By Thomas Tilton

forgetting my age

hairline cracks

in the vase

Thomas Tilton

By John J. Dunphy

slowly sinking

into the thawing pond

our Christmas tree

John J. Dunphy

By Mirela Brăilean

             not the mask

       I'm                       I'm

                wearing

 

Mirela Brăilean

By Elancharan Gunasekaran

radio static noise now playing coldplay

Elancharan Gunasekaran

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

a forgotten galaxy the river without a name

 

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Angiola Inglese

heavy rain -

the song of the blackbird

so far away

Angiola Inglese

By Sherry Grant

daddy penguins

gathering

for a good gossip

Sherry Grant

By John Hawkhead

in and out

the ventilator moves air

between life and death

John Hawkhead

By Thomas Tilton

severed head

the phantom pull

of a leg cramp

 

Thomas Tilton

By John J. Dunphy

tree stump

the drought years now pelted

by raindrops

John J. Dunphy

By B.A. France

shattered

icicles on the lawn

— morning sunbeams

B.A. France

By Minal Sarosh

fishing line

waiting for the tug

of a haiku

 

Minal Sarosh

By Sherry Grant

kingfisher

a perfect rainbow

my fish gone

 

Sherry Grant

By Kristen Lindquist

north wind

porcupine tooth marks

scar a sapling

Kristen Lindquist

By Mirela Brăilean

traveler

in the wider world

spinning the globe

Mirela Brăilean

By John Hawkhead

bed of nails

becoming used

to having no point

 

John Hawkhead

By Sharon Rhutasel-Jones

miners' shacks

their stories

in the wind

Sharon Rhutasel-Jones

By Maria Teresa Sisti

full moon -

looking for a noise

inside silence

 

Maria Teresa Sisti

By Mike Gallagher

white sails

butterflies ride sea breezes

out in the bay

 

Mike Gallagher

By Jay Friedenberg

trying to rake

the universe into order...

November wind

Jay Friedenberg

By Nicky Gutierrez

midnight stroll--

the silence

of first snow

 

Nicky Gutierrez

By Maya Daneva

winter deepens

snowflake after snowflake

icicles

Maya Daneva

By Corey D. Cook

plans cancelled

birdsong lures us

into the woods

Corey D. Cook

By Richa Sharma

gathering

my soul in peril

a lost smile

Richa Sharma

By Vasile Moldovan

cloudy day -

in the seedling

all the lights are on

Vasile Moldovan

By Nisha Raviprasad

in the wind

among the dandelions

a child's laughter

Nisha Raviprasad

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

violets

winter sunshine through the 

south window 

 

Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Veronika Zora Novak

its scent

before i feel it

plum rain

Veronika Zora Novak

By Mike Gallagher

wolf moon

a little red riding hood

by gran’s bedside

Mike Gallagher

By Nicky Gutierrez

slapping wind

the pile of leaves

in my face

Nicky Gutierrez