By Tuyet Van Do

spring rain

her midnight

lullaby

Tuyet Van Do

By Owen Bullock

all this

ridiculous industry

tangle of wisteria


Owen Bullock

By Ray Spitzenberger

the morning sight

of her sweet face

fur and whiskers


Ray Spitzenberger

By Florin C. Ciobica

moving day

our dog marks the gate

for the last time

Florin C. Ciobica

By Stephen J. DeGuire

two cats stare—

opposing paws slap

the mirror

Stephen J. DeGuire

*

 

on treadmills—

man during the day

hamster at night

Stephen J. DeGuire

*

thought bubble

dot dot dot

loss for words

Stephen J. DeGuire

By Anna Cates

Neanderthal relics

an old god winking

in primordial stars
 

Anna Cates

By Angiola Inglese

remembering

the name of a rose ...

moonlit evening


Angiola Inglese

By David Eyre

full autumn

full moon 

empty glass

David Eyre

By Jonathan English

floating leaves

words pile and fade

forsaken

Jonathan English

By Sreenath

on my first flight

nearer to God . . .

air turbulence

Sreenath

*

cobwebs, shadows, darkness

invading the brain

Alzheimer's

Sreenath

By Hassane Zemmouri

afternoon coffee—

pupils on the way home

sing school songs

 

Hassane Zemmouri

By A.J. Anwar

saved movies

skipping

to the best scenes

A.J. Anwar

By Govind Joshi

night bus—

we move

with the moon


Govind Joshi

*

in okra blooms—

ants

on a tour

Govind Joshi

By Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo

aquarium

nephew and goldfish

in a staring game

Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo

By Daniela Rodi

an empty nest

in a bare tree...

autumn stillness

Daniela Rodi

By Daniel Birnbaum

National Day

his yearning for a land

he does not know

Daniel Birnbaum

By Samo Kreutz

worker bee

nourished with pollen

the child in me

Samo Kreutz

By Françoise Maurice

a gentle breeze frolics with the leaves ending summer Françoise Maurice * already autumn I breathe the fragrance of dry grass Françoise Maurice

By JL Huffman

frost-tipped maples

first scarlet burst

JL Huffman

By Patricia Hawkhead

allium buds

about to burst

sparrow wings

Patricia Hawkhead

By Douglas J. Lanzo

trimming insects

off our rose bush

morning sparrows


Douglas J. Lanzo

By Chen-ou Liu

first day

after being laid off

alone

and awake to the silence

of falling leaves

Chen-ou Liu

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

rusty red

the colour of my heart

in a leaf


Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Kamrun Nahar

         thirsty leaves...

cries for monsoon

         at a winter dusk


Kamrun Nahar

By David He

I glance back

at her window light

after I leave

cold wind

strikes my face

David He

*

 

a little boy

waves goodbye

to the whistling train...

Mum's tears

soak her mask
 

David He

*

 

snowflakes

dance through the air

before a lightpost

an old monk

whispers his prayer
 

David He

By Mircea Moldovan

death spits pumpkin seeds in the hospital yard

Mircea Moldovan

By Amoolya Kamalnath

emptying into the ocean another new day

Amoolya Kamalnath

By Joshua St. Claire

Cartesian coordinates

between the horizon and I

herons

Joshua St. Claire

*
 

grandpa’s pantry

all lined up

sardine cans

Joshua St. Claire