By Wai Mei Wong

dusk—

behind the windows

silent movies we are in

Wai Mei Wong

By John J. Dunphy

hailstorm

alley-drinkers take refuge

in a dumpster

John J. Dunphy

*

desert highway

hitchhiker struck by

a tumbleweed

John J. Dunphy

By Silvia Bistocchi

Red poppies —

suddenly the dawn

beyond the soldiers

Silvia Bistocchi

By Mona Bedi

placebo effect his sugar coated demeanour

Mona Bedi

*

 

torrential rain

the similar greyness

of tombstones

Mona Bedi

By Helen Ogden

forgotten meadow

tattered ribbons hanging

from the old maypole

Helen Ogden

By Tuyet Van Do

mid-day rain

in carport corner

an empty nest

Tuyet Van Do

By Debarati Sen

cold moon —

the patches across

her heart

Debarati Sen

 

*

rainbow —

pride walk paints my

city’s face

Debarati Sen

By Daipayan Nair

stone skipping —

to know the swamp has

a heartbeat

Daipayan Nair

*

 

zebra crossing —

this haste

between us

Daipayan Nair

By Krit Venambal

Night and moon

still the breeze

Unseen blossoms


Krit Venambal

By Tony Williams

his mood wilting spinach in the

pan

Tony Williams

*

 

first swim class

my daughter

windmills it

Tony Williams

By Janet Kraus

Pebble dropped in water

Rings form

Thoughts spread

Janet Kraus

By David He

Gran's fingers

stumbling

over her old piano

by the lakeside...

the moonlight quivers

David He

 

*

owlsong

strikes my ears

at midnight

a moon glistens

through the window

David He

By JL Huffman

char cloth sky

ablaze with star sparks

JL Huffman

By Françoise Maurice

on the dark stage

some notes fly away

old jazz tune


Françoise Maurice

By Tim Murphy

unplayable piano:

sitting down

to play

Tim Murphy

By Christer Hansson

dusk settles

ducks sliding

on ice

Christer Hansson

By Samo Kreutz

stargazing ...

the little myriad

of her birthmarks

Samo Kreutz

By Kerry J Heckman

the first star

not the last

twilight

Kerry J Heckman