By Maria Teresa Piras

October moon –

the shadow of a farewell

that comes and goes

Maria Teresa Piras

By Ram Chandran

narrow country path

I give way

to stray cattle

Ram Chandran

By Joseph P. Wechselberger

busy diner

the waitress splashes coffee

in my saucer


Joseph P. Wechselberger

By Daipayan Nair

greeting card –

my thoughts

need more space

Daipayan Nair

By Douglas J. Lanzo

scent of mint

morning mist rising

over bamboo tea house

Douglas J. Lanzo

By Meera Rehm

measuring

the rain. . .

blackbird song


Meera Rehm

*

 

accepting

as i am. . .

heirloom eggplant


Meera Rehm

*

 

wherever i see

a river. . .

mother's voice


Meera Rehm

By Eavonka Ettinger

unable to stop

putting my finger in the

mouths of snapdragons

Eavonka Ettinger

By Herb Tate

toad

          leaf

       toad

Herb Tate

By Ingrid Baluchi

man and beast

how rich the color

of turned earth

Ingrid Baluchi

*

 

sandstorm

the screech

of a rusty windmill

Ingrid Baluchi

*

 

overnight rain

the pure magic

of a pixie ring

 

Ingrid Baluchi

By Refika Dedić

mushroom

shivering under the leaves

winter

Refika Dedić

By Colette Kern

no secrets

despite the curtains –

emergency room

Colette Kern

*

 

lose me in the

black hole of the universe

erogenous zones

Colette Kern