Cradled Moon.

Fossombrone, Italy. Photo credits: Oana Maria Cercel.

Thursday, January 22, 2026

David Ngo

left too early

the unheard whisper

of snow 

—David Ngo

Thomas Landgraf

passing winter...

a woman in the same carriage

sleeping

—Thomas Landgraf

Arvinder Kaur

no sound

other than birdsong

at dawn

these moments

of quiet longing

—Arvinder Kaur

Morgan Ophir

washing potatoes

the shape of

my wedding ring

—Morgan Ophir

Bill Fay

late snow

my steps

inside my father’s

—Bill Fay


unburdened

a canary sleeps

in Buddha’s hands

—Bill Fay


Anne Fox

opening petals

this dream again           

of death

—Anne Fox

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Haiga by Martina Matijević

—Martina Matijević. 
Edited by Oana Maria Cercel.

 

Alvin B. Cruz

creasing the corner

of a love poem

crescent moon

—Alvin B. Cruz

 

last petal

the pause before

she loves me not

—Alvin B. Cruz

Sunday, January 18, 2026

Dinah Power

sparkling crust

snow drifts

at high noon

—Dinah Power

Rooster, a haiku sequence by Randy Brooks

mostly dark 

the horses call us 

first

 

breaking light

a short cut

to the woodpile

 

harvest hands . . .

a farm table

of biscuits and gravy

 

morning frost

on grandpa’s old tractor

cough, cough, cough

 

an owl floats

just over the barn

come daylight

—Randy Brooks

Joanna Ashwell

all the stars

becoming river

melting snow

—Joanna Ashwell

Richard E Schell

last train

my reflection

between strangers

—Richard E Schell

Jessica Allyson

chipped cup

waiting for my referral

to the breast clinic

—Jessica Allyson

Tony Williams

spelling winter 

a perfect v 

of wild geese

—Tony Williams

Helen Sokolsky

winter playground

on a creaking swing

a sparrow

—Helen Sokolsky

Douglas J. Lanzo

daughter's first solo

the quivering

of moon moths

—Douglas J. Lanzo

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