Joanna Ashwell

twinkle toes

the tabby cat’s

midnight prowl


Joanna Ashwell

By C. Jean Downer

doctors speak

of failing systems

in this world

where will I

find home

C. Jean Downer

same stories

everyday…

tonight, I mourn

all that is left

unsaid

C. Jean Downer

By Mirela Brailean

hiss of bombs

an unaware cherry tree

keeps blooming

Mirela Brailean

Maya Daneva

still able to hold

January snow

this orange leaf

Maya Daneva

white snake...

this voodoo witch

in the museum


Maya Daneva

Stephen Jarrell Williams

  Flower

Stephen Jarrell Williams

By Robert Epstein

it could be winter or it could be worse

Robert Epstein

Mark Gilbert

new moon same as the old moon
 

Mark Gilbert

Bryan Rickert

switching to dark mode winter solitude

Bryan Rickert

Joseph P. Wechselberger

above

the ground fog

rabbit ears

Joseph P. Wechselberger

By Laurie Donaldson

across the slow night

spread blankets of little fires,

stars i couldn't reach

Laurie Donaldson

Stephen Jarrell Williams

woodpecker flying

over the cement city

searching for wood

Stephen Jarrell Williams

By Lucia Fontana

preparing me

for a world

that still

does not exist —

lotus flower

Lucia Fontana

By Barrie Levine

haiku pals

     our endless conversations

over three short lines

Barrie Levine

By Joshua Gage

ghostly asphodel

discovering the nuances

of sadness

Joshua Gage

By Charles Rossiter

sundown—

the neighbor's dog is barking

at nothing again

Charles Rossiter

By Janet Krauss

Leaving the island

carrying my sack of longing

the heft of silence

Janet Krauss

Jerome Berglund

wand of heaven

listing

major chords

Jerome Berglund

Mark Forrester

mountain stream

a few persimmons

on either side

Mark Forrester

Steve Van Allen

snow in patches

one last dandelion

Steve Van Allen

By Fhen M.

The sky full of stars

a world without humans.

Fhen M.

By Kelly Sargent

an owl’s gaze

my twin watches me

divide the last piece of birthday cake

Kelly Sargent

Chen-ou Liu

the depth

of this absence of home,

of belonging ...

my face in the rearview mirror

this eviction day

Chen-ou Liu

Nicoletta Ignatti

winter sky painting spaces between clouds

Nicoletta Ignatti

By Sarah Paris

rereading

the tea leaves

Groundhog Day

Sarah Paris

Anthony Lusardi

before the storm altogether the crows

Anthony Lusardi