By John Pappas

silvering the pond morning minnows

John Pappas

the late late show

unwilling to sleep

in an empty bed

John Pappas

 

 

climate change the dogs she follows on instagram

John Pappas

By Mircea Moldovan

foreign bodies the blue sofa in the basement

Mircea Moldovan

a wolf

barking at the moon

evening prayer

Mircea Moldovan

By Arvinder Kaur

the stubs that make a rainbow crayon sky

Arvinder Kaur

no one cries

at the pauper's funeral

windswept leaf

Arvinder Kaur

just enough strength

to blow a dandelion

hospice window

 
Arvinder Kaur

By Mona Bedi

the jagged edge of loneliness frost moon


Mona Bedi

believing it to be true aurora borealis


Mona Bedi

summer’s end the change in my perspective


Mona Bedi

By Susan Lee Roberts

spring with no summer doctor stops chemo

Susan Lee Roberts

By Louise Hopewell

city shadows

building cranes dwarf

the cathedral spire

Louise Hopewell

By R. Suresh Babu

hailstone rain

children hopscotch

in the puddle

R. Suresh Babu

By Ravi Kiran

end of the day

a blackbird’s song

from the unpruned hedge

Ravi Kiran

By Joanna Ashwell

pre-rain

the hopes we had

for summer

Joanna Ashwell

By Kalyanee Arandhara

relentless rain

a house at the top

slides downhill

Kalyanee Arandhara

By Ray Spitzenberger

my heart plays

Mozart’s A-fib sonata

until the beat should stop

Ray Spitzenberger

By Nalini Shetty

old swing set

no one to push

me higher

Nalini Shetty

By Chen-ou Liu

Facebook outage

I listen

to midnight stars

Chen-ou Liu

By Sarah Mahina Calvello

Around in circles,

Just going through the motions

Making lemonade

Sarah Mahina Calvello

By Nancie Zivetz-Gertler

little peacekeepers

i forget everything else

watching the sparrows

Nancie Zivetz-Gertler

By Ana Drobot

heatwave –

Dali’s clocks

melting

I long for a trip

back in time

Ana Drobot

By Liz Kornelsen

flash—

a second’s worth of light

firefly

Liz Kornelsen

By Katja Fox

highland retreat —

so alone among

a thousand midges

Katja Fox