Cradled Moon.

Fossombrone, Italy. Photo credits: Oana Maria Cercel.

Friday, August 1, 2025

Haiga, by Richard West

 

Text & Image by Richard West.

Haiga, by Xiaoou Chen & Zixia Liu


Text: Xiaoou Chen. 

Image: Zixia Liu.

Aleksandra Rybczyńska

dewdrops

caught in the spiderweb

the morning sun

—Aleksandra Rybczyńska

Haiga, by Nitu Yumnam




Federico C. Peralta

 still noon sky—

   rhythmic tap tap 

      a walking stick

—Federico C. Peralta


in my silent room

devoid of your warm presence

I remember you...

long-stemmed rose in the vase

sharing my deep solitude 

—Federico C. Peralta

Ravi Kiran

all your flaws

should I instead

count sheep

—Ravi Kiran


miles apart

touch your cheek

for me

—Ravi Kiran

Deborah Karl-Brandt

the swallows are back

as they flit through the sky

I think of my father-in-law

his ashen face

his rattling breaths

—Deborah Karl-Brandt


Dagmara Wieczorkowska

catnip scent

one more speck

on the cat’s nose

—Dagmara Wieczorkowska


pale Mercury

on a dawning sky –

a robin's chirp 

—Dagmara Wieczorkowska


Castor and Pollux

between two fingers

light years

—Dagmara Wieczorkowska


Nitu Yumnam

childhood swing

i am still

out of breath

—Nitu Yumnam


Saturday, July 19, 2025

Françoise Maurice

gone children

the remains

of grilled prawns

—Françoise Maurice

Albert Schlaht

lingering memories

in the attic

old flies

—Albert Schlaht

Haiga, by Lavana Kray


—Text & photo by Lavana Kray.

Oscar Luparia

rising tide

the waves play

with a sand castle

—Oscar Luparia

Joshua Gage

 drum bridge

the plop 

of a penny

—Joshua Gage 


crisp pickles

the purr of the cat

around my ankle

—Joshua Gage 

Katie Montagna

summer scherzo

wild orchids

in the meadow grass

—Katie Montagna


fluttering past

on an upgust of wind

a rose petal

—Katie Montagna


night wind wafting jasmine

through the window

this full moon

—Katie Montagna


Monica Kakkar

grab-and-go . . .

abubble in the meadow

mating bobolink

—Monica Kakkar


Joanna Ashwell

secrets held—

leaning into

the willow

—Joanna Ashwell

 

colouring

the bare trees

purple dusk

—Joanna Ashwell

Zahra Mughis

who remembers

after they wither . . .

azaleas

—Zahra Mughis

Jahnavi Gogoi

peace lilies 

writing her son’s 

obituary 

—Jahnavi Gogoi 


spelling bee—

my name mere syllables 

in a new country 

—Jahnavi Gogoi 


Alvin B. Cruz

lavender fields

the less traveled road

to peace

—Alvin B. Cruz

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