first light
petroglyphs
on the stone
Nikolay Grankin
solar flare
what you
couldn’t hide
Tiffany Shaw-Diaz
stars glow
in my grandson's eyes
the blur in mine
Neena Singh
cardamon cloves
cinnamon black pepper
steeping my chai
Susan Bonk Plumridge
seasonings
reside
in mama's apron -
coriander soup
her welcome note
Bidyutprabha Gantayay
reflection
an idea bounces
back to me
multi-colored
the inclusive world
of paper cranes
Jackie Chou
year of the rat ...
if only the calendar
predicts the truth
Milan Rajkumar
i am also in the dark coyote’s howl
flavour of
Christmas cake -
fingers crossed
morning exercise
the disapproving look
of my cat