By Lakshmi Iyer

for one last chance I gather up my soul

Lakshmi Iyer

By Dennis Andrew Aguinaldo

On a thread of scent,

weaver ants

climb leaves of insulin. 

Dennis Andrew Aguinaldo

By Katherine E Winnick

dressed in kimono

the makeup of a ghost

Geisha girl all grown

Katherine E Winnick

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

beyond our ache the birth of stars

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Arvinder Kaur

autumn breeze

this lightness of being

in a leaf’s fall

Arvinder Kaur

By Pat Davis

a swirl of confetti

the autumn wedding

of wind and leaves

Pat Davis

By John Hawkhead

morning bus

all the streetlights

swagged with fog

John Hawkhead

By Kelly Sauvage

moonlight masking the edges of her needlework

Kelly Sauvage

By Chen-ou Liu

tic-tac-toe

on my misty window ...

staycation

Chen-ou Liu

By Refika Dedić

tears on the glass

the breath freezes

homeless 

Refika Dedić

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

dry grasses

preparing the heart

for winter

Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Maya Daneva

December chill

piling these logs

on top of others

Maya Daneva

By Zahra Mughis

chaos brews

in the No Man's Land

melting Antarctica


Zahra Mughis

By our thomas

departure day –

sound of knives

against toast

our thomas

By Rosa Maria Di Salvatore

take-off... 

silent prayers

up to the sky


Rosa Maria Di Salvatore

By Nudurupati Nagasri

Conversing

at dinner table

watch and clock

Nudurupati Nagasri

By Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

Tracks run

towards the sunset

Autumn lights

Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

By Mircea Moldovan

unnecessary

attempt to change me

lunar eclipse

Mircea Moldovan

By our thomas

not coming

not going:

the winter pines

our thomas

By Stephen Jarrell Williams

face of stone

deep inside

crying for freedom

Stephen Jarrell Williams

By Benedetta Cardone

uncovering

a leftover moonlight--

start over

Benedetta Cardone

By Nudurupati Nagasri

sunbathing

plastic plant pot waking up

few shades lighter

Nudurupati Nagasri

By John Hawkhead

whittling pine

I release the shape

of its scent

John Hawkhead

By Chen-ou Liu

smoky skies

a broken river

of lava

Chen-ou Liu

By Sushama Kapur

my bucket list—

on distant shores seahorses

       spin the foam


Sushama Kapur

By JL Huffman

rooftop gardens

green oasis

amid the hustle

JL Huffman

By Nazarena Rampini

bitter cold -

a curled up cat

under the moon

Nazarena Rampini

By John J. Dunphy

breaking the wishbone

our Thanksgiving guest

wins the contest using

his new hand from

the Veterans Administration

John J. Dunphy