By Nancy Brady

morning walk...

alyssum lingers

in her hair

Nancy Brady

By Sarah Paris

hedging their bets

hummingbird

and honeysuckle

Sarah Paris

By Richard Bailly

steaming biscuits

fresh from wood-fired oven

grandma's apron

Richard Bailly

By K.G. Munro

shining violets

under the orange sunlight

magnifying glass

K.G. Munro

By Albert Schlaht

singing

from swaying sunflower

sparrow

Albert Schlaht

*

 

sudden rain

waiting it out under the eaves

first date

Albert Schlaht

By Samo Kreutz

double rainbow ...

he browses through

the AA pamphlet

Samo Kreutz

*

 

literary evening

that additional haiku –

a marigold scent

Samo Kreutz

By Vandana Parashar

first day of school

every crying child in the bus

sounds like mine

Vandana Parashar

*

monsoon river unapologetically being herself

Vandana Parashar

By Andrew Markowski

shallow marsh

the deep croak

of a bullfrog

Andrew Markowski

*

 

reflecting pool

a heron bathes

in moonlight

Andrew Markowski

By Govind Joshi

mountain village

after the feast we walk home

in torchlight

Govind Joshi

*

cradling

a nest

crescent moon

Govind Joshi

By Keith Evetts

patches of lichen

the belief of the abbot

in these scattered stones

Keith Evetts

*

only now

I know what it's worth

summer sunset


Keith Evetts

By Joanna Ashwell

summer lists

tacked to the fridge

going nowhere

Joanna Ashwell

*

pine bloom

finding the space

for solitude

Joanna Ashwell