blushing pink blossoms
in ikebana alcove
to meet and to part …
Monica Kakkar
rose petals
strewn by the flower girl in the janitor's dustpan John J. Dunphy
oil drops chasing the rainbow
down the street
Deborah Karl-Brandt
silent night —
an old hindi song
wafting straight to heart
Sreenath
end of winter—
a butterfly settles
inside my shadow
Daniela Rodi
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bedtime stories...
father's old armchair
remembers his shape
spring morning
brisk wind takes his toupee
to dance with
Albert Schlaht
spring showers— a butterfly snaps her wings to dry
Genevieve S. Aguinaldo
spring rain
a whiff of winter
in its chill
Vipanjeet Kaur
April snow onetime we'll know
Adrian Bouter
morning moon
last night lingering
on my lips
Jim Niffen
slow hop outpacing the snail
Jenn Ryan-Jauregui