By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

darkest blue

the cold comfort

of my own thoughts

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Jay Friedenberg

dry season

the etched patterns

on a sandy stream bed 

 

Jay Friedenberg

By John J. Dunphy

Valentine's Day

blooming in our front yard

a heart of crocus

John J. Dunphy

By Ram Chandran

room full of

butterflies

she smiles

Ram Chandran

By Ernesto P. Santiago

attacking

from all corners

yellow dust

Ernesto P. Santiago

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

crimson...

the dust between our lives

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Samo Kreutz

south wind

not quite himself

a snow angel

Samo Kreutz

By Tsanka Shishkova

cosmic sounds

in moonless night

music of Bach

 

Tsanka Shishkova

By Ram Chandran

thousands of years

in my pocket

pebbles

Ram Chandran

By Ernesto P. Santiago

reaching beyond

what was possible

skipping stones

Ernesto P. Santiago

By Thomas Tilton

forgetting my age

hairline cracks

in the vase

Thomas Tilton

By John J. Dunphy

slowly sinking

into the thawing pond

our Christmas tree

John J. Dunphy

By Mirela Brăilean

             not the mask

       I'm                       I'm

                wearing

 

Mirela Brăilean

By Elancharan Gunasekaran

radio static noise now playing coldplay

Elancharan Gunasekaran

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

a forgotten galaxy the river without a name

 

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Angiola Inglese

heavy rain -

the song of the blackbird

so far away

Angiola Inglese

By Sherry Grant

daddy penguins

gathering

for a good gossip

Sherry Grant

By John Hawkhead

in and out

the ventilator moves air

between life and death

John Hawkhead

By Thomas Tilton

severed head

the phantom pull

of a leg cramp

 

Thomas Tilton

By John J. Dunphy

tree stump

the drought years now pelted

by raindrops

John J. Dunphy

By B.A. France

shattered

icicles on the lawn

— morning sunbeams

B.A. France

By Minal Sarosh

fishing line

waiting for the tug

of a haiku

 

Minal Sarosh

By Sherry Grant

kingfisher

a perfect rainbow

my fish gone

 

Sherry Grant

By Kristen Lindquist

north wind

porcupine tooth marks

scar a sapling

Kristen Lindquist

By Mirela Brăilean

traveler

in the wider world

spinning the globe

Mirela Brăilean

By John Hawkhead

bed of nails

becoming used

to having no point

 

John Hawkhead

By Sharon Rhutasel-Jones

miners' shacks

their stories

in the wind

Sharon Rhutasel-Jones

By Maria Teresa Sisti

full moon -

looking for a noise

inside silence

 

Maria Teresa Sisti