By Nani Mariani

in a jar

full of biscuits

crescent moon


Nani Mariani

By Minal Sarosh

forest trail

shadows of years

following me

Minal Sarosh

By Devoshruti Mandal

muezzin's call

unfurls

dawn

Devoshruti Mandal

By Richard Bailly

gnarly old oak tree

carefully standing its ground

kissed by golden rays

Richard Bailly

By Zahra Mughis

extra lunchbox

I carry snacks

for city pigeons


Zahra Mughis

By JL Huffman

copperhead

coiled on my doorstep

unwelcome mat

JL Huffman

By Zahra Mughis

Chopin the rhythm of midsummer rain

Zahra Mughis

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

in his arms i become the rain

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Kyoko Bengala

Solitude --

among a thousand people we

without words

Kyoko Bengala

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

temptress...

a dusting of starlight

falls across my chest

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Roberta Beach Jacobson

sink sank sunk

our friendship

Roberta Beach Jacobson

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

because we have nothing left the sun

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Cynthia Anderson

desert gardener

planting seeds

in my father’s shadow

Cynthia Anderson

By GRIX

traversing

a galaxy of lichen . . .

terrestrial snail

GRIX

By Lafcadio

trees standing

in the fog--

all I can see

Lafcadio

By Cynthia Anderson

nightbird

a memory

takes flight

Cynthia Anderson

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

watching the night fall from grace


Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Louise Hopewell

vaccination centre

at the coffee cart

I ask for a double shot

Louise Hopewell