Rashmi VeSa

mud cakes—

the messy bonds

of siblings

Rashmi VeSa

Alvin B. Cruz

strumming

her ex-lover's guitar

silent rain

Alvin B. Cruz

one year sober

a dozen roses

in a wine bottle

Alvin B. Cruz

claw machine

all the ways

of letting go

Alvin B. Cruz

another year...

yesterday's rain

in the wheelbarrow

Alvin B. Cruz

Rupa Anand

winter dawn

tiptoeing with a cup

of camomile tea

Rupa Anand

Maciej Faliński

The sky and the sea

meet where the blues intertwine,

trapping my gaze there.

Today waves shatter the glass

of the mirror in my mind.

Maciej Faliński

From a small café

comes an unknown melody,

making me long for

everything and nothing both—

a blend of sweetness and pain

Maciej Faliński

Nancy Brady

new year's day...

paying bills

I void the first check

Nancy Brady

Luciana Moretto

sprig of heather

under the pillow

I wake up in the new year

Luciana Moretto

Fatma Zohra Habis

after the sound

of a woodpecker

I inhale the silence

Fatma Zohra Habis