By Xiaoou Chen

vertical ladder

his fear increases

step by step

Xiaoou Chen

By Hassane Zemmouri

end of fasting

a sweet date melting

in the dry mouth

the muezzin's call

calms the soul

Hassane Zemmouri

By Deborah Karl-Brandt

winding paths

the mindfulness

of a grove snail

Deborah Karl-Brandt

By Sreenath

desolate beach

amidst the wind and surf

the silence

Sreenath

By Emily Jo Scalzo

forest molecules

secreted by ancient pines

limit climate change

Emily Jo Scalzo

By M. R. Pelletier

Monsoon—

   overdue library books

   float in my backpack

M. R. Pelletier

By Tuyet Van Do

blurry moon halo

on the compost wall

garden slugs

Tuyet Van Do

By David Ngo

nature's ballet

lined up for my morning ride

tree shadows waltzing

David Ngo

By Devoshruti Mandal

muslin shawl

mother's palm touches

my cheeks

Devoshruti Mandal

By Daipayan Nair

ma judges

freshness by the colour

vegetable cart

Daipayan Nair

By Ingrid Baluchi

washing line

a tiny spider snug

in the spring of a clothespin

Ingrid Baluchi

By Nancy Brady

morning walk...

alyssum lingers

in her hair

Nancy Brady

By Sarah Paris

hedging their bets

hummingbird

and honeysuckle

Sarah Paris

By Richard Bailly

steaming biscuits

fresh from wood-fired oven

grandma's apron

Richard Bailly

By K.G. Munro

shining violets

under the orange sunlight

magnifying glass

K.G. Munro

By Albert Schlaht

singing

from swaying sunflower

sparrow

Albert Schlaht

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sudden rain

waiting it out under the eaves

first date

Albert Schlaht

By Samo Kreutz

double rainbow ...

he browses through

the AA pamphlet

Samo Kreutz

*

 

literary evening

that additional haiku –

a marigold scent

Samo Kreutz

By Vandana Parashar

first day of school

every crying child in the bus

sounds like mine

Vandana Parashar

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monsoon river unapologetically being herself

Vandana Parashar