Mircea Moldovan

scattered

together with the dandelions...

thoughts leave me

one by one

out the back door

—Mircea Moldovan

hospital bed

dad always repeats

the second commandment

—Mircea Moldovan

AJ Johnson

pruning saplings…

to extend her years

I would trim mine

—AJ Johnson

I fly fish

in my dead brother’s

old jeans

uncomfortable

with the fit

—AJ Johnson

a token of peace

this knit cap she made

and left with a note —

a fledgling falcon

tests her wings

—AJ Johnson

Oscar Luparia

shooting a picture –

in the flooded paddies

the sky moves...

motionless herons

their legs in the clouds

—Oscar Luparia

Shrehya Taneja

glass frontage

the stories

we tell ourselves

—Shrehya Taneja

Joanna Ashwell

donkey ride

the tide rolling

within our laughter

—Joanna Ashwell

Jennifer Gurney

no photo needed

you get

the picture

—Jennifer Gurney

Neena Singh

skipping stones

my childhood laughter

ripples back

—Neena Singh