By Ray Spitzenberger

dark

sky

dark

silence

dark

thoughts

Ray Spitzenberger

By Nani Mariani

Semeru Mountain

volcanic eruptions

gray December

nation's sadness

my heart is there


Nani Mariani

By Pat Davis

the walk to work

all the familiar

strangers

Pat Davis

By John Grey

from room to room,

love moves out

saves a space for loneliness

John Grey

By Maria Teresa Sisti

winter solstice—

a painted silence

in my memories

Maria Teresa Sisti

By Brad Bennett

winter morning

the sound of an orange peel

tearing away
 

Brad Bennett

By Alvin B. Cruz

Covid fatigue

a coastal town

screams at the sea

Alvin B. Cruz

By Allyson Whipple

no frost yet

the neighbor’s power drill

whines at dawn

Allyson Whipple

By Cynthia Anderson

old friends

too old to pick up

where we left off

Cynthia Anderson

By John Hawkhead

wind chimes

releasing ice melt

into her silence

John Hawkhead

By Nudurupati Nagasri

complementary dining

buffalo feeding

egret topiary

Nudurupati Nagasri

By Chen-ou Liu

Christmas dinner for two

the click, clank, click

of my teenager’s chopsticks

Chen-ou Liu

By Roberta Beach Jacobson

at our table

having the best time

those asleep

Roberta Beach Jacobson

By Mariel Herbert

christmasupstairstumblingdownstairssugarplums

Mariel Herbert

By Lakshmi Iyer

Christmas Eve

the moon comes riding

on a reindeer

Lakshmi Iyer

By Helen Ogden

homeless camp

a Christmas ornament

on a bare branch

Helen Ogden

By Helen Ogden

full of lights

the Christmas tree

in the bagel shop

Helen Ogden

By Mariangela Canzi

a jar of holly...

Christmas thoughts

by the fireplace

Mariangela Canzi

By Refika Dedić

a night of joy

without a face mask

a smile shines

Refika Dedić

By John J. Dunphy

newly-divorced man

his first Christmas dinner

at a Chinese restaurant

John J. Dunphy

By Agus Maulana Sunjaya

hazy moon

electric lamps outline

a minaret

Agus Maulana Sunjaya

By Maria Concetta Conti

the need

to solve mysteries

Milky Way

Maria Concetta Conti

By JL Huffman

Montana

the Milky Way drapes

our big sky

JL Huffman

By Tim Murphy

rolling thunder

trying to concentrate

on a clarinet solo

Tim Murphy

By B.A. France

deep

crevice 

in

the

concrete

sidewalk

ant’s eye view


B.A. France

By Vasile Moldovan

covered of snow

the chrysanthemums

fall asleep

Vasile Moldovan

By Lisbeth Ho

a longing for you rings in each christmas song


Lisbeth Ho

By Lucia Cardillo

Christmas Star ...

something unspoken

in her eyes

Lucia Cardillo

By Zdenka Mlinar

Christmas scent

mom's cakes

lack

Zdenka Mlinar

By Helen Ogden

trimming the tree

we bicker over

strands of tinsel

Helen Ogden

By Mike Gallagher

sundown

along the mountain range

shrivelled red apple

Mike Gallagher

By Peter Jastermsky

end of life . green apples

Peter Jastermsky

By Florin C. Ciobica

silent night

humming a carol

to my pet

Florin C. Ciobica