By Lakshman Bulusu

     a blade of grass

     swaying in the wind

      the delicacy of dance

Lakshman Bulusu

By Jharna Sanyal

black tea

sharing the evening

with home bound crows

Jharna Sanyal

By Wanda Amos

abandoned factory...

brightened by graffiti

and dandelions

dancing

between potholes

Wanda Amos

 

under

the

dark

moon

night

stalker

image and words Wanda Amos

By Sarah Mahina Calvello

Blooming camellias

Red and velvet lit

By afternoon sun

Sarah Mahina Calvello

By Suraja Menon Roychowdhury

a vase

of gifted sunflowers

borrowed light

Suraja Menon Roychowdhury

always singing

the wrong note right

music lesson

Suraja Menon Roychowdhury

By Monica Kakkar

for days in a row

origami everywhere . . .

it’s raining bullfrogs

Monica Kakkar

By Sharon Martina

years since

my last confession

pouring rain

Sharon Martina

afternoon snooze

the gentle sway

of a hammock

Sharon Martina

By Stephen Jarrell Williams

in the porch swing

just holding each other

lovers in the dark

Stephen Jarrell Williams

By Rita Melissano

   acorn

             falling

               the

             sound

                of

               new

                life

Rita Melissano

one more dream each night finding a new storyline

Rita Melissano

By Suraj Nanu

house sparrows

chirping from beam to beam

of the morning sun

Suraj Nanu

By Deborah Karl-Brandt

Behind the Curtain

phone call

the stranger says

a familiar name

out for fresh air

on the wet asphalt

a dying worm

 

feel-good-tea

her birthday package remains

unopened

 

some things I will never know

did she really liked white roses?

 

one last time looking up her name in the address book

 

the woman

who wasn't my grandmother

someone sends his

condolences

Deborah Karl-Brandt

By M. R. Pelletier

Balcony chimes

& a wind among the trees—

my mind ringing

M. R. Pelletier

By Ron Scully

heat wave

even the terns don’t want

to come out of the water

Ron Scully

By Saumya Bansal

ocean blue sky blue ocean

Saumya Bansal

first flight just winging it

Saumya Bansal

By Robert Witmer

the widow's plants

dying in the dark

windows

Robert Witmer

By Refika Dedić

morning freshness

still on the window

pumpkin seeds

Refika Dedić

By Devoshruti Mandal

old memories...

still that flickering

midnight lamp

Devoshruti Mandal

By Kavita Ratna

blown fuse

Orion leaps

forward

Kavita Ratna

By Wilda Morris

looking both ways

before crossing—

a Canada goose

Wilda Morris

By Kathryn Jones

sunflower math

truth plus beauty equals

galaxies of gold

Kathryn Jones

By Alvin B. Cruz

his wife’s need

for some space

desert flower

Alvin B. Cruz

By Manasa Kaliki

sound of a seashell

silence in meditation

both infinite

Manasa Kaliki

By Chad Parenteau

The late summer rain

never calls, never writes, gets

visit over with.

Chad Parenteau

By Madhavi K

marching seasons

the garden gnome

stands to attention

Madhavi K

By Adele Evershed

orange crush

the long line to buy

MAGA hats

Adele Evershed

By Sharon Ferrante

I wander off…

how lovely this moment

without purpose

Sharon Ferrante

By Mike Gallagher

romping lambs

unaware of the closeness

of rosemary

Mike Gallagher

By Ram Chandran

strange —

this cloud looks like

Papa's profile

Ram Chandran