By Angiola Inglese

heavy rain -

the song of the blackbird

so far away

Angiola Inglese

By Sherry Grant

daddy penguins

gathering

for a good gossip

Sherry Grant

By John Hawkhead

in and out

the ventilator moves air

between life and death

John Hawkhead

By Thomas Tilton

severed head

the phantom pull

of a leg cramp

 

Thomas Tilton

By John J. Dunphy

tree stump

the drought years now pelted

by raindrops

John J. Dunphy

By B.A. France

shattered

icicles on the lawn

— morning sunbeams

B.A. France

By Minal Sarosh

fishing line

waiting for the tug

of a haiku

 

Minal Sarosh

By Sherry Grant

kingfisher

a perfect rainbow

my fish gone

 

Sherry Grant

By Kristen Lindquist

north wind

porcupine tooth marks

scar a sapling

Kristen Lindquist

By Mirela Brăilean

traveler

in the wider world

spinning the globe

Mirela Brăilean

By John Hawkhead

bed of nails

becoming used

to having no point

 

John Hawkhead

By Sharon Rhutasel-Jones

miners' shacks

their stories

in the wind

Sharon Rhutasel-Jones

By Maria Teresa Sisti

full moon -

looking for a noise

inside silence

 

Maria Teresa Sisti

By Mike Gallagher

white sails

butterflies ride sea breezes

out in the bay

 

Mike Gallagher

By Jay Friedenberg

trying to rake

the universe into order...

November wind

Jay Friedenberg

By Nicky Gutierrez

midnight stroll--

the silence

of first snow

 

Nicky Gutierrez

By Maya Daneva

winter deepens

snowflake after snowflake

icicles

Maya Daneva

By Corey D. Cook

plans cancelled

birdsong lures us

into the woods

Corey D. Cook