By Diane Webster

through fog

the honk of geese

emerges

Diane Webster

By Elliot Diamond

the brush of snow

empty window frames

to a sky

Elliot Diamond

By Oliver Kleyer

A noise during the

funeral. A bumblebee

also mourns Granny.

Oliver Kleyer

By Oscar Luparia

bare oaks

all their branches

hold up the sky

Oscar Luparia

By Yvona Fast

Empty birch branches

stand bent, gaunt in bitter cold

Sheets of ice clinging.

Yvona Fast

By Gavin Austin

sleeping alone

the length of night

on your pillow


Gavin Austin

By Xiaoou Chen

slowed-down pace

the raindrops no longer

beat on my face


Xiaoou Chen

By Anne Curran

cloud nestles

into mountain curves —

afternoon sun

Anne Curran

By Douglas J. Lanzo

sun-warmed branches

grandma’s love

nourishing our tree

Douglas J. Lanzo

By Helen Ogden

high tide

bits of the seal

float back to sea

Helen Ogden

By Alison Rogers

waves break —

seagulls

at the shoreline

Alison Rogers

By Daniela Misso

wind-beaten grass

all the things

I leave behind

Daniela Misso

By Dejan Ivanovic

gusts of wind


are quieter — I sail to


another spring



Dejan Ivanovic

By Pitt Büerken

alphabet soup

the first grader puts words

on the plate's edge

Pitt Büerken

By Georg Cook

A pebble thrown

Causes ripples

The water returns to stillness


Georg Cook

A flame is lit

Sparking into life

Darkness ebbs away


Georg Cook

By Wiesław Karliński

anthropocene —

one of last evening songs

by frog choir

Wiesław Karliński

By John J. Dunphy

gangster's funeral

circulating among the mourners

process servers

John J. Dunphy

By Biswajit Mishra

cold wave—

trash can by the curb

left open-mouthed

Biswajit Mishra

By Robert Witmer

patches of snow

on a sunny street

childhood memories

Robert Witmer

By Liz Kornelsen

Winter Treat

snow tumbles, gathers

into popcorn balls on shrubs

please—hold the butter!

Liz Kornelsen

By Govind Joshi

winter holidays

a trip

for the snowflakes

Govind Joshi

By Jovana Dragojlovic

winter evening

snowflakes on the palm

remind me of us

Jovana Dragojlovic

By Eugeniusz Zacharski

astral light—

poetry emerges

from the void

Eugeniusz Zacharski

eagerly waiting

for the solar eclipse

to end...

cherry blossoms

Eugeniusz Zacharski

By Amrutha V Prabhu

i war in words

with all who war

tales of the tomb

Amrutha V Prabhu

his silence

between the lines

a calm sea-voice

Amrutha V Prabhu

By Kavita Ratna

pink dissolves

into layers of grey

gull landings

Kavita Ratna

By Lucia Cardillo

pink petals…

when you choose to stay

only in silence


Lucia Cardillo

petali rosa …

quando scegli di stare

solo in silenzio


Lucia Cardillo

By Bipasha Majumder (De)

moonflowers

heavenly beauty hidden

in dark

Bipasha Majumder (De)

By Lakshman Bulusu

jasmine petals in her hair

tones from a symphony

on and on without pause

 

Lakshman Bulusu