Govind Joshi

rising

from afternoon nap

low winter sun

—Govind Joshi 

winter sunshine

the warmth

of a river stone

—Govind Joshi

Katie Montagna

breakfast show

intense, intense, fade-out

the sky behind the pines

—Katie Montagna

sunlight glinting

off the wingtips

of geese

—Katie Montagna

drawing me

down the beach

this full moon

—Katie Montagna

Nancy Brady

spring migration

a warbler serenades

his mate and me

—Nancy Brady

Monica Kakkar

still in a sārī . . .

first crossing of the river

billows with ballads

—Monica Kakkar

Susan Lee Roberts

first day—

gathering a bouquet

of pussy willows

—Susan Lee Roberts

mom’s house …

sun beams

on my paintings

—Susan Lee Roberts

Ann Sullivan

frozen pipes

waiting for

my head to explode

—Ann Sullivan

new morning

waking up

without bird song

—Ann Sullivan

overnight snow . . .

a deluge of paws

in and out of her garden

—Ann Sullivan

emoji . . .

wondering why

she never says it

—Ann Sullivan

Swati Ved

flowers

breaking the rules of Vāstu-śāstra*,

blossoms in all directions

—Swati Ved

*the ancient Indian architectural design and science

Genevieve S. Aguinaldo

morning showers

my toddler

whistling a tune

—Genevieve S. Aguinaldo

Lakshman Bulusu

first streaks of light

through the trees

the chase of squirrels

—Lakshman Bulusu

Joseph P. Wechselberger

business lunch

a bit of green

in his smile

—Joseph P. Wechselberger

bruised fruit

she says

she fell

—Joseph P. Wechselberger

Bona M. Santos

hazy outline

against the raging sky

charred trees

—Bona M. Santos

Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

the hug

a little distance

keeps us together

—Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

death haiku—

after the fragment

a long pause

—Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

earthquake

the landlord's white shirt

full of soil

—Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

border value crossed

they call me

sweety

—Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

rescue boat

a boy's request

for one more trip

—Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

Rita Melissano

sprouting

through amber clouds

a line of tall palms

—Rita Melissano

Rupa Anand

her dreams

flowing down the drain

child marriage

—Rupa Anand

river sunset

lapwings outrunning the dark

—Rupa Anand

Janet Ruth

ruby sunlight

in a jar of plum jam

last summer's gleam

—Janet Ruth

river of fog

floods the valley

my frosty breath

—Janet Ruth

Ranice Tara

katydids living with my awareness

—Ranice Tara

Vandana Parashar

this life

and lives after that —

luggage carousel

—Vandana Parashar

Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

revolving around

clock tower -

clouds of doves

—Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

Tracey Foster

single oak

shadow stretches time

across the field

—Tracey Foster

Maya Daneva

 new in the hospice one more winter

—Maya Daneva

fragile China cups...

we both choose our sentences

carefully

—Maya Daneva

Tsanka Shishkova

still winter

in the window garden

roses unfurl

—Tsanka Shishkova

Manasa Reddy Chichili

the homeless mother

makes home under the shadow

of the banyan tree

watching bird's babies in nest

unfinished mom's lullaby

—Manasa Reddy Chichili

Wiesław Karliński

cemetery fence

on both sides the same

color of snow

—Wiesław Karliński

Joseph Howse

 blink the ceiling fan backwards

—Joseph Howse

Eugeniusz Zacharski

lingering war

dark energy

in the void

—Eugeniusz Zacharski

lightning—

an even more visible

blackness of the night

—Eugeniusz Zacharski

diagnosis—

the spring wind disperses clouds

about the sky

—Eugeniusz Zacharski

Audrey Quinn

first light

on hardwood floors

a slap of bare feet

—Audrey Quinn

his spectacles

full of smudges

bedtime story

—Audrey Quinn

Richard L. Matta

deep winter

the flashing red lights

at her bedside

—Richard L. Matta

Sharon Ferrante

the desire

for aloneness

one winking star

—Sharon Ferrante