By Nani Mariani

Academy Awards

a slap

shocked the world


Nani Mariani

By Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

spring restoration –

green covers

cracks in the statue

Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

By Maria Teresa Sisti

full moon of worms –

the echo of a farewell

forgotten

Maria Teresa Sisti

By Zoran Doderović

snowflakes

on outstretched palms –

my childhood

Zoran Doderović

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

crossing cultures

an acceptance that people

are people

Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Tim Muphy

open book 

the child speaks 

its first words

Tim Muphy

By Katherine E Winnick

poet

cast your line

says the fisherman

Katherine E Winnick

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

alone at home

a touch of lipstick

to feel alive

Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Douglas J. Lanzo

blue and yellow

encircle the night

London Eye

Douglas J. Lanzo

By Maria Teresa Piras

March sky —

the Kiev moon

so pale

Maria Teresa Piras

By Julie Bloss Kelsey

tucking them in

one by one

stars

Julie Bloss Kelsey

By Veronika Zora Novak

blue hour moon

wishing to be anyone

but me

Veronika Zora Novak

By Chen-ou Liu

street preaching

a sudden burst

of birdsong

Chen-ou Liu

By Anthony Ward

Moth splashes into window

Swimming up to the light

Drowning out darkness

Anthony Ward

By John Hawkhead

oceanic spray

great clouds billow

from walrus nostrils

John Hawkhead

By Ruth Holzer

white peony

on the window sill

red ants

Ruth Holzer

By Ramesh Anand

monsoon romance

our sips of tea

from one saucer

Ramesh Anand

By Madisen Bellon

clouded eyes blank mind

a light bulb dimmed flickering

please remember me

Madisen Bellon