By Janet Krauss

winds winter in the trees

the temple bell rings

silence

Janet Krauss

By Ram Chandran

wakeful night —

from the rustling leaves

mother's soft voice

Ram Chandran

By Priti Khullar

school reunion

I splurge on an

anti-wrinkle cream

Priti Khullar

By Ellen Kom

a pinch of turmeric

staining my fingers

sacral chakra

Ellen Kom

By Gavin Austin

gathering

with the dusk

dog-eared memories

Gavin Austin

By Michelle V. Alkerton

high rise

winds screech through gaps

of balcony doors

Michelle V. Alkerton

By Tuyet Van Do

parenthood —

in my arms

fur baby

Tuyet Van Do

By Wanda Amos

feeling the weight

of my baggage

a long road ahead

Wanda Amos

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each day

a disaster —

armageddon

Wanda Amos

By Ellen Kom

under the autumn sky

olive trees

and charred bodies

Ellen Kom

By Pitt Büerken

after two years

now he's highly pleased

with his poem

Pitt Büerken

By Deborah Karl-Brandt

two butterflies

will we ever

become one

Deborah Karl-Brandt