By Veronika Zora Novak

blue heron . . .

teach my green wings

to fly

Veronika Zora Novak

By Diana Teneva

orange dusk...

drops of light through

the stained glass


Diana Teneva

By Kelly Sauvage

beneath the ledge

all the birds

the cat can’t see


Kelly Sauvage

By Lucia Cardillo

a whole life

in flower petals ...

little bee

Lucia Cardillo

By Veronika Zora Novak

spring dawn . . .

I awaken inside

a caterpillar's dream

Veronika Zora Novak

By Elisa Theriana

sickle moon

learning the arc

of the life crisis

Elisa Theriana

By Lisbeth Ho

feeling cold

brewing ginger tea

for my grandma

Lisbeth Ho

By Kelly Sauvage

winter sun

a pinch of saffron

in the soup


Kelly Sauvage

By Diana Teneva

mountain view...

misty droplets cover

my glasses


Diana Teneva

By Lucia Cardillo

soap bubbles …

a lonely girl plays

with the rainbow

Lucia Cardillo

By r soos

by the time my thoughts

are written on fresh paper

they are meaningless

r soos

By JL Huffman

polished and plaited

high stepping filly’s parade

haute couture dressage

JL Huffman

By Patricia Hawkhead

crimson petals the full bloom of his touch

Patricia Hawkhead

By Rp Verlaine

ballerinas 

the azaleas bending 

with the pull of wind

Rp Verlaine

By John Hawkhead

moonlight

folding around

her curve


John Hawkhead

By Maria Teresa Sisti

quarter moon -

the unspoken

in a breath


Maria Teresa Sisti

By Richa Sharma

turning leaves

i reach the funeral

too late


Richa Sharma

By Sherry Grant

mother’s shadow

shortening

in candlelight

Sherry Grant

By Vandana Parashar

women’s day

I buy another bottle

of pepper spray

Vandana Parashar

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

once upon a time

a little girl and the sea

-- the seeds of wind

Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Kristina Todorova

after the thunderstorm

bird nest

in the split tree

Kristina Todorova

By Barrie Levine

white noise

what’s left

of my dreams

Barrie Levine

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

only in dreams

our goodbyes

never end

Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Ginny Short

painted ladies float

like fall leaves

on a capricious wind

spin around me

in a color cyclone

Ginny Short

By Teji Sethi

cuckoo --

her tone ripens

with mango blossoms

Teji Sethi

By Cynthia Anderson

holding myself

grateful

for these arms


Cynthia Anderson

By Barrie Levine

I wrap my arms

around her softness

cotton moon

Barrie Levine

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

field of stars

when i read the poems

of Mary Oliver

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Barrie Levine

cooking lesson

gramma teaches me

to pinch spices

Barrie Levine

By Rp Verlaine

break of dawn

the farmer puts on boots

with yesterday's mud

Rp Verlaine