A Senryu by Sarah Mahina Calvello

 

no olive branch . . .
I have just hemlock to give
before the candle flames out

~

Sarah Mahina Calvello lives in San Francisco and writes mostly haiku. She loves nature and is addicted to coffee. https://heyyouhaiku.blogspot.com/?m=1

"A Little Ditty" by Anne Fox

 

A Little Ditty

sometimes . . .
at night
I slip out the window
into my view
of the moon

and ride a feathered taxi
until morning

~

Anne Fox, considered a witch-child from birth, is an off-planet soul doing psychopomp work behind the scenes for our dying civilization.

"The Nightbirds" by Rose Mary Boehm

 

The Nightbirds

The nightbirds in the black-inked park,
tucked into pockets offered
by the rain-heavy, leafy hands
of the horse chestnuts,
once sung for me and my new love,
for the Jew from Haifa
and his goldene from Berlin,
for a beginning with an end,
designed by life's ironies,
fated by ancestral guilt,
portent of certainty,
song of lament
offered to indifferent gods.

~

Rose Mary Boehm is a German-born British national living and writing in Lima, Peru, and author of two novels, short stories, as well as eight poetry collections and one chapbook. Her poetry has been published widely in mostly US poetry reviews (online and print). She is a Pushcart and a Best of the Net nominee. All her recent books are available on Amazon. The new chapbook, The Matter of Words, was published a few weeks ago. A new full-length collection has been accepted for publishing. https://www.rose-mary-boehm-poet.com/

A Haiku by Neena Singh

 

willow at dusk
its shadow sways
the moon

~

Neena Singh is a Touchstone-shortlisted haiku poet from Chandigarh, India and an editor for The Wise Owl, Triveni & Rhyvers. Author of three poetry books, she has won numerous awards. Neena runs a non-profit for underprivileged children and also spreads awareness about haiku in the educational and professional fora of the city.

A Monoku by Jerome Berglund

 

next to godliness oh well

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Jerome Berglund has had a lifelong interest in angels, demons, hoodoo, voodoo, saints, sinners, spiritual ritual, occult practices, and supernatural phenomena. His lineage includes victims of the Salem witch hunts. Many haiku, haiga and haibun he's written have been exhibited or are forthcoming online and in print, most recently in bottle rockets, Frogpond, and Presence. His first full-length collections of poetry were released by Setu, Meat for Tea, Mōtus Audāx press, and a mixed media chapbook showcasing his fine art photography is available now from Fevers of the Mind.

A Monoku by Hifsa Ashraf

 

in plumes of jasmine incense a wandering dervish

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Fueled by a healthy dose of caffeine, Hifsa Ashraf from Rawalpindi, Pakistan has been writing poetry since her teenage years. She is the author of six individual and four collaborative micropoetry collections. Lately, she enjoys cawing while tracing the contours of shadows.

A Senryu by Martina Matijević

who I'm meant to be
but not
                   birth chart

~

Martina Matijević is a poet from Croatia whose work has appeared in Tsuri-doro, Under the Basho, Modern Haiku, Kokako, and other journals. She is currently exploring spiritual traditions and studying astrology, with a particular interest in astrological birth charts.