By Herb Tate

snow moon

a well-lit face

in the diner window

Herb Tate

clear water

a stone through a memory

of a ripple

Herb Tate

alarm clock

the time that tells

when the rooster crows

Herb Tate

By Nancy Brady

hunt and peck

starlings cover

the neighbor's yard

Nancy Brady

they all say

it's gas

—his first smile

Nancy Brady

nearly spring

the days and her shadow

lengthen

Nancy Brady

black ice...

the danger of saying

the wrong thing

Nancy Brady

By Jennifer Gurney

when the waves slow down

and the ocean rests—

evening

Jennifer Gurney

dusk—

the ideal time

moon shadow

 

Jennifer Gurney

hard to tell

where mountain peaks end

clouds begin

Jennifer Gurney

quiet—

the still, small voice

between the doubt

 

Jennifer Gurney

By Tsanka Shishkova

sweet slumber

in the moonlight

wings of love

Tsanka Shishkova

rising sun

lotus recovers

after the storm

Tsanka Shishkova

By Rita R. Melissano, Ph.D.

walking barefoot

a thousand times

the sand remembers us

Rita R. Melissano, Ph.D.

By Elena Zouain

late mowing —

no more bees in the hive

Elena Zouain

snow moon over sea —

one more journey in solitude

Elena Zouain

By Nancie Zivetz-Gertler

an innermost flood

the landscape forever changed

when her water broke

Nancie Zivetz-Gertler

tending her garden

the woman with dementia

remembers who's who

Nancie Zivetz-Gertler

through hospital doors

the smell of earth after rain

hands me one more day

Nancie Zivetz-Gertler

she wonders aloud

what might burn through the darkness

and asks for a star

Nancie Zivetz-Gertler

By Eugeniusz Zacharski

between

silt and sleet

carp season

Eugeniusz Zacharski

periodic table

the stars that flow

through us

Eugeniusz Zacharski

By Alvin B. Cruz

heavy snow

her bereavement leave

runs out

Alvin B. Cruz

sand between my toes...

i carry the sound

of waves

Alvin B. Cruz

By Amin Jacek Pędziwiater

stargazing

on a cloudless night

clear consciousness

Amin Jacek Pędziwiater

 

By Carmela Marino

winter solstice

in the drawer money

for the last trip

Carmela Marino

a little girl

discovers her shadow

bamboo shoots

Carmela Marino

By Oscar Luparia

in a random bookshop

just for the addictive smell

of printed paper


Oscar Luparia

tailwind . . .

my running performance

one minute shorter

Oscar Luparia

sound of water

even the long winter

goes by

poem and photo: Oscar Luparia

By Chen-ou Liu

winter parting

I listen to the silence

she left behind

Chen-ou Liu

shower time

soap bubble after soap bubble

after my son's laughter

Chen-ou Liu

By Douglas J. Lanzo

rekindling

warm memories

gathering monarchs

Douglas J. Lanzo

granting one wish one thousand folded cranes

Douglas J. Lanzo

wonderland magic

an impala bounds

higher with each leap

Douglas J. Lanzo

By Helen Ogden

power outage

learning the shapes

of familiar things

Helen Ogden

memorial service

getting to know the man

I thought I knew

Helen Ogden

By Joshua Gage

afterschool snack

the puddles that gather

around our boots

Joshua Gage

queen anne’s lace

shadows of minnows

on the creek bed


Joshua Gage

 

 

flu season

I brush her hair

from her sleeping face

Joshua Gage

By Fhen M.

Orion in the evening

my ancestor in the distant past.

Fhen M.

In my solitude

a frog jumps in.

Fhen M.

It's Monday

gazing at the moon's crater.

Fhen M.

By Mihaela Babusanu

that thrill rekindled—

silently looking at leaves

whirling in the wind

Mihaela Babusanu

a cart full of grapes—

father even since sunrise

cleaning the barrels

Mihaela Babusanu

Saint Valentine's Day—

ripping the heart from my hand

a strong gust of wind

Mihaela Babusanu