sparrows take the place
of crows in my haiku…
winter’s end
—Eugeniusz Zacharski
twilit dusk
the city below nothing
but fireflies
—Vandana Parashar
Sunday choir
the gentle swaying
of bluebells
—Vandana Parashar
online auction
placing a bid on
my childhood
—John Pappas
fossil hunting
a shoebox full
of love letters
—John Pappas
haloed moon—
dad no longer remembers
so many words
—Nicoletta Ignatti
winter storm—
everything
we had already said
—Nicoletta Ignatti
midterm
she tacks stars
on hole covered walls
—Sheikha A.
crescent moon
first rain on her
father's grave
—Sheikha A.
tulip buds
a resting place
for winter
—Timothy Daly & Oana Maria Cercel
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
chimney smoke-
his old letters
keeping me warm
—Melissa Laussmann
traffic jam-
bird watching people
in their cages
—Melissa Laussmann
kintsugi...
the frayed shape
of a cloud
kintsugi...
la forma sfilacciata
di una nuvola
—Angiola Inglese
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