By Elena Zouain

her departure -

every day

the changing sky

—Elena Zouain

By Mircea Moldovan

another lie

told to the wife

ice fishing

—Mircea Moldovan

horror movie

in the popcorn bag

a rat tail

—Mircea Moldovan

By Lev Hart (from 2024)

autumn

evening

live

feed

from

mars 

—Lev Hart

end of autumn

I doubt the movie

will get much better

—Lev Hart

skyful     of     stars      how       do     i      fill      my     emptiness

—Lev Hart

end of harvest 

the gods pack up 

and move on

—Lev Hart

Editor's Note: These texts are from the "lost poems" chosen by founding editor, Roberta Beach Jacobson. 

By Hynek Koziol

deep winter

a neighbor sells

unused children's books

—Hynek Koziol

By Randy Brooks

rising bubbles

the off-course curves

of half-truths

—Randy Brooks

By Xiaoou Chen

empty pharmacy

an echo of knocks

awakens the neighborhood

—Xiaoou Chen

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Timothy and Oana 

By Chen-ou Liu

in my mind

you shouldn't get married

loud and louder ...

we're like two vacuum cleaners

sucking at each other

—Chen-ou Liu

By Carmela Marino

first cold

my son walks

in my shoes

—Carmela Marino

sunset light

traces of loneliness

on the armchair

—Carmela Marino

a cup of coffee

the warmth left

by his hands

—Carmela Marino

By Ana Drobot

first ball...

they all dance together

with their shadows

—Ana Drobot

By Ravi Kiran

snow on snow

the heaviness

of longing

—Ravi Kiran

By Dennis Owen Frohlich

the pungent scent

of ground ink—

Minnesota lake

—Dennis Owen Frohlich

tapping maple trees

my novel-writing secret

revealed

—Dennis Owen Frohlich

By Paul Callus

indecision -

the coming and going

of autumn clouds

—Paul Callus

By Adrian Bouter

 wear pattern you're not in my shoes

—Adrian Bouter

By Keith Evetts

their protestations

go with them

migrating geese

—Keith Evetts

in the middle

of the long cold night

we cuddle

—Keith Evetts

By Bob Carlton

old man

his old dog

same limp

—Bob Carlton

By Fatma Zohra Habis

evening mist

echoing the scent of pine

my favorite song

—Fatma Zohra Habis

By Banasmita Das

fog drapes

winter chill

the heart’s quiet ache

a warm, lost blanket

distant summer

—Banasmita Das

By Vladislav Hristov (from 2024)

spring fly 

my sick dog 

comes to life 

—Vladislav Hristov

rice field

the way she walks

through the silence

—Vladislav Hristov

quiet morning

a symphony of shoes

squeaking in the snow

—Vladislav Hristov

Editor's Note: This haiga is from the "lost poems" chosen by founding editor, Roberta Beach Jacobson. 

By Belinda Behne (from 2024)

—Belinda Behne

Editor's Note: This haiga is from the "lost poems" chosen by founding editor, Roberta Beach Jacobson.