Steliana Cristina Voicu

after the rain… 

a bellflower greeting 

the moon

—Steliana Cristina Voicu

peonies in bloom

the one near the yard

no one knows about

—Steliana Cristina Voicu

Krzysztof Kokot

dawn-

one red stocking

under the bed

—Krzysztof Kokot

Mark Hendrickson

fall migration

choosing a new bird

to follow

—Mark Hendrickson

Robert Witmer

churchyard

an ancient yew

bent with snow

—Robert Witmer

a marked page

in a library book

dating app

—Robert Witmer

Oliver Kleyer

every year

the walk over the graveyard

takes longer

—Oliver Kleyer

John Zheng

Fox News

the parrot falls quiet

on my shoulder

—John Zheng

Alvin B. Cruz

table for two

the melting candle

between us

—Alvin B. Cruz

cherry blossoms

in late spring

the tree i planted

though i will not sit

in its shade

—Alvin B. Cruz

another home

in ruins

winter deepens

—Alvin B. Cruz

the letter

that never reached you

wisteria blossoms

—Alvin B. Cruz