Cradled Moon.

Fossombrone, Italy. Photo credits: Oana Maria Cercel.

Monday, March 10, 2025

Tony Williams

ménage à trois

now à deux—

dead robin

—Tony Williams


the way

no one notices

a cherry tree in winter

—Tony Williams


Anna Goluba

thick woods

covered with moss

forgotten dreams

—Anna Goluba


Sunday, March 9, 2025

Sharon Ferrante

clearing my mind

the sickle moon

pierces the pine

—Sharon Ferrante


on the last train no-one waving goldenrods

—Sharon Ferrante

Eugeniusz Zacharski

sparrows take the place

of crows in my haiku…

winter’s end

—Eugeniusz Zacharski

Robert Witmer

snowflakes

melting against the window

old photographs

—Robert Witmer


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


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