By Mirela Brăilean

first snow -

the garish black

of the crows

Mirela Brăilean

By Kristen Lindquist

the sporadic tapping

of a sapsucker

spring snow showers

Kristen Lindquist

By Agus Maulana Sunjaya

misty morning

the brittle echo

of a gull's cry

Agus Maulana Sunjaya

By Barrie Levine

empty raft

the toss and turn

in a sleepless sea


Barrie Levine

By Tsanka Shishkova

rocky path

blown by the wind

a touch of the sea

Tsanka Shishkova

By Barrie Levine

pandemic dreams . . .

the Paris café

in her takeout cup

Barrie Levine

By Pippa Phillips

rain-filled glasses

after the wedding

a toast


Pippa Phillips

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

of course

the mountain

wasn’t always

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Tsanka Shishkova

new moon

in the temple's pond

lilies and stars

Tsanka Shishkova

By Mirela Brăilean

funeral

a blackbird's song

nearby

Mirela Brăilean

By Zahra Mughis

empty garden

a robin sings

to midday silence


Zahra Mughis

By Samo Kreutz

sound of a siren

only a sparrow

alarmed

Samo Kreutz

By Daniela Misso

waiting for …

cherry petals

on the meadow

Daniela Misso

By Kyoko Bengala

Under the moon

peonies open

gently

Kyoko Bengala

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

before dawn

only voice

the wind from afar

Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Vincenzo Adamo

gestures

the words

without syllables


Vincenzo Adamo

By Vasile Moldovan

lying in the sun

the rattlesnake

changes its skin


Vasile Moldovan

By Rp Verlaine

lost blue moon

I read old love letters

by a dying light

Rp Verlaine