Thomas Landgraf

4am

one of the sounds

a magpie

—Thomas Landgraf

Jerome Berglund

first quarter 

the moon

is an alms dish

—Jerome Berglund

Bryan Rickert

motherless

I let the fawn

have the garden

—Bryan Rickert

Susan Burch

birdfeedercam 

only the rain 

comes to visit

—Susan Burch

the cardinal agrees talk is cheep

—Susan Burch

giving birth 

another pink flower 

in the flowerbed

—Susan Burch

 

Susan Lee Roberts

violets in the window

the scent

of grandma

—Susan Lee Roberts

 

Haiga by Milan Rajkumar

 

Ravi Kiran

home from work

the language

of a tail

—Ravi Kiran

Mona Bedi

bonsai garden

mother much shorter

than before

—Mona Bedi

Thomas L. Vaultonburg

quiet street

a leaf and I

cross together

—Thomas L. Vaultonburg

Alvin B. Cruz

you said your love would last plastic roses

—Alvin B. Cruz

Louise Hopewell

making a wish

on a dandelion blowball

DNA test

—Louise Hopewell

Patrick Sweeney

he's the one who wouldn't look the pallbearers in the eye

—Patrick Sweeney

Françoise Maurice

sharp frost

the quick jolts

of the beggar

—Françoise Maurice

Faith Denise Morales

the sea is a dream—

it swallows and releases,

no hesitation.

some days i envy the tide

for knowing when to return.

—Faith Denise Morales

Sherry Reniker

picking you

from the sprawl—

baby pictures

—Sherry Reniker

Nina Kovačić

crater...

the rain washes a doll

without both legs

—Nina Kovačić

Laurinda Lind

fourth commandment whatever it was i broke it

—Laurinda Lind

Susan King

morning walk—

dogs with winter coats

better than mine

—Susan King

Dennis Owen Frohlich

father-son carpentry

one 30-minute mistake

after another

—Dennis Owen Frohlich

Darrell Lindsey

hand in hand

under a double rainbow

the storm passed through

all but forgotten

except for our muddy shoes

—Darrell Lindsey

Marie Derley

vieille photo d’été –

quand ma pauvre mère

me tapait sur les nerfs

old summer photo –

when my poor mother

used to get on my nerves

—Marie Derley

Manasa Reddy Chichili

spring moon 

father's laugh

some where

—Manasa Reddy Chichili

Sathya Venkatesh

my toddler

at the school gate...

I cry more

—Sathya Venkatesh

Lakshman Bulusu

midnight 

to morning

the half-moon

chiaroscuro      

of my dreams

—Lakshman Bulusu

Wendy Cobourne

plein air

she dips her brush

in deep summer

—Wendy Cobourne