By Anette Chaney

blue-eyed grass labels don't define me

Anette Chaney

By Lafcadio

ocean breeze—

the taste of salt

on your lips

Lafcadio

By R. Gerry Fabian

Late afternoon sun

casts elongated shadows—

burnt brown grass

R. Gerry Fabian

By Refika Dedić

month

of shame

without occurrence

Refika Dedić

By Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

unwinding

the hose

summer garden

Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

By Barrie Levine

wishing well . . .

peering into the depths

of myself

Barrie Levine

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

the air in my lungs a storm

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Lafcadio

lullaby--

the girl singing softly

to herself

Lafcadio

By Bisshie

cuckoo

in the sparrows’ nest

her ginger hair

Bisshie

By Paula Sears

falling from the branches

a second time

spring rain

Paula Sears

By Christopher Peys

black sand beach

wave after wave

oil spill

Christopher Peys

By B. L. Bruce

over the black mountain

so close

laughing moon

B. L. Bruce

By B.A. France

cloud covered moon

long evening

in search of solace

B.A. France

By Nani Mariani

Moonlight 

among the stars

I am still single



Nani Mariani

By Uchechukwu Onyedikam

red moon

behind dark cloud

blushing

Uchechukwu Onyedikam

By Yasir Farooq

new moon

a star descends

on her palm

Yasir Farooq

By Pearl Pirie

icicles

in moonlight

the stars

 

Pearl Pirie

Mike Gallagher

staggering home

a young moon afloat

in the ditch

Mike Gallagher

By David Oates

in the diet app

logging Jack Daniels

under snacks

David Oates

By Joshua St. Claire

black raspberry pie

grandmother asks

if it changed me

Joshua St. Claire

By Ivan Gacina

Caribbean Sea . . .

the depths of the voiceless sky

in her eyes

Ivan Gacina

By Lafcadio

memory loss—

the words fading

one page at a time

Lafcadio

By Paula Sears

pencil shards

in the sharpener

lost haiku

Paula Sears

Chen-ou Liu

winter light

my dog-eared journal filled

with could-have-beens

Chen-ou Liu

C.X. Turner

forest path

collecting poems

I find my way

C.X.Turner

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

crow...

one of us

knows freedom

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Lafcadio

tornado warnings--

the unseen wind

inside my cage

Lafcadio

By Peter Jastermsky

a handful of shells family reunion

Peter Jastermsky

By Keith Evetts

all said and done the sun

Keith Evetts

By Sushama Kapur

overcast her eyes breaking storm 

Sushama Kapur

By John J. Dunphy

his fake ID

set afire with a candle from

his birthday cake

John J. Dunphy

By Deborah P Kolodji

before the buzz

wasp nest

in the eaves



Deborah P Kolodji

By Minal Sarosh

daybreak the pigeon’s eyes still red

Minal Sarosh

By Elyse Jancosko

the dog misjudges

the size of a stick

tree limb

Elyse Jancosko

By Ray Spitzenberger

the gecko

looks happy

am I?

Ray Spitzenberger

By Helen Ogden

lingering lupine

the purple haze of

deep regret

Helen Ogden

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

from away—

moving across oceans

for new roots

 

Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Deborah A. Bennett

a life

well lived —

plum blossom

Deborah A. Bennett

Alvin B. Cruz

travel journal

I arrive 

at one haiku

Alvin B. Cruz

Mona Bedi

school reunion

our names still etched

on old desks

Mona Bedi

By Louise Hopewell

spring buds

a circle of prams

under the plum trees

Louise Hopewell

Tuyet Van Do

scent of a newborn—

a flower

blossoming

Tuyet Van Do

By David Ngo

if only you could 

be a messenger of peace

dandelion

David Ngo

By Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

Gutted houses

In the park of Kiev

late cyclamens



Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

By Meera Rehm

war news 

the nightmare of the little boy 

on Hiroshima 

Meera Rehm