By Debbie Olson

bittersweet branches the winter night

Debbie Olson

storm clouds

a blue heron pilots

the canal

Debbie Olson

By Susan Yavaniski

hours out looking for seaglass I’ve lost my edge

Susan Yavaniski

a little black dress

on consignment

menopause

Susan Yavaniski

introductions

a box of donuts

a box of holes

Susan Yavaniski

 

 

snow in drifts

so much left

undone

Susan Yavaniski

By John Hawkhead

assisted dying

shadows in the slipstream

of a nightjar

John Hawkhead

identity thieves

stamped on her headstone

blooms of lichen

John Hawkhead

By Alvin B. Cruz

what i really meant to say false spring

Alvin B. Cruz

death poem

pouring my last

cup of tea

Alvin B. Cruz

By Ellen Kom

heart monitor...

beats of rage

killing time


Ellen Kom

frail bones hanging on the dawn

Ellen Kom

By Vandana Parashar

in want of washing my sins hard rain

Vandana Parashar

when I thought

the earth revolves around me…

mother’s lap

Vandana Parashar

By Keith Evetts

once I loved

whistling in the woods

winter wind

Keith Evetts

withered grasses

so many strands

of idle thought

Keith Evetts

divorce lawyers

we finally reach

an unsettlement

Keith Evetts

By Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

winter garden

a bumper crop

of weeds

Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

dawn chorus the kittens not yet weaned

Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

creeping

onto the footpath

first light

I loosen the knot

in my scarf

Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

By Stephanie Zepherelli

spring cleaning cobwebs in my mind

Stephanie Zepherelli

flying on trade winds mango leaves

Stephanie Zepherelli

By Michael Minassian

A lunar calendar—

counting days

I watch the moon.

Michael Minassian

The monk asks a question,

I have no answer—

very good, he says.


Michael Minassian

Cloudy morning

inside and out

another leaf falls.


Michael Minassian

By Ravi Kiran

cold dawn

the drooping eyelids

of school bus kids

Ravi Kiran

the porch

all for themselves

the bulb and a moth

Ravi Kiran

By Michael H. Lester

 Aimless Woman Outside House

Michael H. Lester

By Tuyet Van Do

hide and seek

a wagging tail

under the bed

Tuyet Van Do

By Ram Chandran

shaking hands

grandma ends up with

a raw mango

Ram Chandran

By Michael Shoemaker

Coming Storm

 Michael Shoemaker

By Oscar Luparia

silent flame

the scented lullaby

of her candle

Oscar Luparia

By Diane Funston

terracotta canvas

Frida Kahlo lilies

Mexico

Diane Funston

By Steliana Cristina Voicu

wedding day…

leaving

parents’ home

Steliana Cristina Voicu

By Voima Oy

Twin moons

silver coins

wish for peace

Voima Oy

By Xiaoou Chen

rushing forth

the war-horses’ legs

become invisible


Xiaoou Chen

By Albert Schlaht

noon-time walk

under the autumn sun

a cloud of gnats


Albert Schlaht

By Anthony Ward

feeling a presence

like a breath upon my neck,

with no body there

Anthony Ward

By Lakshman Bulusu

penguins dance

ocean waves froth

settles underfoot

Lakshman Bulusu

By Tony Williams

January…

the hairdryer

brings July

Tony Williams

By Nancy Story

Your arms don't hold me

anymore. Instead, I fly,

buzz around your head.

Nancy Story

By Richard Bailly

rare moment

shared with grandchild

ice cream sandwich

Richard Bailly

By Adele Evershed

cold snap—

breaking through the fog

a robin's song

Adele Evershed

By Chad Parenteau

River reflections

bounce green-gold doubloons

back onto treetops.

Chad Parenteau