Cradled Moon.

Fossombrone, Italy. Photo credits: Oana Maria Cercel.

Monday, February 12, 2024

By Ram Chandran

Of Twilight Memories


fallen petals—

memories of those days

we were together


twilight

a butterfly fades away...

leaving memories behind


beach sunset

waves slowly spread...

your memories

Ram Chandran

Saturday, February 10, 2024

Tony Williams

grunting

I try not to be an animal

but I am


Tony Williams

By Ruth Van Alstine

from cool mountain slopes

plucked Oolong tea leaves

brew the black dragon

Ruth Van Alstine

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

By Refika Dedić

two leaves

on a bare tree

still together

Refika Dedić

By Ray Spitzenberger

the joy

the little one

brought us

old

ones

Ray Spitzenberger

By Ellen Kom

heart monitor...

beats of rage

killing time

Ellen Kom



frail bones hanging on the dawn


Ellen Kom

By Dmitry Peredonov

Christmas night

the flavor of

mistletoe tea

Dmitry Peredonov

Nicky Gutierrez

campfire

only the moon

in the thermos

Nicky Gutierrez



burning coals

the golden leaves

fall on us

Nicky Gutierrez



monastery grounds

the sandhill crane

makes her nest

Nicky Gutierrez

 


rabbit on the moon

can my voice

reach yours?

Nicky Gutierrez

Susan Burch

refugee moon

my heart in a kingdom

far far away

Susan Burch

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

Monday, February 5, 2024

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

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