Nivy

the glow

on mother's face...

brahmakamalam

—Nivy

Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

sunset colors

the missing green

on the earth

—Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

Susan Lee Roberts

pitched tent

beneath the stars…

a chorus of bullfrogs

—Susan Lee Roberts

John Hawkhead

filling the basket

with cut flowers

a wicker coffin

—John Hawkhead

soft flurries

our old cat releases

her final purr

—John Hawkhead

Katie Montagna

sharing the canyon silence

bighorn sheep

and me

—Katie Montagna

afternoon humidity

the thickness

of lavender

—Katie Montagna

rain in the beech grove

I drop my hood

to listen

—Katie Montagna

against the wind

a sparrow lands

where it started

—Katie Montagna

flashes of red

in the rose bush

a touch and go robin

—Katie Montagna

Ricardo de la Concha

wallet gone

should have known

her track marks

—Ricardo de la Concha

Hynek Koziol

storm day

her four blowouts

on three candles

—Hynek Koziol

coming home

in an empty cigarette box

butterfly wings

—Hynek Koziol

Bryan Rickert

snowmelt

again no sign

of the crocus

—Bryan Rickert

not remembering 

how I got the bruise

autumn’s darkness 

—Bryan Rickert

Melissa Leaf Nelson

chapped lips

waiting for hot cocoa

to cool

—Melissa Leaf Nelson

long drive home

spotting a bald eagle

standing in the ditch

—Melissa Leaf Nelson

wind-sculpted snowdrifts

she snuggles deeper

into her afghan

—Melissa Leaf Nelson

Govind Joshi

monsoon drizzle

an ant circling

on the taro leaf

—Govind Joshi 

hibiscus bloom

spider siblings

learning to weave

—Govind Joshi 

Vaishnavi Pusapati

narrow mountain road

both drivers

unrelenting

—Vaishnavi Pusapati

monday morning

office plant and I

both droopy

—Vaishnavi Pusapati

Tim Dwyer

Botanic Gardens

the apple tree tagged

in loving memory

—Tim Dwyer

chemo infusion

you and me in paradise

on the radio

—Tim Dwyer

phone booth locked 

on an empty crossroad—

missed calls

—Tim Dwyer

 

Sharon Ferrante

wine at dusk 

my dark wings 

growing 

—Sharon Ferrante

Kelly Sargent

apple blossoms 

the truths 

a child knows  

—Kelly Sargent

taking the long way home strawberry fields

—Kelly Sargent

Dennis Andrew Aguinaldo

the moment

the fireworks

dim your shadow

—Dennis Andrew Aguinaldo

Jefferson Limos

night sky

on my bureau mirror

insomnia

—Jefferson Limos 

Alvin B. Cruz

the folded secrets

in her diary

paper cranes

—Alvin B. Cruz

those who remain missing stars at dawn

—Alvin B. Cruz

a conch shell

held close to my ear

unsaid goodbyes

—Alvin B. Cruz

Tejendra Sherchan

scientists prediction

we would be immortal

by twenty thirty

—Tejendra Sherchan

Kila Lim

summer's end

the long road back

from the ocean

—Kila Lim

Meera Rehm

love in the air—

two hoverflies circle 

my hanging lamp

—Meera Rehm

endless wars—

from the barstool

we debate peace

—Meera Rehm

Eugeniusz Zacharski

Milky Way—

living and dead

on their way around

—Eugeniusz Zacharski

Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

old station 

part tracks 

part poppies

—Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

Dan C. Iulian

children's hospital

asking the nurse 

for cotton candy

—Dan C. Iulian

Marie-Ange Claude (Angee Mac)

summer eve

around the glasses our troubles drown

—Marie-Ange Claude (Angee Mac)

soirée  d’été

autour des verres nos soucis se noient 

—Marie-Ange Claude (Angee Mac)

Randy Brooks

piano lesson

Monet’s blue bridge

over lilies

—Randy Brooks