By Pippa Phillips

so long

for the grape

to darken into wine

in this bitter sip I can taste

the shadow of the sun

Pippa Phillips

By John J. Dunphy

thaw

rapidly shrinking

snowman's genitalia

John J. Dunphy

By Lucia Cardillo

early daffodils ...

what i know

about spring

Lucia Cardillo

By Vincenzo Adamo

wildflowers—

in my son's drawings

tanks

Vincenzo Adamo

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