Bipasha Majumder (De)

mom's teeth

I can hear the voice

of yellow leaves

—Bipasha Majumder (De)

Haiga, by Janet Ruth

 

Anthony Ward

windfall apples the suspense of promises

—Anthony Ward

Ravi Kiran

retired tenor

the reverb

in his yawn

—Ravi Kiran

Tony Williams

scars on his shins

the blind man’s

tattoos

—Tony Williams

Suzanne Leaf-Brock

blind date

the slight smile

at her fortune cookie

—Suzanne Leaf-Brock

Nivy N

return trip—

2 passengers and 

a coffin 

—Nivy N

 

Anne Fox

river blues

the ever-changing moods

of sky

—Anne Fox

Haiga, by Josiah & Nitu Yumnam

 

Steliana Cristina Voicu

gran's tales with rose jam bring another chair 

—Steliana Cristina Voicu

poveștile bunicii 

cu dulceață de trandafiri

aduc un alt scaun

—Steliana Cristina Voicu

Lavana Kray

belated news—

mom's flowers

warmer than her hands

—Lavana Kray

Mark Forrester

mother’s china cabinet

still rattling

in another house

—Mark Forrester

Michael Battisto

climbing the trail

we used to hike together—

evening mist

falls as rain

beneath the pine trees

—Michael Battisto

Pitt Büerken

autonomous car

the driver’s hands folded

in prayer

—Pitt Büerken

retirement home

the newcomer gets used 

to brown bread

—Pitt Büerken

Joshua St. Claire

first bare branch

there I am

singing again

—Joshua St. Claire

Vaishnavi Ramaswamy

pencil sketch—

the grey of her hair

black

—Vaishnavi Ramaswamy

Gareth Nurden

the wish

i can't let slip

garden weeds

—Gareth Nurden

Jonathan English

blossoming 

in a thousand flights 

bluebird song

—Jonathan English

Amber Winter

hayride 

seeing him with her 

corn smut

—Amber Winter

Monica Kakkar

dining deck . . .

adding to the din

cicada chorus 

—Monica Kakkar