Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

the hug

a little distance

keeps us together

—Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

death haiku—

after the fragment

a long pause

—Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

earthquake

the landlord's white shirt

full of soil

—Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

border value crossed

they call me

sweety

—Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

rescue boat

a boy's request

for one more trip

—Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

Rita R Melissano

sprouting

through amber clouds

a line of tall palms

—Rita Melissano

Rupa Anand

her dreams

flowing down the drain

child marriage

—Rupa Anand

river sunset

lapwings outrunning the dark

—Rupa Anand

Janet Ruth

ruby sunlight

in a jar of plum jam

last summer's gleam

—Janet Ruth

river of fog

floods the valley

my frosty breath

—Janet Ruth

Ranice Tara

katydids living with my awareness

—Ranice Tara

Vandana Parashar

this life

and lives after that —

luggage carousel

—Vandana Parashar

Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

revolving around

clock tower -

clouds of doves

—Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

Tracey Foster

single oak

shadow stretches time

across the field

—Tracey Foster

Maya Daneva

 new in the hospice one more winter

—Maya Daneva

fragile China cups...

we both choose our sentences

carefully

—Maya Daneva

Tsanka Shishkova

still winter

in the window garden

roses unfurl

—Tsanka Shishkova

Manasa Reddy Chichili

the homeless mother

makes home under the shadow

of the banyan tree

watching bird's babies in nest

unfinished mom's lullaby

—Manasa Reddy Chichili

Wiesław Karliński

cemetery fence

on both sides the same

color of snow

—Wiesław Karliński

Joseph Howse

 blink the ceiling fan backwards

—Joseph Howse

Eugeniusz Zacharski

lingering war

dark energy

in the void

—Eugeniusz Zacharski

lightning—

an even more visible

blackness of the night

—Eugeniusz Zacharski

diagnosis—

the spring wind disperses clouds

about the sky

—Eugeniusz Zacharski

Audrey Quinn

first light

on hardwood floors

a slap of bare feet

—Audrey Quinn

his spectacles

full of smudges

bedtime story

—Audrey Quinn

Richard L. Matta

deep winter

the flashing red lights

at her bedside

—Richard L. Matta

Sharon Ferrante

the desire

for aloneness

one winking star

—Sharon Ferrante

Stephen Jarrell Williams

getting old

looking in the mirror

for yesterday

—Stephen Jarrell Williams

John Hawkhead

songbird chorus

announcing the arrival

of the cat

—John Hawkhead

Marilyn Humbert

sultry evening…

after thunder the downpour

cools our mood

—Marilyn Humbert

Sondra J. Byrnes

sunup—

birdsong breaks

into light

—Sondra J. Byrnes

summer storm

church bells remixed

by the wind

—Sondra J. Byrnes

Allyson Whipple

snow walk

stepping in the footprints

of those who came before

—Allyson Whipple

flowering garden

even the hummingbird finds

a moment of stillness

—Allyson Whipple

your argyle sweater

the cigarette smoke

I can’t wash out

—Allyson Whipple

foggy morning

the hidden contours

of the shore

—Allyson Whipple

Herb Tate

flakes peeling

off the old pine gate

collecting my thoughts

—Herb Tate

beginning

to grow on me

grave side grass

—Herb Tate

purple

until I google the field

lacy phacelia

—Herb Tate

Belinda Behne

night owl

asking the moon and stars

how to heal the world

—Belinda Behne

Jamie Wimberly

winter birthday

giving me a bouquet

of twigs

—Jamie Wimberly

outdoor shower

the salt air within

soap bubbles

—Jamie Wimberly

falling stars

the day before

naming her

—Jamie Wimberly