By Pitt Büerken

one strike

most of the flies

now gone


Pitt Büerken

By Julianne Carlile

on purple thistle

a bumblebee lulled and still

sun slips heaven sways

Julianne Carlile

By Oscar Luparia

sunrise

even on the wall

a scent of beauty

words and image Oscar Luparia

By Mark Hendrickson

church social

no one talks to the stranger

at the prayer breakfast

Mark Hendrickson

By Ram Chandran

wind meandering

through the bamboo groves —

summer song

Ram Chandran

summer breeze —

a chirping sparrow

answers rustling leaves

Ram Chandran

jasmine blossom

how to capture her beauty

in a haiku

Ram Chandran

By Elliot Diamond

first blush wood thrush shakuhachi breeze


Elliot Diamond

 

 

fermenting words

of browns and greens

haiku compost


Elliot Diamond

By Lakshmi Iyer

post surgery

recoupling everything

from start to end

Lakshmi Iyer

By William Doyle

evening rain —

across the valley

rainbow arch

William Doyle

By Genevieve Aguinaldo

Genevieve Aguinaldo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genevieve Aguinaldo

By Mallika Chari

night storm

boulevard dawns

to loud horns

Mallika Chari

By Manasa Kaliki

Shooting star I wish to meet you again

Manasa Kaliki

By Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

the moon

enough wealth

for a fortnight

Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

By Mile Lisica

a shiny moon

and crickets sing

at the end of the war

Mile Lisica

блистави месец

и зрикавци певају

на крају рата

Mile Lisica

By Mark Hendrickson

trouble coming

seen from a mile away

summer storms

Mark Hendrickson

By Rita Melissano

leaving

the white pelicans behind

the river turns...

Rita Melissano

 the soundscapes                             

       of this breeze caressing                    

       the trees                                              

       no one knows why only

       silence can stop the wind
          

Rita Melissano

By Albert Schlaht

jingle of coin—

tilting its head

a crow

Albert Schlaht

at sunset

ascending their hill

fire ants

Albert Schlaht

By Wanda Amos

data breach

another drivers license…

the monotony

of proving

i am me

Wanda Amos

now extinct

light from a distant star…

ignoring your call

Wanda Amos

By Stephen Jarrell Williams

singing

around the campfire

flickering of stars

Stephen Jarrell Williams

moonlight

reflecting in your eyes

a lifetime

Stephen Jarrell Williams

By John Hawkhead

drifting blossom

churchmen want to know

where I have been

John Hawkhead

tumbling litter

a gang of street crows

shoots the breeze

John Hawkhead

By Belinda Behne

weeping cherry

waterfalls of pink

laughter


Belinda Behne

dancing in the wet grass

chasing stars

until dawn

Belinda Behne

By Mariangela Canzi

insomnia Blue Moon and I

Mariangela Canzi

bee on tulip at dawn new love

Mariangela Canzi

By Eugeniusz Zacharski

silent night—

a spider slides down

from the hunter's moon

Eugeniusz Zacharski

 

full moon—

even the light that guides the thief

is stolen

Eugeniusz Zacharski

By Cherri Sutphin

teacup

in a garden

water for the birds

Cherri Sutphin

arboretum

a hidden home

for fairies

Cherri Sutphin

By Karen O'Leary

soft music

wafts into my room

in dreams

my son’s song

plays on

Karen O'Leary

scraping to survive

a guitar man

with a broken string

Karen O'Leary

By j rap

Father’s Day

inside our frisbee circle

blur of poodle



j rap

up till dawn …

a shared apple crisp

at Denny’s

j rap

By Elena Zouain

rainbow —

accepting all colors of light


Elena Zouain

sudden downpour —

the smell of the earth

Elena Zouain

By Anthony Ward

Resting by the river

I forget time

Embracing eternity

Anthony Ward

Alone in the library

I browse many books

That remain closed to me

Anthony Ward

By Padma Rajeswari Tata

sundowner

a splash of colors

in my glass

Padma Rajeswari Tata

sleepless

one by one by one …

the swoosh of cars

Padma Rajeswari Tata