By Paula Sears

breaking the ice

on New Year’s Eve

crème brulee


Paula Sears

By Daniel Birnbaum

cemetery

from cross to cross

crow

Daniel Birnbaum

By John Pappas

moonless night always assuming the worst

John Pappas

*

 

harvest moon

what to do

with the time we get

John Pappas

*

 

drifting clouds

an empty nest fills

with moonlight

John Pappas

By Hassane Zemmouri

wedding bouquet...

children tickle each other

with pampas grass

Hassane Zemmouri

By Richard Bailly

all bundled up

walking atop snowbanks

headed for school

Richard Bailly

*

 

sunflowers

gathered in light seeking

fields of joy

Richard Bailly

By Curt Linderman

lone chrysanthemum

floating in the winter fog

your red nose so bright

Curt Linderman

*

 

hedge trimmed

he rests upon

his laurels


Curt Linderman

By Priti Khullar

magnets on fridge

I plan my

next adventure

Priti Khullar

By Mark Gilbert

hot pants

the frayed borders

of the past

Mark Gilbert

*

wondering what has gone wrong robinsong


Mark Gilbert

By Barbara Anna Gaiardoni

2023

first thing to do

buy the crickets

Barbara Anna Gaiardoni

By Mircea Moldovan

home alone

I'm starting to believe again

in Santa Claus

Mircea Moldovan

By Regina Florene Tan

Along aisles of tales,

she was raised by the women:

real and fictional

Regina Florene Tan

By Amoolya Kamalnath

empty nest —

a parrot flies past

the setting sun

Amoolya Kamalnath

By Tuyet Van Do

empty chair

on the front porch

his echos remain

Tuyet Van Do

By Adele Evershed

dwindling

in the daylight...

luna moth

Adele Evershed

By Joshua St. Claire

candelabra

we discuss

our options

Joshua St. Claire

By Pat Geyer

intoxicating

giddy fragrance

of mock orange

brings thoughts of springtime

to my still cold heart

Pat Geyer

By Reid Hepworth

ship masts

in a windstorm

the way

we keep each other

at a distance
 

Reid Hepworth

By Adrian Bouter

new beginnings

the smoke screen

of fireworks

Adrian Bouter

By John Grey

sunrise

shadows fall away like egg shell

a lake is hatched

John Grey

By Jim Niffen

winter chill

your silence echoes

off the moon

Jim Niffen

By Jerome Berglund

shadow play

across the cornstalks

one outline passes another

Jerome Berglund

By Tony Williams

morning stars…

kicking salt across

an icy path


Tony Williams

*

 

stiff with cold

the tarpaulins crackle

in their hands


Tony Williams

 

*

 

Cassiopeia

the staggered flight

of night geese

Tony Williams

*

 

depth of winter

needing both hands

to pull a leek


Tony Williams

 

*

 

under a leaden sky

winter reeds

the colour of brass

Tony Williams

By Kimberly Kuchar

old button

filling each hole

with new thread

Kimberly Kuchar

By Keith Evetts

dandelion fluff

trying not to take gravity

too seriously

Keith Evetts

By Sreenath

daybreak

cows head to the fields

jingle of bells

Sreenath

 

*

 

i travel distant places

discovering

my inner spaces

Sreenath

By Chen-ou Liu

laid off ...

my drunken shadow stalking

what's left of the night

Chen-ou Liu

*

prognosis ...

the weight of my friend's arm

around my shoulders

Chen-ou Liu

By Joseph P. Wechselberger

jazz singer

a gardenia

like Billie

Joseph P. Wechselberger

*

blues band

the flash of sequins

when the guitarist sings

Joseph P. Wechselberger

By Chris Langer

broken radio

driving to the sound

of rainfall

Chris Langer

By M. R. Pelletier

My haiku—

   the bulk of them

   unseasoned

M. R. Pelletier

By John J. Dunphy

midnight melody

our cat walks

on the piano keys

John J. Dunphy

*

 

backyard

a squirrel chows down on

my aunt’s fruitcake

John J. Dunphy

*

 

freeze warning

I put out extra food for

my feral cats

John J. Dunphy