mid-summer dawn ...
the one robin has
so much to say

                Bruce Ross

soundless waterfall
beyond the conference window
a drift of yellow leaves

                Angelee Deodhar

crossing a bridge
two monks in saffron robes
one blue umbrella

                Margarita Engle

night river
trains ripple over
the floating city

                Lorin Ford

next door
a chainsaw
growls, the air thick
with the scent of warm sap—
old elm

                Laryalee Fraser

A woman in the slum
watching the moon’s halo
bursts into laughter.

                Bam Dev Sharma

A bird
unaware
that it’s unknown
even to the Atlas
still sings.

                Cristian Mocanu

wild irises
two petals loosen into
a butterfly

                Maria Steyn

wind-blown snow
my father’s story stops
in mid-sentence

                Tony A. Thompson

crowded café
shafts of sunlight
stir the coffee

                CarrieAnn Thunell

her calloused fingers
cushioned with desire
... autumn moon

                Robert D. Wilson

the park café—
catching my breath
after the duck’s long dive

                Elizabeth Howard

winter temple—
the white arms of a young monk
wiping the floor

                Keiko Izawa

dad’s grave
all the flowers he wouldn’t let
mother plant

                Ed Markowski

rainy day—
staying dry
on the wrong bus

                Francis Masat

silver tongue
slides between dark hills
inlet at dusk

                Jane McLean

rainy afternoon—
egrets walk
in the football field

                Kaniparambil Ramesh

again and again
two leaves touch as they fall;
the warmth of her hand

                Chad Lee Robinson

from nowhere
& everywhere
snow light

                Ann K. Schwader

like snowflakes
stars and shadows falling—
the travelers’ temple

                Mihajlo Pavlovic