By Barrie Levine

pandemic dreams . . .

the Paris café

in her takeout cup

Barrie Levine

By Pippa Phillips

rain-filled glasses

after the wedding

a toast


Pippa Phillips

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

of course

the mountain

wasn’t always

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Tsanka Shishkova

new moon

in the temple's pond

lilies and stars

Tsanka Shishkova

By Mirela Brăilean

funeral

a blackbird's song

nearby

Mirela Brăilean

By Zahra Mughis

empty garden

a robin sings

to midday silence


Zahra Mughis

By Samo Kreutz

sound of a siren

only a sparrow

alarmed

Samo Kreutz

By Daniela Misso

waiting for …

cherry petals

on the meadow

Daniela Misso

By Kyoko Bengala

Under the moon

peonies open

gently

Kyoko Bengala

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

before dawn

only voice

the wind from afar

Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Vincenzo Adamo

gestures

the words

without syllables


Vincenzo Adamo