I glance back
at her window light
after I leave
cold wind
strikes
my face
David He
*
a little boy
waves goodbye
to the whistling train...
Mum's tears
soak
her mask
David He
*
snowflakes
dance through the air
before a lightpost
an old monk
whispers
his prayer
David He
Cartesian
coordinates
between the horizon and I
herons
Joshua St. Claire
*
grandpa’s
pantry
all lined up
sardine cans
Joshua St. Claire
twilight
the
familiar begins
to disappear
Joseph P. Wechselberger
*
empty
mailbox
promises
not kept
Joseph
P. Wechselberger
*
sometimes
pieces don't fit
puzzles
Joseph P. Wechselberger
full moon
three nights in a row
still
in love
Alvin B. Cruz
*
more
than the flowers the scent of the flower vendor
Alvin B. Cruz
sweltering Lagos traffic —
juice in a bottle
cold pressed cane
bumper to bumper
sugarcane
ants
Christina Chin / Uchechukwu Onyedikam
bitter morning
a wet leaf attaches
to
my shoe
Meera Rehm
*
changing seasons. . .
the never ending cycle
of
war and peace
Meera Rehm