By Mariel Herbert

wild rye gone to seed long-haired poodle

Mariel Herbert

By Florin C. Ciobîcă

in my dad's dream I'm barking up the wrong tree

Florin C. Ciobîcă

By Hifsa Ashraf

house sparrow out of the house sparrow


Hifsa Ashraf

By Nudurupati Nagasri

sideways rain —

contemplating

em dash in haiku

Nudurupati Nagasri

By Louise Hopewell

the only walker

with no best friend

dog park

Louise Hopewell

By Ingrid Baluchi

first dance—

the fragility

of a dog rose

Ingrid Baluchi

By B.A. France

winter wind

slicing through bare branches

… alone again

B.A. France

By John J. Dunphy

second week of January

our outdoor Christmas decorations

still frozen in the ground

John J. Dunphy

By Veronika Zora Novak

awakening

inside your dream . . .

dragonfly

Veronika Zora Novak

By Peter Jastermsky

leaving us to imagine . broken pencil

Peter Jastermsky

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

possibly

a sparrow

or a tsunami

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Barrie Levine

peach tea

breathing in

the fullness of life

Barrie Levine

By Mircea Moldovan

a flock of birds

turns the sky upside down

New Year

Mircea Moldovan

By Lee Hudspeth

yellow crescent moon slips into midnight’s indigo

Lee Hudspeth

By Sean Lynch

2022 –

rain washes litter

into a storm drain

Sean Lynch

By Chen-ou Liu

hallway stillness

traffic hum drifts through windows

of a nursing home

Chen-ou Liu

By Elisa Theriana

new prescription

psychiatrist asks me

not to google

Elisa Theriana

By William Keckler

spousal tombstones

the wives tend to arrive

fashionably late

William Keckler

By Ray Spitzenberger

forest zither

speaks to me

Sachsen tales

Ray Spitzenberger

By Joe Sebastian

on a bare bough the ants carry the light there is


Joe Sebastian

By Vincenzo Adamo

barbed wire–

looking for a hole

of hope

Vincenzo Adamo

By Muskaan Ahuja

crowded bus –

            a fly takes

the seat I leave

Muskaan Ahuja

By Douglas J. Lanzo

fading hopes

trails of stardust

sift through my fingers


Douglas J. Lanzo

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

words 

grow quieter

candlelight


Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Pris Campbell

falling star

so many wishes linked

this covid night

Pris Campbell

By Agus Maulana Sunjaya

mother’s reflection

in the bakery window

winter stars

Agus Maulana Sunjaya

By Lakshmi Iyer

year end

so many things left

unpacked

Lakshmi Iyer

By Nani Mariani

welcome 2022

as the universe sings

holy man's prayer

the rosary shines bright

bringing a message of peace

Nani Mariani

By Mircea Moldovan

daily

counting years and snowflakes

Alzheimer's

Mircea Moldovan

By John J. Dunphy

New Year's Eve fireworks

I watch with both hands over

my dog's ears

John J. Dunphy

By Tim Murphy

lucky break

an empty glass hits the floor

intact

Tim Murphy

By Keith Evetts

new year's eve

the dusty sill

by moonlight

                    whose fingerprints

                    are on the window

Keith Evetts

By Zahra Mughis

flowers bloom

in the night sky

new year's eve


Zahra Mughis

By Arvinder Kaur

winter sun

grandpa warms his shoes

in the porch

Arvinder Kaur

By Neena Singh

winter chill—

in grandson’s eyes

warm starlight

Neena Singh