Rohan Buettel

tucked in tight

on a cool evening

hibiscus flower

—Rohan Buettel

Ravi Kiran

 the many dialects of silent treatment

—Ravi Kiran 

reunion

my long-term memory

is much better

—Ravi Kiran 

turbulence

the airhostess holds on

to her smile

—Ravi Kiran

late night census

some of the sheep

look familiar

—Ravi Kiran

Jerome Berglund

horns pointed 

toward the sky 

a morning fanfare

—Jerome Berglund

Anirudh Acharya

candlelit dinner—

needing a phone light 

to look at the menu 

—Anirudh Acharya

Jay Friedenberg

cloud gazing

a giraffe becomes

a line of elephants

—Jay Friedenberg

palimpset

a few traces

of his old self

—Jay Friedenberg

Albert Schlaht

summer moon

the path to her

open arms 

—Albert Schlaht

Haiga, by Richard West

 

Hynek Koziol

just a butterfly

the yellow

of leaves 

—Hynek Koziol

autumn crocuses

counting twenty-nine

reasons to be happy

—Hynek Koziol

Lev Hart

 at a glance the hedge stops    cheeping    baby sparrows 

—Lev Hart

afternoon

sun

rock

climbing

beside

a

waterfall

—Lev Hart

searching for clues —

why

did i open this drawer

—Lev Hart

Doug Sylver

old man practicing

tai chi, exhaling years

of smoking

—Doug Sylver

Melissa Laussmann

reminiscing 

places I once called home

autumn drizzle

—Melissa Laussmann

Kavita Ratna

completing

each other’s stories

family-album

—Kavita Ratna

John Pappas

traffic stop

his daughter waves

at passing cars

—John Pappas

moving day

out by the bins

a piece of sky

—John Pappas

night train

waiting on the platform

my reflection

—John Pappas

Vaishnavi Ramaswamy

Diwali lights . . .

you and me

in our shadows

—Vaishnavi Ramaswamy

solitary moon—

the hum

of a singing bowl

—Vaishnavi Ramaswamy

a round-bellied calico—

the birth and death

of generations 

a mother sees

in her lifetime

—Vaishnavi Ramaswamy

Adrian Bouter

no choice

but to ponder...

falling leaves

—Adrian Bouter

October 

a rush of raincoats

to the station

—Adrian Bouter

Urszula Marciniak

cherry blossom petals unblemished on the puddle płatki wiśni pozostają czyste na kałuży —Urszula Marciniak field of barley that rough touch over and over pole jęczmienia tamten szorstki dotyk znowu i znowu —Urszula Marciniak war is over now it's her bringing him roses wojna skończona teraz to ona jemu przynosi róże —Urszula Marciniak English translations by Alexander Daly & Marta Daly.

Tonya Hall

earthquake exposure of family fault lines —Tonya Hall

David Ngo

one more night 

bracing for a storm 

the old tree 

—David Ngo

Bug Logs, a haibun by Colleen M. Farrelly

It’s a three-mile hike to the first entomology site; dawn peaks through the mangrove canopy. A swarm of drywood termites flanks a long-fallen log near the walkway. I jot a quick location note as a faint ocean breeze creaks the branches curving over our bridge like ibis beaks.

 

summer sunrise

a frog croaks

in the heat

Pitt Büerken

history lesson

one war ends

the next one starts

—Pitt Büerken

 

hard times

they plant potatoes

in the front yard

—Pitt Büerken

rain bow

sun above

rain below

—Pitt Büerken

Anthony Lusardi

spring rain

watching fishing videos

when we can’t fish

—Anthony Lusardi

springtime shadow

my niece imagines herself

a giant with long legs

—Anthony Lusardi

Mona Bedi

midnight moon

the lullabies I learn

from the wind

—Mona Bedi

naming the brightest star we give dad a home

—Mona Bedi

Patrick G. Roland

fallen walnut

the worm’s hollow

gone sour

—Patrick G. Roland

Harold Bowes

unable to sleep

he holds onto

his little finger

with all the fingers 

of the other hand

—Harold Bowes

A memory, a haibun by Antonio Mangiameli

I open Facebook as  I usually do every evening after dinner. This time, along with the ads related to my job and interests, I see one that surprises me for today. It reminds me of a gift I gave 10 years ago. 

anniversary—

my wife’s silicone boobs

expire today