By Vandana Parashar

a bare tree

stands tall

waiting for the spring

can I let you go

without falling apart

Vandana Parashar

By Tom Bierovic

soaking rain

the scarecrow pops

his buttons

Tom Bierovic

By Peter Jastermsky

thunderhead some ideas just keep exploding

Peter Jastermsky

By Vandana Parashar

lockdown

free at last

my breasts

Vandana Parashar

By Rashmi Buragohain

for you every day

I tuck jasmine

in my hair

Rashmi Buragohain

By Kamrun Nahar

hanging on

lock door

a newspaper

Kamrun Nahar

By Maria Tirenescu

cracked ground --

mother stares at

the faded wheat

Maria Tirenescu

By Dan Iulian

snowy morn --

the color

of silence

Dan Iulian

By Mona Bedi

creaky old fan

I dream peacefully

white noise comfort

Mona Bedi

By Maya Daneva

open window

a sparrow pecks on

my keyboard

Maya Daneva

By Arvinder Kaur

sudden blackout—

the night lights up

firefly by firefly

Arvinder Kaur

By Maria Teresa Sisti

spring flowers -

so much fog around me


Maria Teresa Sisti

By Roberta Beach Jacobson

modest moon curtain of clouds

Roberta Beach Jacobson

By Maria Teresa Piras

May rain -

scent of mint

in the wind

Maria Teresa Piras

By Shagun Wasan

every nightmare ends this too

Shagun Wasan

By JL Huffman

water moccasins

slither to higher ground

to dry their wet feet

JL Huffman

By Lafcadio

guiding rhythm

of the dance

sunbeams

Lafcadio

By Christian Garduno

If I had to choose

anyone it would be you

over and over

Christian Garduno