

Mohua Maulik

By Xiaoou Chen

a glass of water

the chopstick bends

without bending

Xiaoou Chen

 

 

heading home

the horse’s hoofs hardly

touch the ground

Xiaoou Chen

By Marjolein Rotsteeg

a new year

talks of peace

not even begun

Marjolein Rotsteeg

hibernation —

I'm struck by an attack

of hedgehog envy

Marjolein Rotsteeg

 

cold North wind

merciless

on old bones

Marjolein Rotsteeg

 

moth-eaten quilt

it remains

the cat’s favourite

Marjolein Rotsteeg

By Joseph P. Wechselberger

member of the wedding

her first time

in heels

Joseph P. Wechselberger