narrow opening

the weight of the rider

equine to balance
          

Pravat Kumar Padhy, India  

on the way home

she shapes herself

to the breeze

Pravat Kumar Padhy, India

surrounding the void

an ancient adherence 

Pamela Garry, USA

a thruway through

the stone landscape

Pamela Garry, USA

dawn i climb the mountain with my imagination 

Pamela A. Babusci

no way to reach

the mountain summit

i lie down with silent stars

Pamela A, Babusci

sushi maki

salmon and sakura branch

over bamboo table

Barbara Anna Gaiardoni, Italy

look out the window—

forgotten in the humdrum

songs for rice planting

Monica Kakkar, India and USA

bosom of bylanes…

breathe in the cookie-cutter

behind bamboo blind

Monica Kakkar, India and USA

wisps in the heat wave…

slowly from the sacred well

draw a dragon moon

Monica Kakkar, India and USA

listen the music emanating from these chambers…

Hema Ravi

what divinity exists 

within— 

let me know…

Hema Ravi

July full moon

over the bamboo forest

day like any other

Wiesław Karliński, Poland

a bedraggled parrot

accepts my offering

of a plump plum

Tracy Davidson, UK

the wise old bird 

perches on my shoulder 

offering pearls 

of poetic wisdom 

in exchange for nuts 

Tracy Davidson, UK

to each his own

in this diverse world…

my vegan friend

Natalia Kuznetsova

summer rain

on the banyan tree 

a giant mushroom

Neena Singh, India

bamboo grove

a lingering kiss

for the new bride

Neena Singh, India

the Chinese sage

holds the good for all 

close to his heart

Neena Singh, India