By Zdenka Mlinar

smells

chestnut

in our city

is missing

the old baker

Zdenka Mlinar

*

miriše

kesten

u našem gradu

nedostaje

stari pekar

Zdenka Mlinar

By Vuong Pham

meditation

from the whole forest

one falling leaf

Vuong Pham

By Paul Tristram

Lesson Learnt

There was no more room

inside her Isolation

… for olive branches,

well-wishers or welcome hugs…

yet, miles and miles for distance.

Paul Tristram

By Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo

perseid sky

brighter than the shooting stars ...

city lights

Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo

*

perseid sky

a child's scribblings

from wall to floor

Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo

By Robert Witmer

springtime

whistling out of tune

as loudly as I can

Robert Witmer

By Reshmi Mukherjee

The tunnel ends

I keep walking

in darkness

Reshmi Mukherjee

By Tuyet Van Do

Operating room –

in the corner the doctor

checking his phone

Tuyet Van Do

By Anthony Lusardi

veterans day;

as the grill sparks

grandpa flinches

Anthony Lusardi

By Ana Drobot

peach...

the geisha's

soft cheeks

Ana Drobot

By John Hawkhead

moonlit surf

flickers of white lace

below her hemline
 

John Hawkhead

By Jovana Dragojlovic

night colours

cover the sky –

dreamer's paradise

Jovana Dragojlovic

By Joshua St. Claire

honeysuckle wind

a mourning dove

relines her nest

Joshua St. Claire

By Joe Whitlow

two years later

the permanence

of dead

Joe Whitlow

By Joanna Ashwell

full moon

the shape of light

in loneliness

Joanna Ashwell

By Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

first breakup

I reach for another

cigarette

Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

By Samo Kreutz

firefly ...

his sudden

move

Samo Kreutz

By Simon De Courcey

wrong path

right light –

lichen hoard

Simon De Courcey

By Sharon Ferrante

what’s on your mind

the empty page asks

I’m waiting

for the beauty

of your non-truth

Sharon Ferrante

By Sébastien Revon

Venus at dawn

a bat swirls

aimlessly

Sébastien Revon

By Dejan Ivanovic

After midnight

the spider and I don't want

a cricket in the room


Dejan Ivanovic

By Louise Hopewell

the kids flutter

through rainforest

butterfly walk

Louise Hopewell

By Susan Burch

Tour de France –

the wicked witch of the west

wins again

Susan Burch

By Noah Berlatsky

the dog keeps barking

counting syllables

what are you saying?

Noah Berlatsky

By Zoran Doderovic

not in the heaven

nor on the earth –

water strider

Zoran Doderovic

By Adrian Bouter

snapshot

the country air

in her hair
                                         

Adrian Bouter

 for Berry Bryant

By C. Jean Downer

tranquil nights

dipping my teabag

with expectation

C. Jean Downer

By Stephanie Zepherelli

group effort

geese stream south

on Autumn winds

Stephanie Zepherelli

By Xiaoou Chen

quiet pond

drawing some stars

before day breaks

Xiaoou Chen

By Chris Collins

we kiss - hug each day

as we travel together

through time in old age

Chris Collins

By Jake Williams

Palest blue

Only a bare twig

Greets the wind

Jake Williams