By Bhawana Upadhyay

nonstop tears

in the mind of drought

dissolving memories

Bhawana Upadhyay

By Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

a pair of doves

singing at my window —

calling for seeds

Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

By Mircea Moldovan

temptation

to look over the fence

spring fever

Mircea Moldovan

two crows

they share a worm

countryside life

Mircea Moldovan

By Rupa Anand

in hand-spun gold

she eclipses the sun

noon wedding

Rupa Anand

wedding rush

mother's beads

neatly laid out

Rupa Anand

By Alvin B. Cruz

used poetry book

a skeleton leaf

on a love poem

Alvin B. Cruz

writer's block

he stirs his cup

of tea

Alvin B. Cruz

By David Ngo

one road

upon another—

shoulders to stand on

David Ngo

treasure the moment

if only I could message

yesterday's self

David Ngo

life's journey seeks

to fill the blanks

David Ngo

By Govind Joshi

forest range

we wait

for elephants' crossing

Govind Joshi

cricket season

this night

a song

Govind Joshi

By Susan Lee Roberts

as the fog lifts . . .

daffodils and dandelions

jump out


Susan Lee Roberts

placid lake

one kayak

and a string of ducklings


Susan Lee Roberts

By Janet Krauss

We create memory

to defy the erasures

of time

Janet Krauss

By Mike Gallagher

beech canopy

the raindrops loud

on his hat

Mike Gallagher

the fragrance

of a moonflower trumpets

a wren's night song

Mike Gallagher

rolling downhill

the peaty breath

of the mountain

Mike Gallagher

By Adrian Bouter

    what

quiet

   magpies

Adrian Bouter

nothing's changed

in his tool shed

spider webs

Adrian Bouter