Arvinder Kaur

quarantine

a little palm reaches out

to first raindrops

 

Arvinder Kaur

By Manoj Sharma

covid spike

a swarm of mosquitoes 

in my dream 

Manoj Sharma

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

the wind but i am also a leaf

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Nani Mariani

on the mountain

hard to take down

wind of change


Nani Mariani

By Zahra Mughis

october dusk

the wind whispers

to scarecrows
 

Zahra Mughis

By Kathleen Vasek Trocmet

glittering sun path

between the pines

an echoed gunshot


Kathleen Vasek Trocmet

By Mircea Moldovan

night walk

carrying on his shoulders

the moon of stone

Mircea Moldovan

By Marilyn Ward

in a formal garden

a bramble makes its home...

always the rebel

Marilyn Ward

By Gerard Sarnat

You had the fancy

expensive Rolex watches

but we have the time.

Gerard Sarnat

By Cynthia Anderson

staring down

a lonely road—

the cat’s diagnosis

Cynthia Anderson

By Lucia Cardillo

summer end ...

a bead curtain

in the breeze

Lucia Cardillo

By Jeff Burt

Deciduous die,

evergreens brown. I see

ever not ever.

Jeff Burt

By Neena Singh

I gather

from a leafless hedge

an empty nest

Neena Singh

By JL Huffman

lakefront tai chi

crane spreads its wings

JL Huffman

Roberta Beach Jacobson

certainty of a hawk’s path
 

Roberta Beach Jacobson

By Nani Mariani

the sound of the nightingale singing

Nani Mariani

By Louise Hopewell

the kids

play statues

startled pigeons


Louise Hopewell

Vincenzo Adamo

a sparrow drinks

in the dog bowl —

the beggar grows old

Vincenzo Adamo

By Samo Kreutz

crows

brought by a postman

their caws

Samo Kreutz

By Laughing waters

dark shadow

on the quail's wings —

white pearls

Laughing waters