Haiga (Xiaoou Chen, Yuhan Wang)

Text by Xiaoou Chen,

Photo by Yuhan Wang

Bona M. Santos

placid morning

out of my tea cup rim

a flock of ducks

—Bona M. Santos

breaking dawn

I let go of making sense

of your silence

—Bona M. Santos

Diane Webster

gleaming sun

through the rainbow prism

a columbine blooms

—Diane Webster

Jerome Berglund

pounding rain

splayed sunflowers

litter the pathway

—Jerome Berglund

M. R. Pelletier

the sky more blue

did I miss the start

of spring again?

—M. R. Pelletier

the view

from the porch

neighborhood watch

—M. R. Pelletier

Daniela Rodi

silent bells trumpet out

the arrival of spring...

snowdrops

—Daniela Rodi

Laila Brahmbhatt

a deep breath 

my scarf welcomes 

spring wind

—Laila Brahmbhatt

taking a nap 

with a full stomach, I hear 

my neighbor snoring

—Laila Brahmbhatt

New Year’s long gone

fireworks still flickering

inside the house

—Laila Brahmbhatt

Steliana Cristina Voicu

sleeping in the cradle -

the linden tree whispers

in unknown language

—Steliana Cristina Voicu

chestnut blossoms -

the way they fall

on your shoulder

—Steliana Cristina Voicu

iris field…

the wicker basket

gets heavy

—Steliana Cristina Voicu

Suraja Menon Roychowdhury

summer heat

a cobra's hood

over the water tank

—Suraja Menon Roychowdhury

in a carpet of green red velvet spider lilies

—Suraja Menon Roychowdhury

pencil flavor nothing to write about

—Suraja Menon Roychowdhury

funeral procession ...

I step back

into my bed of daisies

and oh, how I mourn

the crushed flowers

—Suraja Menon Roychowdhury

the ticking clock

stipples the darkness

with its punctuation -

a comma, your back

another fight that we both lost

—Suraja Menon Roychowdhury

Sharon Martina

a barn owl calling the darkness home

—Sharon Martina

February thaw

who knew bare

could be so beautiful

—Sharon Martina

Monica Kakkar

solitary tea . . .

Sun enters Aquarius

on Valentine's Day

—Monica Kakkar

Keith Evetts

market stall

each vegetable holds down

its price

—Keith Evetts

Tomislav Maretić

skating

with its shadow—

water glider

—Tomislav Maretić

Mike Gallagher

roaming freely

in the lane’s red clover

bees and butterflies

—Mike Gallagher

Katie Montagna

spread tail feathers

my date's

still talking

—Katie Montagna

not whistling

but shouting

the wind

down the chimney

—Katie Montagna

finches

in the fruit trees

the cat's ek ek ek

—Katie Montagna

Bryan Rickert

windowsill snow

a chickadee’s

little prints

—Bryan Rickert

icy street

the small geyser

of manhole steam

—Bryan Rickert

before I can see

   what it is

      the ocean

         takes it back

—Bryan Rickert

Deborah Karl-Brandt

the truth

of a soul revealed

a skirt and braids

for the shy boy

from next door

—Deborah Karl-Brandt

almond-shaped eyes

where are you from

always the first question

—Deborah Karl-Brandt

Scott Wiggerman

snow-tipped mountains

you are never coming

home

—Scott Wiggerman

you begin

to think it spotless

empty sky

—Scott Wiggerman

Manasa Reddy Chichili

maple leaf

the street boy picks

a bigger one

—Manasa Reddy Chichili 

Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

rooftop garden

we learn to grow

together

—Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

harvest season

the tambura singer carries

a bag of rice

—Srinivasa Rao Sambangi