By Yasir Farooq

a flower bud

takes time to open

the sweet word

Yasir Farooq

Stephen Jarrell Williams

summer rain tapping

on the patio roof

nap time

Stephen Jarrell Williams

By Joshua St. Claire

Oak Island

a wave makes the moon

part of itself

Joshua St. Claire

Anthony Lusardi

mountain hike

she clings to me

covered in burr seeds

Anthony Lusardi

Xiaoou Chen

vertical ladder

his fear increases

step by step

Xiaoou Chen

Hassane Zemmouri

end of fasting

a sweet date melting

in the dry mouth

the muezzin's call

calms the soul

Hassane Zemmouri

By Deborah Karl-Brandt

winding paths

the mindfulness

of a grove snail

Deborah Karl-Brandt