By Kerry J Heckman

the first star

not the last

twilight

Kerry J Heckman

By Govind Joshi

sudden storm

a passing crow takes refuge

on silver oak

Govind Joshi

By Andrew Markowski

yellow pages—

an old book

calls out to me

Andrew Markowski

By Vivien Eliades

he whispers

sweet nothings in her ear

it tickles

Vivien Eliades

By Nancy Brady

earth day...

dandelions decorate

the lawn

Nancy Brady

By Vasile Moldovan

burdened

by its own fragrance

lilac bush

Vasile Moldovan

By Mircea Moldovan

bell’s echo

a stork baby

learn to fly

Mircea Moldovan

By C. Jean Downer

dressed

in this blue gown

a lump in my breast


C. Jean Downer

By Dejan Ivanovic

crumpled cloth

the cat licks a puddle of milk

off the floor

Dejan Ivanovic

By Chip Dameron

male cardinal offers seed

to female perched on birdbath

love at first bite


Chip Dameron

By Laurie Kuntz

Caught between the angry

conversation of sea and shore


shells remain silent

Laurie Kuntz

By Mariel Herbert

rain shadow returning her house key

Mariel Herbert

By Xiaoou Chen

grand migration

of myriad butterflies

solar eclipse


Xiaoou Chen

By B. L. Bruce

bayshore calm

the morning spreads

out and out


B. L. Bruce

 

*

the spring moon

through the open window

storyteller

B. L. Bruce

By Lakshman Bulusu

butterflies—

design after design

in a costumer’s collection

Lakshman Bulusu

By Stephen Jarrell Williams

night wish

you appearing

at my window


Stephen Jarrell Williams

By Timothy Daly

lakeside walk . . . 

after the splash

the water forgets

Timothy Daly

By Shane Coppage

pavement crack

dandelion

finds a way

Shane Coppage

By Refika Dedić

her perfume

on jasmine petals

her sadness

Refika Dedić

By Adrian Bouter

quicksilver

a cobweb collects

moondew


Adrian Bouter

By Hassane Zemmouri

month of fasting

trapped in countless sins

a lonely soul

hungry

for repentance

Hassane Zemmouri

By Kimberly Kuchar

quivering heart—

hummingbird

here and there and here

Kimberly Kuchar

*

another spring

with bluebonnets

without her

Kimberly Kuchar

By J. D. Nelson

Jupiter follows

the half-moon across the sky . . .

black dog in the snow

J. D. Nelson

By Michelle V. Alkerton

impatience

ice cube cooling

my microwaved soup


Michelle V. Alkerton

By Colette Kern

full circle

the aging doctor

becomes a patient

Colette Kern

By Kavita Ratna

mothball

lingering on the sweater

our closed chapter


Kavita Ratna

By Ram Chandran

collecting pebbles—

not long ago

I too had rough edges

Ram Chandran

By Deborah A. Bennett

not the wind through

the pines but my mother's voice

in mine

Deborah A. Bennett