By Zdenka Mlinar

smells

chestnut

in our city

is missing

the old baker

Zdenka Mlinar

*

miriše

kesten

u našem gradu

nedostaje

stari pekar

Zdenka Mlinar

By Vuong Pham

meditation

from the whole forest

one falling leaf

Vuong Pham

By Paul Tristram

Lesson Learnt

There was no more room

inside her Isolation

… for olive branches,

well-wishers or welcome hugs…

yet, miles and miles for distance.

Paul Tristram

By Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo

perseid sky

brighter than the shooting stars ...

city lights

Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo

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perseid sky

a child's scribblings

from wall to floor

Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo

By Robert Witmer

springtime

whistling out of tune

as loudly as I can

Robert Witmer

By Reshmi Mukherjee

The tunnel ends

I keep walking

in darkness

Reshmi Mukherjee

By Tuyet Van Do

Operating room –

in the corner the doctor

checking his phone

Tuyet Van Do

By Anthony Lusardi

veterans day;

as the grill sparks

grandpa flinches

Anthony Lusardi

By Ana Drobot

peach...

the geisha's

soft cheeks

Ana Drobot

By John Hawkhead

moonlit surf

flickers of white lace

below her hemline
 

John Hawkhead

By Jovana Dragojlovic

night colours

cover the sky –

dreamer's paradise

Jovana Dragojlovic

By Joshua St. Claire

honeysuckle wind

a mourning dove

relines her nest

Joshua St. Claire

By Joe Whitlow

two years later

the permanence

of dead

Joe Whitlow

By Joanna Ashwell

full moon

the shape of light

in loneliness

Joanna Ashwell

By Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

first breakup

I reach for another

cigarette

Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

By Samo Kreutz

firefly ...

his sudden

move

Samo Kreutz

By Simon De Courcey

wrong path

right light –

lichen hoard

Simon De Courcey

By Sharon Ferrante

what’s on your mind

the empty page asks

I’m waiting

for the beauty

of your non-truth

Sharon Ferrante