Vandana Parashar

twilit dusk

the city below nothing

but fireflies

—Vandana Parashar

Sunday choir

the gentle swaying

of bluebells

—Vandana Parashar

Susan Burch

 divorce papers losing my breath

—Susan Burch

John Pappas

online auction

placing a bid on

my childhood

—John Pappas

fossil hunting

a shoebox full

of love letters

—John Pappas

Maya Daneva

patches of water

geese searching

for spring light

—Maya Daneva

Nicoletta Ignatti

haloed moon—

dad no longer remembers

so many words

—Nicoletta Ignatti

winter storm—

everything

we had already said

—Nicoletta Ignatti

Sheikha A.

midterm

she tacks stars

on hole covered walls

—Sheikha A.

crescent moon

first rain on her

father's grave

—Sheikha A.

K. Ramesh

the train arrives...

rain drops from

another town

—K. Ramesh

Refika Dedić

boy and his dog

embracing them between the trees

the orange sun

—Refika Dedić

Hynek Koziol

zigzag line

on the viper's back -

mountain path

—Hynek Koziol

Partha Sarkar

a drop of

sunshine-

my grandchild

—Partha Sarkar

Timothy Daly & Oana Maria Cercel

tulip buds

a resting place 

for winter

—Timothy Daly & Oana Maria Cercel

Maria Concetta Conti

slow recovery

the moon illuminates

our path

—Maria Concetta Conti 

Jay Friedenberg

midterm grading

the slow hand

of the clock

—Jay Friedenberg

Randy Brooks

afloat upright

in the lake

my chi

just below

the surface

—Randy Brooks

Kelly Sargent

strawberry milk

the sweetness

of first words

—Kelly Sargent

mom’s thumbprint

on my baby picture

blue forget-me-nots

—Kelly Sargent

the day I leave blue morning glory

—Kelly Sargent

Mark Forrester

herring gull

on the river ice

one red mitten

—Mark Forrester

Melissa Laussmann

chimney smoke-

his old letters

keeping me warm

—Melissa Laussmann

traffic jam-

bird watching people

in their cages

—Melissa Laussmann

Angiola Inglese

kintsugi...

the frayed shape

of a cloud

kintsugi...

la forma sfilacciata

di una nuvola

—Angiola Inglese

Mirela Brailean

 the last leaf lightening the loneliness

—Mirela Brailean

orphanage yard

a cat is breastfeeding

the newborn chicks

—Mirela Brailean

Oscar Luparia

scented memories –

the pressed flowers

alive again

—Oscar Luparia

spring breeze

I stop

making plans

—Oscar Luparia