By Vandana Parashar

soundless rain

his story dies

with him

Vandana Parashar

By Bryan Rickert

drought moss

not as resilient

as I used to be

Bryan Rickert

high tide

I, too, feel the pull

of this moon

Bryan Rickert

telling me more

than I needed to know

old country song

Bryan Rickert

By Neena Singh

late summer

pink roses fade

petal by petal


Neena Singh

By J. D. Nelson

long day low battery charge your phone now


J. D. Nelson

daylight fades a cautious young deer crosses at the crosswalk

J. D. Nelson

near dusk a crow caws twice as it flies over the apartments

J. D. Nelson

caught in a torrential downpour nothing like wet socks

J. D. Nelson

By Emil Karla

under water

the drifting view

of a steady log


Emil Karla

By Richard Bailly

climbing tall grass

beckoning butterflies

prairie rose

Richard Bailly

By Konstantin Yakimchuk

on the window glass

thunderous voices of drums

rainstorm at midnight

Konstantin Yakimchuk

By Mircea Moldovan

summer night

a cricket dies

singing

Mircea Moldovan

By Tuyet Van Do

a new winter

a new journey

without you

Tuyet Van Do

By Sophia Conway

canal flood

riverbanks burst to the thundering

applause of rain


Sophia Conway

Venetian cappuccino

a smoother froth on these

ancient waters

Sophia Conway

 

Raindrop

Sophia Conway

By Zoran Doderović

baby sparrow

feathers and heartbeats

on my palm

Zoran Doderović

By Lakshman Bulusu

clouds —

   trees bow down

   into the pool of their shade

clouds —

    green whispers,

    “peace here”

Lakshman Bulusu

By Jake Williams

Silver Birch bark

Holds its own secrets

In Autumnal rain

Jake Williams

By Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont

sandy path

where the rain fell

her faded footprints

Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont

By Pitt Büerken

one strike

most of the flies

now gone


Pitt Büerken

By Julianne Carlile

on purple thistle

a bumblebee lulled and still

sun slips heaven sways

Julianne Carlile

By Oscar Luparia

sunrise

even on the wall

a scent of beauty

words and image Oscar Luparia

By Mark Hendrickson

church social

no one talks to the stranger

at the prayer breakfast

Mark Hendrickson