backyard mango tree

backyard mango tree
a cuckoo’s song
as if there is no winter

            — Ram Chandran, India

Croaking toads

Croaking toads among cicadas
Her first day of school

            — Genevieve Soriano Aguinaldo, Philippines

art is medicine

art is medicine
which can do anything art
spreading art here there

            — Binod Dawadi, Nepal

Bio — Binod Dawadi

Binod Dawadi, the author of The Power of Words, is a master’s degree holder in Major English. He has worked on more than 1000 anthologies published in various renowned magazines. His vision is to change society through knowledge, so he wants to provide enlightenment to people through his writing skills.

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Numbered Pebbles

A zodiac beach,
Each pebble with a number,
Pick one, choose your fate.

            — K.G. Munro, Scotland

a weeping rose

a weeping rose

all things
remembered

white petal on the table
coffee stains
and red wine

            — Sharon Ferrante, USA

new moon

new moon . . .
the dog looks for his mistress
in every car

            — Sébastien Revon, Ireland

smile

smile

in a glass
of water
grandma’s teeth

            — Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo, Philippines

huddled masses

huddled masses
on the New Jersey shore
storms from the east

            — Bisshie, Switzerland

the way

the way
he rouses me —
midwinter sun

            — C.X.Turner, UK