By JL Huffman

crows caw calling

crack open the dawn

stillness shattered

JL Huffman

Tuyet Van Do

daily walk–

his fur baby

brings along Pooh


Tuyet Van Do

*

 

 

half-eaten melon

hanging on the vine

unanswered questions

Tuyet Van Do

By René Bohnen

handful of almonds

bittersweet morsels –

book review

René Bohnen

*

 

a fig tree

on google maps

hides your house

René Bohnen

Chen-ou Liu

river's edge ...

the rippling winter moon

and a white-haired man

Chen-ou Liu

John Pappas

on both sides

of the tracks –

burial ground

John Pappas

By Katja Fox

end of summer –

birds and i

in muted tones

Katja Fox

*

 

 

language barrier –

so much laughter yet

so utterly alone

Katja Fox

By Madeleine Vinluan

much to talk about

when seasons change

Madeleine Vinluan

By Maria Teresa Piras

October moon –

the shadow of a farewell

that comes and goes

Maria Teresa Piras

By Ram Chandran

narrow country path

I give way

to stray cattle

Ram Chandran

Joseph P. Wechselberger

busy diner

the waitress splashes coffee

in my saucer


Joseph P. Wechselberger

By Daipayan Nair

greeting card –

my thoughts

need more space

Daipayan Nair

By Douglas J. Lanzo

scent of mint

morning mist rising

over bamboo tea house

Douglas J. Lanzo

Meera Rehm

measuring

the rain. . .

blackbird song


Meera Rehm

*

 

accepting

as i am. . .

heirloom eggplant


Meera Rehm

*

 

wherever i see

a river. . .

mother's voice


Meera Rehm

By Eavonka Ettinger

unable to stop

putting my finger in the

mouths of snapdragons

Eavonka Ettinger

By Herb Tate

toad

          leaf

       toad

Herb Tate

By Ingrid Baluchi

man and beast

how rich the color

of turned earth

Ingrid Baluchi

*

 

sandstorm

the screech

of a rusty windmill

Ingrid Baluchi

*

 

overnight rain

the pure magic

of a pixie ring

 

Ingrid Baluchi

By Refika Dedić

mushroom

shivering under the leaves

winter

Refika Dedić

By Colette Kern

no secrets

despite the curtains –

emergency room

Colette Kern

*

 

lose me in the

black hole of the universe

erogenous zones

Colette Kern

Katherine E Winnick

flower palace

petals gently drifting

through her braids

Katherine E Winnick

By Molly Zeigenbein

dark cavernous maw

flapping fluttering wind gust

flock of bats departs

 

Molly Zeigenbein