By Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

Shooter moon

The solitude assails me

at twilight 

Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

Roberta Beach Jacobson

rumors of war I spin the globe

Roberta Beach Jacobson

By Jackie Chou

pandemic weight gain

I grow too big

for your heart

Jackie Chou

By Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

old cinema —

flowering cherry 

hide its cracks

Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

a little snail

does it know

its destination?
 

Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Lee Hudspeth

asleep

our small cat

a spiral galaxy of warm fur

Lee Hudspeth

By Minal Sarosh

a blank page

till the stars decide to fill

the empty night

Minal Sarosh

By Silk~

big sister gently rocking the cradle lilac breeze

Silk~

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

one two . . . thirty-three

toads in the woods emerge

in the dusk

Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

morning shower

the warmth of dreams

down the drain


Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Silk~

his eyes slowly closing the space between clouds

Silk~

By Hifsa Ashraf

dust haze the political fraternity’s pledges

Hifsa Ashraf

By Giuliana Ravaglia

unripe raspberries —

yesterday's questions

unanswered


Giuliana Ravaglia

By Richa Sharma

thriving on a rainbow self-colored dream

Richa Sharma

By Nani Mariani

is a lake

the quietest

oh lotus flower

miss you more

love love and love


Nani Mariani

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

because i crave the nectar of Andromeda

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Devoshruti Mandal

window view

through skyscrapers

a small sky

Devoshruti Mandal

Mark Meyer

shining brightly

over the homeless camp

harvest moon

Mark Meyer

By Kamrun Nahar

cashew nut

tasty seeds

but hard nut to crack

Kamrun Nahar

By Nudurupati Nagasri

melon flowers

a butterfly’s hide-and-seek

with the child


Nudurupati Nagasri