By Gopal Lahiri

my romance

vanishes

in the rear-view mirror

Gopal Lahiri

By Keith Evetts

by the well

I repeat

last year’s wishes

Keith Evetts

By Ljubinka Tošić

cherry blossoms

this morning all you can hear

are the bees buzzing


Ljubinka Tošić

By Amrutha Prabhu

haiku !

an island

in a raging sea

Amrutha Prabhu

By Lucia Cardillo

the sky

between before and after ...

white almond trees

Lucia Cardillo

By Dennis Andrew S. Aguinaldo

A coconut rolled

Into a gutter and grew

A root that won’t take.


Dennis Andrew S. Aguinaldo

By Marilyn Ashbaugh

pansies

how they stand

against the cold

Marilyn Ashbaugh

By Caroline Krakora

night fishing-

an empty bucket

but so much love

Caroline Krakora

By Dan Iulian

the bare trees

dressed just in the few

haijin’s words


Dan Iulian

By Lafcadio

river running

towards the ocean--

a horse with no rider

Lafcadio

By Richard Bailly

sky king and lover

approaching before dawn

match made in heaven


Richard Bailly

By Nani Mariani

throwing stones

in a quiet pool

split moon


Nani Mariani

By Neena Singh

remembering

faces long lost

a hazy moon

Neena Singh

By Kamrun Nahar

rainbow reflects in water

but someone

chucks a stone

Kamrun Nahar

By Arvinder Kaur

a dry leaf

where she left last...

mother’s prayer book

Arvinder Kaur

By Marilyn Ward

late frost

the young fuchsia

hangs its head


Marilyn Ward

By Kyoko Bengala

homecoming-

My heart remains

among the cherry trees


Kyoko Bengala

By Luke Levi

bee

dusted in pollen

flies from the redbud


Luke Levi

By Sherry Grant

moonlight waltz down a silken petal aisle

Sherry Grant

By Joe Sebastian

divorce...

how to divide

the puppy

Joe Sebastian

By G.R. LeBlanc

soft rain

the sound of peepers

growing louder


G.R. LeBlanc

By Lee Hudspeth

grandparents’ front porch swing

a pendulum

of stories shared

Lee Hudspeth

By Pippa Phillips

following the murmuration of starlings the murmur of their wings

Pippa Phillips

By Bee Jay

six feet apart

or six feet below

distant bells


Bee Jay

By GRIX

nocturne you play me once again

GRIX

By Pippa Phillips

oysters

on a moonless night—

I find no pearl


Pippa Phillips

By Lori A Minor

my flaws in the system crook of moon

Lori A Minor

By Vandana Parashar

failing eyesight

now I don’t see

faults in others

Vandana Parashar