By Mirela Brăilean

months of war

the blackbird's song

nested in me

Mirela Brăilean

By Mircea Moldovan

spring's lullaby sweet goat's milk

Mircea Moldovan

By Barrie Levine

her voice

flowing with the river . . .

spring thaw

Barrie Levine

By Deborah Karl-Brandt

unfurling tulips

another spring

another war

Deborah Karl-Brandt

By Paula Sears

slightest curl

of the fern’s frond

craving a drop of rain

Paula Sears

By Joe Sebastian

dandelion

a droplet of rain slides

down its stem

Joe Sebastian

By Agus Maulana Sunjaya

winter star …

I thought you were

still there

Agus Maulana Sunjaya

By Darrell Petska

snow

so many little worries

weigh me down

Darrell Petska

By Priti Khullar

war

her diary

will be history


Priti Khullar

By Mona Bedi

just like that

I fold yellow paper

into origami cranes

Mona Bedi

By David Ngo

old town café

kaya toast with half-cooked eggs 

bringing back the taste

of yesterday 

which is gone forever

David Ngo