By Paula Sears

Valentine’s Day

a cardinal’s wings

on winter wind

Paula Sears

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crowning every picket

of our fence . . .

snow moon

Paula Sears

By Jim Azevedo

the heart calls

and calls

silence of a winter night


Jim Azevedo

By John J. Dunphy

'no commitment'

advertised policy of the gym where

she picked me up

John J. Dunphy

*

 

reindeer under either arms

my wife and I begin

de-Christmasing our yard

John J. Dunphy

By Ana Drobot

snowdrops —

a group of friends

chatting without me

Ana Drobot

By John Pappas

year of the rabbit

signing over power

of attorney

John Pappas

By Jennifer Gurney

The clocks have stopped

There is nothing left to do

But to pray for peace

Jennifer Gurney

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I often wonder

What the tooth fairy does with

All of those lost teeth

Jennifer Gurney

By petro c.k.

healing

from the past year

black-eyed peas

petro c.k.

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in the time it takes

to drink my tea

my fortune changes

petro c.k.

By Keith Evetts

mating hedgehogs

we tell our little kids

they love each other

Keith Evetts

*

 

swept along

by the winter flood

party hat


Keith Evetts

*

beside the Moon

but so much smaller

Mars


Keith Evetts

By Michelle V. Alkerton

blades scraping the ice–

figure eights

until supper

Michelle V. Alkerton

 

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 up

and down the stairs

his indecision

Michelle V. Alkerton

By Lakshman Bulusu

stars

blossoms

on a night stroll

Lakshman Bulusu

By Jay Friedenberg

raindrops

on a windshield

the way time slips away

Jay Friedenberg

By Susan Lee Roberts

alone in the morning

fog encloses

my world


Susan Lee Roberts

By Alvin B. Cruz

longer

than her attention span

her eyelashes

Alvin B. Cruz

By Mircea Moldovan

draft haiku

too long the word

chrysanthemum

Mircea Moldovan

By Stephen Jarrell Williams

spread of winter

farms with barren fields

sleeping roots

Stephen Jarrell Williams

By Katherine E Winnick

hunger

she dreams up

a feast 

Katherine E Winnick

 

*

midnight

she starts to bake

homemade bread

Katherine E Winnick

*

 

dawn

half a loaf later

she sleeps

Katherine E Winnick

By Wai Mei Wong

sunset beach

the painting

we are in

Wai Mei Wong

By Farah Ali

ancient woodland…

the trees pause

to listen

Farah Ali

By Joe Sebastian

purpose

learning the art

of just being

Joe Sebastian

By Brad Bennett

where the leaf ain't what insects ate

Brad Bennett

By Louise Hopewell

still dawn

frog song bounces

across the billabong

Louise Hopewell

By Reid Hepworth

engulfed

by your negative

storylines

I search for comfort

in the small things

Reid Hepworth

By Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

complacent

in their daily affairs

sun and moon

Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

 

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falling in

and out of love

daisy petals

Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

By Sébastien Revon

walking the new dog

the hill I thought

I knew

Sébastien Revon

By Kimberly Kuchar

day moon

changing out the flowers

on your grave

Kimberly Kuchar

By Diana Teneva

a dandelion…

long-forgotten secrets

in the silence

Diana Teneva

By Barrie Levine

service dog

guarding

my inner silence

Barrie Levine

*

 

before plastic the velvet edge of sea glass

Barrie Levine

By Pippa Phillips

dwindling twilight

the silence eats

a cicada

Pippa Phillips

 

*

 

doomscrolling—

the green

of an unwitnessed tree

Pippa Phillips

By David Josephsohn

kitchen drawer

the clanging of knives

sharpens my appetite

David Josephsohn

*

 

tornado warning

the winds laugh

at our intrusion

David Josephsohn

By Susan Burch

braying donkey I make an ass of myself

Susan Burch

*

 

King Arthur camped out on my couchalot

Susan Burch

By Mona Bedi

wayward wind

learning to be

indifferent

Mona Bedi

By Bisshie

snowflakes at midnight

the wino warms his hands

over the oil drum

Bisshie

By Mirela Brăilean

transfusion

all these unknown

blood brothers

Mirela Brăilean

By Herbert Shippey

floorboards creak

the house settles

into old age

Herbert Shippey

By Maya Daneva

New Year’s covid

measuring my fever

for first time

Maya Daneva

 

*

Father’s Day

thinking of the kidney donor

of my father

Maya Daneva