By John J. Dunphy

his last road trip

my friend arrives

at the cemetery

—John J. Dunphy

outdoor nativity scene

one of the Wise Men

facing the wrong way

—John J. Dunphy

By Mohua Maulik

first storm...

searching for the shirt

he is wearing

—Mohua Maulik

hostel gate—

a gust of wind scatters

the empty nest

—Mohua Maulik

north wind

the banyan tree grows

its own prosthesis

—Mohua Maulik

at the forsaken house

i step on a lizard

the tail

still squirming amidst the ruins

of our chapter

—Mohua Maulik

By Janet Krauss

Birds' nests

drown

in swamps

no one sees

climate change

—Janet Krauss

By Devoshruti Mandal

as usual she plates a cake for the late son dark evening

—Devoshruti Mandal

By Alaka Yeravadekar

urban garden

the robin sings

a metallic tune

—Alaka Yeravadekar

By Jiel Narvekar

dusking twilight

the wilted flowers

tracing years on me

—Jiel Narvekar

By Olinda Ninolakis

shards of sunlight

the freshly fallen snow

melts into your hair

—Olinda Ninolakis

By Elena Zouain

her departure -

every day

the changing sky

—Elena Zouain

By Mircea Moldovan

another lie

told to the wife

ice fishing

—Mircea Moldovan

horror movie

in the popcorn bag

a rat tail

—Mircea Moldovan

By Lev Hart (from 2024)

autumn

evening

live

feed

from

mars 

—Lev Hart

end of autumn

I doubt the movie

will get much better

—Lev Hart

skyful     of     stars      how       do     i      fill      my     emptiness

—Lev Hart

end of harvest 

the gods pack up 

and move on

—Lev Hart

Editor's Note: These texts are from the "lost poems" chosen by founding editor, Roberta Beach Jacobson.