By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

to be

in a

river of

to be

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Radhamani Sarma

rocking cradle

relationship

long forgotten

Radhamani Sarma

By Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

crimson sunset

Tails of swallows

between pink clouds


Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

By Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

spring fever –

no playlist

only song birds

Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

By Richard Bailly

sun streams through window

warmth to the frozen tundra

winter winding down


Richard Bailly

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