Kavita Ratna

threadbare blanket 

on the other side 

a new day

—Kavita Ratna

Nicoletta Ignatti

moonspots... 

she keeps all her secrets

to herself 

—Nicoletta Ignatti

spring twilight- 

telling her 

we will no longer be friends

—Nicoletta Ignatti

Sarah Mahina Calvello

the smell

of flowers in blushing

burnt sun

—Sarah Mahina Calvello

Marylyn Burridge

unsteady

on my bruised ego

apache plume

—Marylyn Burridge

Deborah Karl-Brandt

cat's eyes

the blackbird tunes into

fortissimo

—Deborah Karl-Brandt

worn-out socks

learning how to mend them

into a haiku

—Deborah Karl-Brandt

Partha Sarkar

bird twitching 

its tail—waves

in the sun.

—Partha Sarkar

John J. Dunphy

outdoor nativity scene

one of the Wise Men

facing the wrong way

—John J. Dunphy

his last road trip

my friend arrives

at the cemetery

—John J. Dunphy