By Kathleen Vasek Trocmet

glittering sun path

between the pines

an echoed gunshot


Kathleen Vasek Trocmet

By Mircea Moldovan

night walk

carrying on his shoulders

the moon of stone

Mircea Moldovan

By Marilyn Ward

in a formal garden

a bramble makes its home...

always the rebel

Marilyn Ward

By Gerard Sarnat

You had the fancy

expensive Rolex watches

but we have the time.

Gerard Sarnat

By Cynthia Anderson

staring down

a lonely road—

the cat’s diagnosis

Cynthia Anderson

By Lucia Cardillo

summer end ...

a bead curtain

in the breeze

Lucia Cardillo

By Jeff Burt

Deciduous die,

evergreens brown. I see

ever not ever.

Jeff Burt

By Neena Singh

I gather

from a leafless hedge

an empty nest

Neena Singh

By JL Huffman

lakefront tai chi

crane spreads its wings

JL Huffman

By Roberta Beach Jacobson

certainty of a hawk’s path
 

Roberta Beach Jacobson

By Nani Mariani

the sound of the nightingale singing

Nani Mariani

By Louise Hopewell

the kids

play statues

startled pigeons


Louise Hopewell

By Vincenzo Adamo

a sparrow drinks

in the dog bowl —

the beggar grows old

Vincenzo Adamo

By Samo Kreutz

crows

brought by a postman

their caws

Samo Kreutz

By Laughing waters

dark shadow

on the quail's wings —

white pearls

Laughing waters

By Sushama Kapur

cradled

in a crescent moon—

slumbering owl

Sushama Kapur

By Jackie Chou

clear blue sky

a symphony of crows

on power lines

Jackie Chou

By Tsanka Shishkova

cardinal

on top of the spruce 

aroma of rain

Tsanka Shishkova

By Neena Singh

summer's end—

holding a sunflower

a parrot pops seeds

Neena Singh

By Douglas J. Lanzo

still sunset

stretches silhouettes

of silent herons

Douglas J. Lanzo

By Agus Maulana Sunjaya

breaking dawn

a sparrow answers

the silence

Agus Maulana Sunjaya

By Mirela Brăilean

blackbird's song

repeating the mantra

for forgiveness

Mirela Brăilean

By Neena Singh

peace treaty ...

a dove and squirrel

share the feeder

Neena Singh

By Kathleen Vasek Trocmet

last cup of tea

a white dove's feather

falls from the sky

Kathleen Vasek Trocmet

By B.A. France

hummingbird visit

just as exciting

the third time


B.A. France

By Rp Verlaine

yet the crane

keeps its balance

in deep mud

Rp Verlaine

By Joanna Ashwell

cardinal song

seeking a corner

without rain

Joanna Ashwell

By Keith Evetts

where the future meets the past lightning

Keith Evetts