night on the town --
the scent of mackerel
on the fog 
 - Heather Madrone, USA  2012-07-1 




april stars --
two brass buttons
on the nightstand 
 - Heather Madrone, USA  2012-06-2 




after the solstice
this summer heat
still the same 
 - Johannes Manjrekar, India  2012-06-2 




dirtballs, dust and clay
a drilling rig's relentless motion 
 - William Sorlien, USA  2012-05-2 




indian summer --
the ceiling fan creaks
on startup 
 - Heather Madrone, USA  2012-05-2 




summer stars --
my husband starts snoring
again 
 - Heather Madrone, USA  2012-05-1 




twilight rain
the blue heron mid-lake
somehow smaller 
 - Alegria Imperial, Canada  2012-04-2 




an ant in my bed-
for the two of us
not enough room 
 - Adelaide Shaw, USA  2012-04-1 




a yellowed clipping
falls out from her Bible
Emmett Till's obit 
 -  Catbird55, USA  2012-03-2 




day is done
poppies amidst the dying grass 
 - Heather Madrone, USA  2012-03-1 




king with armour
a mantle of snow
on his shoulders 
 - Brando Altemps, Italy  2012-02-2 




hiroshima day
the first meteors fall
silently 
 - Heather Madrone, USA  2012-02-1 




two dog walkers
meet -
two conversations 
 - David Serjeant, UK  2012-02-1 




In front of bronze doors
they huddle against the cold
the newly homeless 
 -  Catbird55, USA  2012-02-1 




Internet break -  
 - Johannes Manjrekar, India  2012-02-1 




new moon
an orange-eyed opossum eat
its dead 
 - Earl Keener, USA  2012-01-2 




New Year's Day
a deer hesitates
in the headlights 
 - Matt Morden, UK  2012-01-1 




past midnight
public television
lights up the room 
 - Paula Fisher, USA  2012-01-1 




the morning after
oak leaves cradle
last night's hail 
 - Matt Morden, UK  2011-12-2 




he winds up his watch
so carefully that morning 
that will end the war 
 -  Catbird55, USA  2011-11-1 




month-old obit
of an ex-girl friend
unexpected rain 
 - Peter Brady, Canada  2011-11-1 




old laptop---
I back up my data
to the cloud 
 - Fred Masarani, USA  2011-10-2 




tart raspberries
evening comes earlier
and earlier 
 - Heather Madrone, USA  2011-10-2 




night silence
a facebook cry
of loneliness 
 - Johannes Manjrekar, India  2011-10-1 




cold morning
clouds from afar
and our mouths 
 - Jorge Salgueiro, Portugal  2011-10-1 




clear sky
the river's current
dragging stars 
 - Moussia Fantoli, Italy  2011-09-2 




candle snuffer--
our eyes adjust
to the smoke wisp 
 -  ash of moth, USA  2011-09-2 




after the hurricane---
the skyline lights
burn bright 
 - Fred Masarani, USA  2011-09-1 




lingering light
through the willows
scent of rain 
 - Billie Wilson, USA  2011-09-1 




morning tai chi
my form wavers
with the barking dogs 
 - Heather Madrone, USA  2011-08-2 




Tropical storm warning
Wet sand in our kisses
The opening sky 
 - (Bluecrab) Dica, USA  2011-08-2 




night after night
the farm dog forgets
he knows me of old 
 - Matt Morden, UK  2011-08-1 




brown earth
a hawk's reflection glides
across the puddle 
 - Johannes Manjrekar, India  2011-08-1 




drought's end
she scribbles haiku on the back
of her grocery list 
 - Heather Madrone, USA  2011-07-2 




cool night air
city noises fade away
memories 
 - Isa Kocher, Turkey  2011-07-2 




turning leaves
red, white and blue bunting
covers the mailbox  
 - Heather Madrone, USA  2011-07-1 




IN GOD WE TRUST---
an immigrant looks at
a dollar bill first time 
 - Fred Masarani, USA  2011-07-1 




summer fog --
layers of color
in the sand 
 - Heather Madrone, USA  2011-06-2 




Dusting off the ancestors
and stirring up memories
Spring cleaning 
 - Angelika Kolompar, Canada  2011-06-2 




fourth of july ~
a mosquito waves its striped leg
quatre juillet ~
un moustique agite sa patte rayée  
 - Heather Madrone, USA  2011-06-1 




100 degree heat
country-western music
from the asian bar 
 - William Sorlien, USA  2011-06-1 




Sunday morning---
two dogs sniff each other
while their owners chat
Dimanche matin ---
deux chiens se sniffent
alors que leurs maîtres parlent  
 - Fred Masarani, USA  2011-06-1 




brake lights
on the beach freeway ~
heat rise  
 - Heather Madrone, USA  2011-05-2 




last day of term
my daughter breaks
the uniform code 
 - Matt Morden, UK  2011-05-2 




steady Spring drizzle---
a couple stop
to kiss 
 - Fred Masarani, USA  2011-05-2 




october wind ~
the baby drops the leaf
again 
 - Heather Madrone, USA  2011-05-1 




weaving its way
through the rush hour traffic
a white butterfly 
 - David Serjeant, UK  2011-05-1 




first buttercup
three lines of coke
on the kitchen table 
 - Paul Conneally, England  2011-05-1 




morning dense fog---
my neighbor forgets
her curtains open 
 - Fred Masarani, USA  2011-04-2 




empty teacup ~
the laundry basket
overflows 
 - Heather Madrone, USA  2011-04-2 




twilight ~
pools of lupine
in the deep meadow grass 
 - Heather Madrone, USA  2011-04-1 




vernal equinox
my days and nights now measured
not in hours
but by our time together
and apart 
 - Nora Wood, USA  2011-04-1 




haiku ~
attentive to this moment
i smile 
 - Heather Madrone, USA  2011-03-2 




this cold-
Sakura cherry blossoms
on my window 
 - Alegria Imperial, Canada  2011-03-2 




sunny Spring day---
old graffiti catches
the eye 
 - Fred Masarani, USA  2011-03-2 




winter returns
one stubborn maple still drips
ever.so.slowly 
 - Edward Dallas, USA  2011-03-2 




blue sky---
the wind disperses the scrips
of a stocks broker  
 - Fred Masarani, USA  2010-12-1 




winter chill -
shredded plastic
in a barbed wire fence 
 - Paul David Mena, USA  2010-12-1 




my daughter says
i resemble a drunk
winter rain 
 - Matt Morden, UK  2011-03-1 




wooden Buddha
with a cracked head on display
no buyers 
 - Manu Kant, USA  2011-03-1 




dusk-
an unfinished sweater
on the rocking chair 
 - Betty Kaplan, USA  2011-03-1 




In the hospital
Watching the clouds drift by
Sharp needle in the hand 
 - Angelika Kolompar, Canada  2011-03-1 




poetry books
banished to the bathroom -
spring cleaning 
 - Alison Williams, England  2011-02-2 




is spring coming
bombs raining down
on tripoli on aljazeera 
 - Isa Kocher, Turkey  2011-02-2 




commuter traffic
no light to stop
a starling flock  
 - Matt Morden, UK  2011-02-1 




table 4 2
- a romance reduced
to numbers 
 - Gabi Greve, Japan  2011-02-1 




camellia buds -
my wife begins
to cradle her belly 
 - Jon Davey, UK  2011-02-1 




loosening
the top button of her blouse
with my eyes 
 - Paul David Mena, USA  2011-02-1 




all day long
the rhythmic beat
of melting ice 
 - Adelaide Shaw, USA  2011-02-1 




snow turns to rain --
the afterglow
of the plow lights 
 - Paul David Mena, USA  2011-01-2 




Saturday night---
talk of the recent snow storms
is a good ice breaker 
 - Fred Masarani, USA  2011-01-2 




the damp stain on the wall
only looks like a damp stain -
Monday morning 
 - Lynne Rees, UK  2011-01-1 




1-1-11
I am still
single 
 - Fred Masarani, USA  2011-01-1 




the corridor
was long and dark...
news of your death
closer
with each step 
 - Paul Smith,   2010-12-2 




the noise of a garbage truck
wakes me up---
December harvest moon 
 - Fred Masarani, USA  2010-12-2 




new highway -
every mile or so
the corpse of a buzzard 
 - Jon Davey, UK  2010-12-2 




a break in the clouds --
my third cup of coffee
grows cold 
 - Paul David Mena, USA  2010-11-2 




he turns one last time
flashing his sailor's wry smile
that bright November.  
 -  Catbird55, USA  2010-11-2 




we race dry leaves
down the road home
the north wind and me  
 - Matt Morden, UK  2010-11-1 




november email
remembering sycamores
outside the window 
 - Isa Kocher, Turkey  2010-11-1 




sweltering heat
the cicadas buzz louder
during her hot flash  
 - Edward Dallas, USA  2010-11-1 




a few leaves remain
at the ends of the branch
a brittle moon 
 - William Sorlien, USA  2010-10-2 




a window frames
the whole free world
in one white gull 
 - Alison Williams, England  2010-10-2 




picking autumn leaves
off the grass, her grave
nothing but fine rain 
 - Alegria Imperial, Canada  2010-10-2 




september morning -
fresh flowers
on the roadside shrine 
 - Jon Davey, UK  2010-10-1 




Summer's day
the clink of ice cubes
in my gin and tonic 
 - Angelika Kolompar, Canada  2010-10-1 




East River warm Autumn day---
a red oil tanker
zigzags 
 - Fred Masarani, USA  2010-09-2 




Full Corn Moon
time to gather the harvest
before leaves fall 
 -  Catbird55, USA  2010-09-1 




Summer sunset---
she ties her bikini top
before she gets up 
 - Fred Masarani, USA  2010-09-1 




Hazy skies
the cedars less dark
this Summer day 
 - Angelika Kolompar, Canada  2010-08-2 




sunflower
the day passing
slowly 
 - William Sorlien, USA  2010-08-2 




charred goat bones
they say -- without conviction 
Somali nightmares 
 -  Catbird55, USA  2010-08-1 




sudden chill --
an empty bird feeder
outside the nursing home 
 - Paul David Mena, USA  2010-07-2 




heat wave --
the dog moves slowly
from shadow to shadow 
 - Paul David Mena, USA  2010-07-1 




mosquito
and I
blood brothers 
 - Nora Wood, USA  2010-06-2 




Summer hot day---
the sound of some one
playing the flute 
 - Fred Masarani, USA  2010-06-2 




June cold snap
the next-door neighbor's
house for sale 
 - Paul David Mena, USA  2010-06-1 


