By John J. Dunphy

class reunion invitation

on the RSVP card

he checks 'won't attend'

with the pen he borrowed from

a prison guard

John J. Dunphy

By Monica Kakkar

daily dilemma—

comfort of the ceiling fan

or hot cup of tea

Monica Kakkar

By Chen-ou Liu

first AA meeting

a whiff of whiskey

or all in my mind?

Chen-ou Liu

*

after the farewell

she doesn't wave back --

moonlight

even colder on my face

than October's snowflakes

Chen-ou Liu

By Timothy Daly

can’t

breathe. panic

attack

Timothy Daly

By Marilyn Humbert

all the colours

of windblown petals

at the rave

a hurley-burley

of gyrating dancers


Marilyn Humbert

*

 

shifting umbra

the equinox clock

in reverse

Marilyn Humbert

By Kavita Ratna

awaiting the cue

for a grand jeté …

the corseted breath

Kavita Ratna

By Bipasha Majumder (De)

blood moon

carpenter ants circle round

the red dish

Bipasha Majumder (De)

By Govind Joshi

sidewalk café

a ship sailing

into the twilight

Govind Joshi

By Haeja K. Chung

silvergrass children chasing the wind

Haeja K. Chung

By Oscar Luparia

fireworks –

the flamboyant colors

    of four-o'clocks

Oscar Luparia

By Zdenka Mlinar

smells

chestnut

in our city

is missing

the old baker

Zdenka Mlinar

*

miriše

kesten

u našem gradu

nedostaje

stari pekar

Zdenka Mlinar

By Vuong Pham

meditation

from the whole forest

one falling leaf

Vuong Pham

By Paul Tristram

Lesson Learnt

There was no more room

inside her Isolation

… for olive branches,

well-wishers or welcome hugs…

yet, miles and miles for distance.

Paul Tristram

By Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo

perseid sky

brighter than the shooting stars ...

city lights

Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo

*

perseid sky

a child's scribblings

from wall to floor

Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo

By Robert Witmer

springtime

whistling out of tune

as loudly as I can

Robert Witmer

By Reshmi Mukherjee

The tunnel ends

I keep walking

in darkness

Reshmi Mukherjee

By Tuyet Van Do

Operating room –

in the corner the doctor

checking his phone

Tuyet Van Do

By Anthony Lusardi

veterans day;

as the grill sparks

grandpa flinches

Anthony Lusardi

By Ana Drobot

peach...

the geisha's

soft cheeks

Ana Drobot

By John Hawkhead

moonlit surf

flickers of white lace

below her hemline
 

John Hawkhead

By Jovana Dragojlovic

night colours

cover the sky –

dreamer's paradise

Jovana Dragojlovic

By Joshua St. Claire

honeysuckle wind

a mourning dove

relines her nest

Joshua St. Claire

By Joe Whitlow

two years later

the permanence

of dead

Joe Whitlow

By Joanna Ashwell

full moon

the shape of light

in loneliness

Joanna Ashwell

By Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

first breakup

I reach for another

cigarette

Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

By Samo Kreutz

firefly ...

his sudden

move

Samo Kreutz

By Simon De Courcey

wrong path

right light –

lichen hoard

Simon De Courcey

By Sharon Ferrante

what’s on your mind

the empty page asks

I’m waiting

for the beauty

of your non-truth

Sharon Ferrante