By Hifsa Ashraf

mid summer wind the Kabul fall

Hifsa Ashraf

By B.A. France

school year starts...

dancing with the bugs

on the patio

B.A. France

By Maya Daneva

washing his hands

before touching the butterfly

my toddler
 

Maya Daneva

By Krzysztof Kokot

insomnia —

another night tram

drives away

Krzysztof Kokot

By Angiola Inglese

so close

the midnight train —

north wind


Angiola Inglese

By Rp Verlaine

ghosts

the howling wind gives voice

to the unseen

Rp Verlaine

By JL Huffman

butter lamp smoke lifting anger on the wind


JL Huffman

By Hifsa Ashraf

river ice circles the darkest betrayal

Hifsa Ashraf

By Amrutha Prabhu

deafening rain

listening to the music

of silence within

Amrutha Prabhu

By Maya Daneva

dead poet…

the night guards reading out

all his poems

Maya Daneva

By Florin C. Ciobica

blowing a dandelion between lightning & thunder

Florin C. Ciobica

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

we are more than a distant clap of thunder

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Pippa Phillips

surface tension running the fishing line through the guides
 

Pippa Phillips

By Kat Lehmann

chipmunk gang in the garden eating August
 

Kat Lehmann

By Roberta Beach Jacobson

November what’s left of the scarecrow


Roberta Beach Jacobson

By Alvin B. Cruz

walking in the rain we long for the rain

Alvin B. Cruz

By Hifsa Ashraf

high swings I lend my blues to the sky

Hifsa Ashraf

By Florin C. Ciobica

snow geese honking through my beauty sleep


Florin C. Ciobica

By Stephen Toft

the deep blue

eyes of the man

washed ashore 

Stephen Toft

By Kelly Sauvage

squash blossoms the ripening of desire

Kelly Sauvage

By Joanna Ashwell

a turn

in the river

wildflowers ahead

Joanna Ashwell

By Stephen Toft

winter stars

i counted

the words we spoke

on one hand

Stephen Toft

By Helen Ogden

night walk

the stray cat and I

sharing stars

Helen Ogden

By Michael Morell

after the storm

the beauty

of her resilience
 

Michael Morell

By Stephen Toft

blue skies

the test pilot blows

a smoke ring

Stephen Toft

By Carmela Marino

test results

the shadow of a flight

mows flowers

Carmela Marino

By Louise Hopewell

the swing dangles

by a single chain

lockdown fatigue


Louise Hopewell

By Cynthia Anderson

gathering clouds—

unsure if memory

still serves


Cynthia Anderson

By Radhamani Sarma

playing dice

mouthful

of prediction

Radhamani Sarma

By Kyoko Bengala

intimacy —

veils of melancholy

turn yellow 

Kyoko Bengala