By Maya Daneva

high-pitched cry

I recognize the voice

of my cicada

Maya Daneva

By Bernadette O'Reilly

nesting

in his palm

my cheek

Bernadette O'Reilly

By Lisbeth Ho

summer dusk

crickets start to sing

calling

the fireflies to light up

the moonless night

Lisbeth Ho

By Jharna Sanyal

first rain

in cupped palms

         taste of salt

Jharna Sanyal

By Stephen Jarrell Williams

sea mother

keep me

as a pearl

Stephen Jarrell Williams

By Ram Chandran

monsoon sky

the birds

flying to a distant dream

Ram Chandran

By Alan Peat

supermarket:

in front of

The Bay View Hotel

Alan Peat

By Rp Verlaine

the owl

sees too much

to be silent

Rp Verlaine

By Alex Lanzo

canoe floats

on aqua-green waters

over sea of moss

Alex Lanzo

By Gregory Lanzo

Arctic ice melts

creating rivers

flowing into caves

Gregory Lanzo

By Christa Pandey

old age

finding relevance

in haiku


Christa Pandey

By Zahra Mughis

monsoon sky reflections of the inner landscape

Zahra Mughis

By Alvin B. Cruz

rainbow's end

a poem begins

without me

Alvin B. Cruz

By Tim Roberts

moonless sky on pebble beach – every footstep a sigh

Tim Roberts

By Vandana Parashar

tiring day

my dog and I switch

places in dream

Vandana Parashar

By Barrie Levine

breathing out . . .

my dream

slips away


Barrie Levine

By Mircea Moldovan

on island

together with the frogs

chamber music

Mircea Moldovan

By Nudurupati Nagasri

full moon

I scoop it from sugar syrup

Rasgulla *

Nudurupati Nagasri

 

* Ball-shaped sweet made with curdled milk and sugar syrup