By Nika

obituaries

when the time comes

who will write mine

Nika

By Nani Mariani

blue moon

love story

drowning in the ocean

Nani Mariani

John Hawkhead

hellfire and brimstone

the priest describes the path

to forgiveness

John Hawkhead

By Louise Hopewell

high tea

a dollop of cream

on the tip of her nose

Louise Hopewell

Lakshmi Iyer

between the clouds

she hides and seeks

my companion

Lakshmi Iyer

By Hemapriya Chellappan

half awake

half asleep

spring equinox

Hemapriya Chellappan

By Devoshruti Mandal

tea leaves

in boiling water ...

those unsaid words

Devoshruti Mandal

By Amrutha Prabhu

slow stream -

an ant on

a leaf boat 

Amrutha Prabhu

By Mircea Moldovan

garden flamingo

mom combs her hair

always by the window

Mircea Moldovan

By Pat Davis

parched prairie

the bison's


heavy head

Pat Davis

By Helen Ogden

coastal bluff

looking a pelican

in the eye

Helen Ogden

By Pippa Phillips

black butterfly—

all the possible words

in the inkwell

Pippa Phillips

By Vasile Moldovan

torrid summer -

only lightning and thunder

not a drop of rain

Vasile Moldovan

By Yasir Farooq

under a shelter

goats and goatherd

calmly watch the rain

Yasir Farooq

By Cynthia Anderson

thunderheads
 

a promise blown

out of proportion

Cynthia Anderson

By JL Huffman

skies darken


leaves cup to receive

sacrament of rain

JL Huffman

By Pat Davis

drought

the disobedience

of rain

Pat Davis

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

rain, then sun

the scented breath

of the woods

Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Cherry A

rain patter -

the kids run outside

with paper boats


Cherry A

By Ram Chandran

hibiscus

redder than ever

last night rain

Ram Chandran