By Radhika De Silva

lost mobile

eyes rest

on the moon

Radhika De Silva

By Daya Bhat

wind dispersal

warring time zones

on my widget

Daya Bhat

By Mona Bedi

black ice —

the homeless man and I

talk about karma

Mona Bedi

By Pitt Büerken

turn of an era

the mouse munches

the cat

Pitt Büerken

By Chen-ou Liu

Ramadan moon

wave upon wave of prayers

in a tent city

Chen-ou Liu

By Ingrid Baluchi

eco courtyard

artificial grass around

their plastic palms

Ingrid Baluchi

By Vivien Eliades

doctor’s waiting room

patients glued to their phones

a modern sickness

Vivien Eliades

By Chris Collins

my first woolly bear

uncurled and walked on my hand

whispers of winter
 

Chris Collins

By Jayson Dela Fuente

fading moonlight of endless night shivers

Jayson Dela Fuente

By Bryan Rickert

river baptism all the crows gathered

Bryan Rickert

*

fire season poppies jump the break line

Bryan Rickert

By Roy N. Mason

Joan Baez Said

 

saying and being

told goodbye—

two different cries

Roy N. Mason

By Ana Drobot

child's play —

touching the moon

from my window

Ana Drobot

By Susan Burch

marriage proposal

all the Yeps

on the steps

Susan Burch

By Alvin B. Cruz

war death toll climbing roses

Alvin B. Cruz

*

an eye

for an eye

in war

nothing but

darkness

Alvin B. Cruz

By Francoise Maurice

white chrysanthemum

carried by the dove

the sad ink

Francoise Maurice

*

black saturday

the massacre of innocents

on the front page

Francoise Maurice

By Mark Forrester

chipped red paint—

my horseshoe resting on

yours

Mark Forrester

By Mark Gilbert

first raindrops

nothing fancy

just keeping time

Mark Gilbert

By Mark Miller

daybreak

the shimmering masts

of anchored yachts

Mark Miller