By Priti Khullar

A life rocked in the

cradle
of lockdown, dozing

every
so often.


Priti Khullar

By Ana Drobot

fog...

the things

I've lost


Ana Drobot

By Amrutha Prabhu

calm sea within and without thoughts

Amrutha Prabhu

By Nani Mariani

still waiting ...

although the shadows didn't come

in the moonlight

Nani Mariani

By Nisha Raviprasad

bedtime stories

the moon still lingers

on his face

Nisha Raviprasad

By John J. Dunphy

storm-felled tree

woven into the bird nest

a designer tag


John J. Dunphy

By Vincenzo Adamo

light breeze--

a wave caresses

my father's ashes

Vincenzo Adamo

By Keith Evetts

spring dawn

geese find the lake

where they left it

Keith Evetts

By Bee Jay

people scatter...

an unexpected explosion

of sunshine

Bee Jay

By Pat Davis

tracing

new constellations

her freckled face

Pat Davis

By Rosa Maria Di Salvatore

moonlight…

a love song

somewhere

Rosa Maria Di Salvatore

By Joe Sebastian

belated wishes...

taking time to write

the right words

Joe Sebastian

By Sherry Grant

sleep nocturne I count in silence

Sherry Grant

By Minal Sarosh

sea shells

the dreams we picked up

along life’s shores

Minal Sarosh

By Richard Bailly

crew in synchrony

scull slipping effortlessly

undisturbed water

Richard Bailly

By G.R. LeBlanc

fall pruning

I leave the spiderweb

untouched

G.R. LeBlanc

By Richa Sharma

frantic mornings

if only a prayer

was enough


Richa Sharma

By Luke Levi

hummingbird

its beak a black sword

piercing the sky


Luke Levi

By Vasile Moldovan

wooden cross--

a nest of sparrows

under its eave

Vasile Moldovan

By Marilyn Ward

snow storm

the sakura scatters

through March wind


Marilyn Ward

By Sherry Grant

dreamsong specks of escaping cloud

Sherry Grant

By Arvinder Kaur

a firefly

leads me to him…

games at twilight

Arvinder Kaur

By Lee Hudspeth

daffodil

a life star

launching new beginnings

Lee Hudspeth

By Amrutha Prabhu

cold moon --

i hug the pillow

watching the sky

Amrutha Prabhu

By Neena Singh

pink seashell

on the park bench

child’s lost treasure

Neena Singh

By M. Julia Guzmán

waiting room -

mother's frightened eyes


M. Julia Guzmán

By Nicoletta Ignatti

on the windowsill...

the scent of violets

away with the wind


Nicoletta Ignatti

By Ban Mihaly

distant heron shouts

as hermit crabs face

the stars

an arm signaling

their change of course

Ban Mihaly

By Kyoko Bengala

that slight noise

of cups and glasses

Will we meet again?


Kyoko Bengala

By Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

spring breeze -

the cuckoo clock

is heard from outside

Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

By Maria Concetta Conti

volcanic ash cloud

spring is moving

somewhere else

Maria Concetta Conti

By Subir Ningthouja

dancing

in the wind’s flow

april orchid

Subir Ningthouja

By Vincenzo Adamo

alzheimer's...

an empty shell

full of fog

Vincenzo Adamo

By Neena Singh

swinging high

in grandma's arms

his Buddha laugh

Neena Singh

By Gopal Lahiri

my romance

vanishes

in the rear-view mirror

Gopal Lahiri

By Keith Evetts

by the well

I repeat

last year’s wishes

Keith Evetts

By Ljubinka Tošić

cherry blossoms

this morning all you can hear

are the bees buzzing


Ljubinka Tošić