Ravi Kiran

retired tenor

the reverb

in his yawn

—Ravi Kiran

Tony Williams

scars on his shins

the blind man’s

tattoos

—Tony Williams

Suzanne Leaf-Brock

blind date

the slight smile

at her fortune cookie

—Suzanne Leaf-Brock

Nivy N

return trip—

2 passengers and 

a coffin 

—Nivy N

 

Anne Fox

river blues

the ever-changing moods

of sky

—Anne Fox

Haiga, by Josiah & Nitu Yumnam

 

Steliana Cristina Voicu

gran's tales with rose jam bring another chair 

—Steliana Cristina Voicu

poveștile bunicii 

cu dulceață de trandafiri

aduc un alt scaun

—Steliana Cristina Voicu

Lavana Kray

belated news—

mom's flowers

warmer than her hands

—Lavana Kray

Mark Forrester

mother’s china cabinet

still rattling

in another house

—Mark Forrester

Michael Battisto

climbing the trail

we used to hike together—

evening mist

falls as rain

beneath the pine trees

—Michael Battisto

Pitt Büerken

autonomous car

the driver’s hands folded

in prayer

—Pitt Büerken

retirement home

the newcomer gets used 

to brown bread

—Pitt Büerken

Joshua St. Claire

first bare branch

there I am

singing again

—Joshua St. Claire

Vaishnavi Ramaswamy

pencil sketch—

the grey of her hair

black

—Vaishnavi Ramaswamy

Gareth Nurden

the wish

i can't let slip

garden weeds

—Gareth Nurden

Jonathan English

blossoming 

in a thousand flights 

bluebird song

—Jonathan English

Amber Winter

hayride 

seeing him with her 

corn smut

—Amber Winter

Monica Kakkar

dining deck . . .

adding to the din

cicada chorus 

—Monica Kakkar

Nancy Brady

birdsong...

coaxing the night

into day

—Nancy Brady

Joanna Ashwell

falling leaves              

lost in the margins

of sunset

—Joanna Ashwell

 

Chen-ou Liu

in late night chill

these rusting staples

on a bulletin board

below the missing puppies

a missing pink-haired teen

—Chen-ou Liu

unpacking

boxes in a dusty corner

of the attic ...

faded photos buried deep 

in my immigrant heart

—Chen-ou Liu

Stephanie Zepherelli

dry cornfields 

the cold shoulders

of scarecrows

—Stephanie Zepherelli

a late farewell

lilies on her grave

still blooming

—Stephanie Zepherelli

Senka Slivar

tiny flowers

by the chardak’s fence

from its shade

red roses climbing

to her window

—Senka Slivar

 

(A chardak is a traditional Balkan wooden house.) 

tall grasses—

sweet promises

of a lover

gnarled boughs of a fig tree

bearing fruit in silence

—Senka Slivar

Richard E Schell

the old dog

still guarding the yard

from passing clouds

—Richard E Schell

Kathryn Haydon

a study 

in greens

august ravine

—Kathryn Haydon

Randy Brooks

church couple

the one in the coffin

more outgoing

—Randy Brooks