By Chen-ou Liu

CN Tower

hidden in fog and rain ...

what remains

of my immigrant past

now a blur to me

Chen-ou Liu

By Jerome Berglund

hummingbird

calling for

an encore

Jerome Berglund

By Ellen Kom

family lawsuit

lawyer and therapist

on standby


Ellen Kom

By Barrie Levine

spilled grounds . . .

your caffeine rush

to leave me

Barrie Levine

By Jharna Sanyal

a cup of tea —

home in every tongue

Jharna Sanyal

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Judas tree

so many reasons

I forgive

Jharna Sanyal

By David Käwika Eyre

Labor Day

he demonstrates

vacuum cleaners

David Käwika Eyre

By Pravat Kumar Padhy

Carbon Footprints

 
the sun looks dim
with smoke all around
fierce debate
in the conference room
for the sky to retain its blue
 
insects search
space for a breath
birds
for the missed treasure
as city sparks in neon lights
 
morning
whispers to the trees…
the leaves
lost their vigor
to muse with the breeze
 
early dawn
from far off distance
the whales scream 
not to change
the colour of the sea
 
neither koel’s song
nor hopscotch of birds
we spend a living
with a black sun
hanging from the dusty sky
 
roaring voice
of the rising sea …
in the lost land
the Anthropocene defines
the sinking sun of the rising risk

Pravat Kumar Padhy

By Susan Lee Roberts

summer ages

in the august heat—

calico leaves


Susan Lee Roberts

By Patricia Hawkhead

autumn colours

the old cat curls

into itself

Patricia Hawkhead

By JL Huffman

landscape blight

howl of the junkyard dog

JL Huffman

By Terri L. French

running into the squirrel’s indecision

Terri L. French