Patricia Nellene Deal

—Patricia Nellene Deal

 

Tuyet Van Do

charity supplies

a woman asks 

about free wine 

—Tuyet Van Do

Bryan Rickert

winter’s darkness

the cool of cans

from the cupboard 

—Bryan Rickert

Anam Tariq

sweet-scented roses

starting to bloom

in late twenties

—Anam Tariq

Dinah Power

sparkling crust

snow drifts

at high noon

—Dinah Power

Rooster, a haiku sequence by Randy Brooks

mostly dark 

the horses call us 

first

 

breaking light

a short cut

to the woodpile

 

harvest hands . . .

a farm table

of biscuits and gravy

 

morning frost

on grandpa’s old tractor

cough, cough, cough

 

an owl floats

just over the barn

come daylight

—Randy Brooks

Joanna Ashwell

all the stars

becoming river

melting snow

—Joanna Ashwell

Richard E Schell

last train

my reflection

between strangers

—Richard E Schell

Jessica Allyson

chipped cup

waiting for my referral

to the breast clinic

—Jessica Allyson

Tony Williams

spelling winter 

a perfect v 

of wild geese

—Tony Williams

Helen Sokolsky

winter playground

on a creaking swing

a sparrow

—Helen Sokolsky

Douglas J. Lanzo

daughter's first solo

the quivering

of moon moths

—Douglas J. Lanzo

Refika Dedić

warm stove 

the purring 

of the cat

—Refika Dedić

Nitu Yumnam

teacup ring

on the bedside table

cold moon

—Nitu Yumnam

overthinking—

all the cauliflower florets

cling-filmed

—Nitu Yumnam

medication cup

half empty

half full

—Nitu Yumnam

 

late winter storm 

the trembling pulse

of a spider web

—Nitu Yumnam

snow-laden 

branch 

the 

weight 

of 

unsaid

—Nitu Yumnam

Carmela Marino

solar eclipse

​in a box

the wedding ring

—Carmela Marino

beauty salon

​the wall clock

is back two hours

—Carmela Marino

snow moon

my mum’s silence 

turns to ash

—Carmela Marino

Bona M. Santos

Sunday morning

a hummingbird tells me

to be quiet

—Bona M. Santos

Korie Beth Brown

gold-red blur—

the rich lives of the

hummingbird pair

—Korie Beth Brown

Rohan Buettel

mall café

an old lady

eats alone 

—Rohan Buettel

Mona Bedi

when words fail a child’s laughter

—Mona Bedi

Melissa Laussmann

waves gently lapping

a child brushes

her long hair

—Melissa Laussmann

no longing

I lean into the night

snowdrop

—Melissa Laussmann

first snow 

mountain and moon

become one

—Melissa Laussmann

John Hawkhead

all night rain 

the gutters fill

with worries

—John Hawkhead

Anthony Ward

still tree

a clamour of crows

disperses

—Anthony Ward

Doug Sylver

traveling together

new country, new me, new us

a pair of sparrows

hopping from

yard to yard

—Doug Sylver

your questions

untying knots

in the dark

—Doug Sylver

lifting fog

the dream continues

a while 

—Doug Sylver

Manasa Reddy Chichili

fresh grass

making a home

the homeless boy

—Manasa Reddy Chichili

glowing lamp

some where 

daughter's wedding

—Manasa Reddy Chichili

Steliana Cristina Voicu

late snow…

the magnolia keeps its bud

still in the shell

zăpadă târzie…

magnolia ține mugurele

încă în coajă

—Steliana Cristina Voicu 

petal after petal…

my sakurayu reflects

my unfulfilled dreams

petală după petală…

ceaiul de sakura reflectând

visele mele neîmplinite

—Steliana Cristina Voicu