By Barrie Levine

pandemic dreams . . .

the Paris café

in her takeout cup

Barrie Levine

By Pippa Phillips

rain-filled glasses

after the wedding

a toast


Pippa Phillips

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

of course

the mountain

wasn’t always

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Tsanka Shishkova

new moon

in the temple's pond

lilies and stars

Tsanka Shishkova

By Mirela Brăilean

funeral

a blackbird's song

nearby

Mirela Brăilean

By Zahra Mughis

empty garden

a robin sings

to midday silence


Zahra Mughis

By Samo Kreutz

sound of a siren

only a sparrow

alarmed

Samo Kreutz

By Daniela Misso

waiting for …

cherry petals

on the meadow

Daniela Misso

By Kyoko Bengala

Under the moon

peonies open

gently

Kyoko Bengala

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

before dawn

only voice

the wind from afar

Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Vincenzo Adamo

gestures

the words

without syllables


Vincenzo Adamo

By Vasile Moldovan

lying in the sun

the rattlesnake

changes its skin


Vasile Moldovan

By Rp Verlaine

lost blue moon

I read old love letters

by a dying light

Rp Verlaine

By Marilyn Ward

spring buds

the bushes burst

into bird song


Marilyn Ward

By Zahra Mughis

midnight buzz

a shadow crawls

by the lampshade


Zahra Mughis

By Jay D Filan

Crickets

speak Cricket

A lonely man

takes a bath


Jay D Filan

By Priti Khullar

A life rocked in the

cradle
of lockdown, dozing

every
so often.


Priti Khullar

By Ana Drobot

fog...

the things

I've lost


Ana Drobot

By Amrutha Prabhu

calm sea within and without thoughts

Amrutha Prabhu

By Nani Mariani

still waiting ...

although the shadows didn't come

in the moonlight

Nani Mariani

By Nisha Raviprasad

bedtime stories

the moon still lingers

on his face

Nisha Raviprasad

By John J. Dunphy

storm-felled tree

woven into the bird nest

a designer tag


John J. Dunphy

By Vincenzo Adamo

light breeze--

a wave caresses

my father's ashes

Vincenzo Adamo

By Keith Evetts

spring dawn

geese find the lake

where they left it

Keith Evetts

By Bee Jay

people scatter...

an unexpected explosion

of sunshine

Bee Jay

By Pat Davis

tracing

new constellations

her freckled face

Pat Davis

By Rosa Maria Di Salvatore

moonlight…

a love song

somewhere

Rosa Maria Di Salvatore

By Joe Sebastian

belated wishes...

taking time to write

the right words

Joe Sebastian