green hill

green hill —
the snail makes its way
the moon on its back

            — Rupa Anand, India

shamisen

shamisen
embracing the fall
of sakura

            — Hla Yin Mon, Myanmar

seaside wedding

seaside wedding
in every lantern
a moonbeat

            — Cristina Voicu, Romania

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a heart to heart

a heart to heart around the firepit

lights twinkle
in darkening skies
a curlew calls

            — Clive Bennett, UK

the doctor said

the doctor said
he only lived for 3 months
brain tumor
she never let go of his grip
until today

            — Nani Mariani, Australia

getting out

getting out of my head the last clouds turn pink

            — Cynthia Anderson, USA

autumnal light

autumnal light
we sort the paperwork
of father’s life

            — Debbie Strange, Canada

park bench

park bench –
my world
stops

            — Mani G. Iyer, USA

along the bank

I hear your heartbeat
pressing my ear to you
in sudden summer heat

panting…

the puppy
hangs out its tongue

Michael Hough & Christina Chin

            — Michael Hough, USA / Christina Chin, Malaysia

Bio — Michael Hough

Michael Hough is retired from two careers: Photographer and Singer-Songwriter. He has been reading and writing poetry since he was eight years old and enjoys a wide spectrum of styles, including Haiku, Tanka, Senryu as well as English traditional Sonnets, Narrative Poetry, Blank verse, free verse and song lyrics. Recent collaborations with Christina Chin have been published in many online and print journals.