László Aranyi

dirty spider's web

the creeping hourglass

etched in all of us

—László Aranyi

Mishti Choudhury

keeping an eye

on me

this moon

—Mishti Choudhury

Shine on, a haibun by David Ngo

Shine on

Amid the rhythm of machines in the ICU, you ride the relentless tide of a stroke, each breath straining to fill your fading lungs—all for one thought: the uncertain future of those left behind. 

    twilight...

    the fading flicker

    of a spark 

(in memoriam, my late mother Ling Boey King, 1936-2025)

—David Ngo

Michael C. Roberts

—Michael C. Roberts

—Michael C. Roberts

—Michael C. Roberts

M. R. Pelletier

 soap opera 

my neighbor sings 

in the shower

—M. R. Pelletier 

Jackie Chou

winter sparrow 

the cashier declines 

my food stamp card 

—Jackie Chou

Steve Van Allen

seven starlings 

on a wire 

melting in november rain 

—Steve Van Allen