By Mike Fainzilber

above the thunder

the tree

of five thousand years

Mike Fainzilber

 

*

 

after the rains

a haunting silence

nothing left to say


Mike Fainzilber

By Nancy Byrne Iannucci

A mother's mood

swings

the four seasons

Nancy Byrne Iannucci

By Debarati Sen

Sunday morning —

the bawl of a fruit vendor

wakes me up

Debarati Sen

*

 

mountain peak —

this ego

between us

Debarati Sen

By JL Huffman

yellow finches

flock the feeder

joy takes wing

JL Huffman

By Ram Chandran

autumn dusk—

time changed me

beyond recognition

Ram Chandran

By Diane Webster

Hot summer fishing

dragonfly lands on the pole

steady in patience

Diane Webster

By Ruth Holzer

the life

of a wanderer

brief chaos

of white dust and starlight—

surviving by chance

Ruth Holzer

*

flocking

around my candle

All Souls

Ruth Holzer

By Simon De Courcey

late offerings

a cold cave dawn —

paviland red

Simon De Courcey

By evan coram

crackling

   into silence

   green wood

evan coram

By David Ngo

caged bird released

releasing its captor's heart

from the cage's grip

David Ngo

By Daipayan Nair

loaded basket

grandma makes room for

a fallen marigold

Daipayan Nair

By Barrie Levine

housebound . . .

through my window all I know

of drifting clouds

Barrie Levine

By Tony Williams

ghost koi—

never running

with the crowd

Tony Williams

*

weeds

our friendship

neglected

Tony Williams

By J. D. Nelson

early August now—

the fly on the bathroom wall

has been there all night

J. D. Nelson

By Jennifer Gurney

A ginkgo leaf

Flutters in the wind

Along with my heart

Jennifer Gurney

By petro c.k.

summer drought

a plastic cup

on the beer tap

petro c.k.

By A.J. Anwar

fading for-sale sign

a lonely house

all these years

A.J. Anwar

By Wanda Amos

looking so peaceful

her final visit

to the beautician

Wanda Amos

*

 

winter chill…

a sudden inward breath

cuts the lifeline

Wanda Amos