By Neena Singh

afterglow…

the autumn of life

I fill with poetry

Neena Singh

By Lakshmi Iyer

moon shapes

the way mother wants

me to cut fruits


Lakshmi Iyer

By Keith Evetts

clouds my life won't change

Keith Evetts

By John J. Dunphy

VFW Post

member shows the scar

from his latest surgery

John J. Dunphy

By Arvinder Kaur

burnt grasses

the ordinariness of death

in these times

Arvinder Kaur

By Arvinder Kaur

roses

on the minarets

my daughter’s sandcastle

Arvinder Kaur

By Vincenzo Adamo

thrown into the fountain

empty beer bottles

they come back full of desires


Vincenzo Adamo

By Barrie Levine

cornfield maze

silk tassels

spun into gold

Barrie Levine

By Mona Bedi

each day

outside my window

the same tree

Mona Bedi

By Mona Iordan

sundown

my long shadow

follows me alone

Mona Iordan

By Eufemia Griffo

flower moon

first water lilies

on the pond

Eufemia Griffo

By Jim Niffen

autumn rains

wash off the insects

of summer

Jim Niffen

By Richard Bailly

dust on shelf

breath of air

scattering cosmos

Richard Bailly

By Mircea Moldovan

baby booties

a cat pulls a thread

from the full moon

Mircea Moldovan

By Keith Evetts

wishbone

she gets

the better half

Keith Evetts

By John J. Dunphy

estate sale

a pair of golf shoes

still new in the box

John J. Dunphy

By Keith Evetts

matchmaking

how do chameleons

find each other

Keith Evetts

By Pat Davis

spring woods

the wish to speak

in pheromones


Pat Davis

By Ram Chandran

along the way

I have company

of stars

and songs

Ram Chandran

By Vasile Moldovan

zig-zag among the reeds --

the love flight

of dragonflies

Vasile Moldovan

By John J. Dunphy

utility pole

its lost-dog poster

starting to fade

John J. Dunphy

By Mona Bedi

spring cleaning

the laughing buddha

full of dust

Mona Bedi

By Barrie Levine

dripping with honey

the bee-color

of hot corn bread

Barrie Levine

By Manoj Sharma

day's end

a conference of six crows

begins


Manoj Sharma

By Ram Chandran

stop press --

story line changed

in my life

Ram Chandran

By Nudurupati Nagasri

spring sunshowers

on plate of pasta...

potpourri of emotions

Nudurupati Nagasri

By Pat Davis

twilight

the forest absorbs

my shadow
 

Pat Davis

By Vasile Moldovan

plowing in the sky --

the departure

of the cranes

Vasile Moldovan

By Neena Singh

galaxies

within and without

a divine jigsaw

Neena Singh

By Wilda Morris

the same moon

in Kabul

a different breeze

Wilda Morris

By Kyoko Bengala

loneliness --

each one locked inside

his cell phone


Kyoko Bengala

By Mircea Moldovan

somewhere

the women gather

children's tears

Mircea Moldovan

By Kelly Sauvage

rain patter something akin to love

Kelly Sauvage

By Dennis Andrew Aguinaldo

A lizard hunts

a beetle on the cupboard hinge.

Squish.

Dennis Andrew Aguinaldo

By Kelly Sauvage

zero gravity the way we play with puppets

Kelly Sauvage

By Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

Crescent moon

Silver is lost

in the path

Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

By J.R. Gaskin

illuminating

my inner emptiness

refrigerator light

J.R. Gaskin

By Pippa Phillips

winter lake—

a song in the seams

of its surface

Pippa Phillips

By Kyoko Bengala

agitation --

inside are oleanders

and a lot of insomnia

Kyoko Bengala

By Réka Nyitrai

a devil born

from dark apples

its sweetness

Réka Nyitrai

By Rp Verlaine

the blood

on the Samurai's sword

becomes stars

Rp Verlaine

By Vincenzo Adamo

night of San Lorenzo --

stars are falling

about you, about me, about us

Vincenzo Adamo

By G.R. LeBlanc

clematis vine

the dog follows me

everywhere

G.R. LeBlanc

By Peter Jastermsky

up in arms who let the shirt off the hook


Peter Jastermsky

By Sherry Grant

recipe collection

all the ingredients

I don’t have

Sherry Grant

By Giuliana Ravaglia

sailboat...

my life in the rush of the winds

Giuliana Ravaglia

By Veronika Zora Novak

the sound

of skeleton keys . . .

Pandora's box

Veronika Zora Novak

By Richard Bailly

seagulls at sunrise

late summer

breakfast ballet

Richard Bailly

By KEV Trocmet

bathing sparrows

sprinkle the air

with diamonds

KEV Trocmet

By Terrie Jacks

ocean’s sounds

my ears tune into

barking seals


Terrie Jacks

By Réka Nyitrai

a winter of dark apples

the time I gave birth to

a woodpecker

Réka Nyitrai

By Paweł Markiewicz

marvel of beehive

queen bee meets dear apiarist

in loneliness
 

Paweł Markiewicz

By Giuliana Ravaglia

solitude -

a trickle of makeup left to run

Giuliana Ravaglia

By Lori A Minor

Dialects class

my Irish lilt better

when I’m high

Lori A Minor

By Peter Jastermsky

crossing her legs not a rustle in the field


Peter Jastermsky

By Pat Geyer

walk in the woods...

head to toe

in camo

i flirt with

a sycamore tree

Pat Geyer

By J.R. Gaskin

exposed roots

we talk about

my first girlfriend


J.R. Gaskin

By Benedetta Cardone

Refugees

Another moon

overhead

Benedetta Cardone

By Agnes Eva Savich

black swallowtail

lost in the quivering

of my camera zoom

Agnes Eva Savich

By Louise Hopewell

merry-go-round

all the horses

still in lockdown


Louise Hopewell

By Nudurupati Nagasri

Crescendo of rain

at distant...

Diminuendos on ukulele

Nudurupati Nagasri

By Patricia Hawkhead

shifting shadows

waiting for dusk

to tilt the scales

Patricia Hawkhead

By Gabriela Zaneva

after the storm --

a rainbow in the wings

of the dragonfly

Gabriela Zaneva

By John Hawkhead

rolling thunder

the first drop of rain

never falls here


John Hawkhead

By Maria Teresa Sisti

blue moon --

my shadow becomes

insignificant


Maria Teresa Sisti

By Nicole Tilde

summer morning

the echo

of one chime

Nicole Tilde

By Carmela Marino

thin clouds

a transparent veil

on his long rest

Carmela Marino

By Sushama Kapur

august moon ...

cradling the memory

of her first cry

Sushama Kapur

By Pippa Phillips

on the tip

of my tongue—

wind chimes

Pippa Phillips

By Agnes Eva Savich

worker bees

even with the drone

of rush hour

Agnes Eva Savich

By Marilyn Ward

summer sweetness

as bees buzz

in middle c

Marilyn Ward

By Maya Daneva

my eyes

in and out of the petunia

with the bee

Maya Daneva

By Nika

obituaries

when the time comes

who will write mine

Nika

By Nani Mariani

blue moon

love story

drowning in the ocean

Nani Mariani

By John Hawkhead

hellfire and brimstone

the priest describes the path

to forgiveness

John Hawkhead

By Louise Hopewell

high tea

a dollop of cream

on the tip of her nose

Louise Hopewell

By Lakshmi Iyer

between the clouds

she hides and seeks

my companion

Lakshmi Iyer

By Hemapriya Chellappan

half awake

half asleep

spring equinox

Hemapriya Chellappan

By Devoshruti Mandal

tea leaves

in boiling water ...

those unsaid words

Devoshruti Mandal

By Amrutha Prabhu

slow stream -

an ant on

a leaf boat 

Amrutha Prabhu

By Mircea Moldovan

garden flamingo

mom combs her hair

always by the window

Mircea Moldovan

By Pat Davis

parched prairie

the bison's


heavy head

Pat Davis

By Helen Ogden

coastal bluff

looking a pelican

in the eye

Helen Ogden

By Pippa Phillips

black butterfly—

all the possible words

in the inkwell

Pippa Phillips

By Vasile Moldovan

torrid summer -

only lightning and thunder

not a drop of rain

Vasile Moldovan

By Yasir Farooq

under a shelter

goats and goatherd

calmly watch the rain

Yasir Farooq

By Cynthia Anderson

thunderheads
 

a promise blown

out of proportion

Cynthia Anderson

By JL Huffman

skies darken


leaves cup to receive

sacrament of rain

JL Huffman

By Pat Davis

drought

the disobedience

of rain

Pat Davis

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

rain, then sun

the scented breath

of the woods

Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Cherry A

rain patter -

the kids run outside

with paper boats


Cherry A

By Ram Chandran

hibiscus

redder than ever

last night rain

Ram Chandran

By Lafcadio

smell of sage

in the rain--

barren desert


Lafcadio

By Zahra Mughis

echoing

in nothingness

The Beatles
 

 Zahra Mughis

By Geoff Pope

joggers running along the river naked blackberries

Geoff Pope

By Hemapriya Chellappan

cold moon the present becomes the past

Hemapriya Chellappan

By Tsanka Shishkova

double rainbow in the storm clouds

Tsanka Shishkova

By Richa Sharma

scent of motherhood chandan* breeze

Richa Sharma

 

*Chandan is sandalwood in Hindi language

By Lafcadio

loosening the grip of sorrow your hand in mine

Lafcadio

By Alfred Booth

la vie en rose...

these storm clouds from a paint sampler

Alfred Booth

By Jimmy Webb

 the screaming fox - his double edged sword
 

Jimmy Webb

By Nudurupati Nagasri

Firefly

The only moon…

Of Amavasya *

Nudurupati Nagasri

  

*No moon day

By Nicoletta Ignatti

I rock the moon

lying on the swing-

summer night

Nicoletta Ignatti

By Florin C. Ciobica

melon field 

the scarecrow points

to the moon

Florin C. Ciobica

By Mona Iordan

late-night news

the moon minds

its own business

Mona Iordan

By Ben Onachila

a magical gift

this potted lemon tree

a moon now on each branch
 

Ben Onachila

By Angiola Inglese

orange blossom--

a single woman

under the moon


Angiola Inglese

By Lafcadio

rabbit moon--

the silence

multiplying
 

Lafcadio