a chocolate mountain

too beautiful to eat

Stephaine Cupido, South Africa

heart of stone

wrapped up for Christmas

Stephaine Cupido, South Africa

not leaving

my heart is an ornament

on display

Stephaine Cupido, South Africa

a little mountain

decorated by God

early Christmas gift

Stephaine Cupido, South Africa

in memoriam 

on my mantelpiece... 

a beloved mum 

never losing 

her bloom 

Tracy Davidson, UK 

a bridal bouquet 

of white chrysanthemums 

bursts in mid-air 

and scatters... 

I catch them all 

Tracy Davidson, UK 

wish if 

stones turn 

into flowers
the world would be 

a garden of fragrance
          

Pravat Kumar Padhy, India

the child wishes holding a palmful cluster of stars
         

Pravat Kumar Padhy, India

exotic flowers 

wrapped in indifference—

our last supper

Natalia Kuznetsova, Russia

sweet memories…

the feel of mom’s silk frock

with star-shaped blooms print

Natalia Kuznetsova, Russia

the cusp of monsoon

wild summer chrysanthemum

unfurls on her bun

Monica Kakkar, India & USA

first chrysanthemum

blooms in upcycled inkpot—

prism of poetry

Monica Kakkar, India & USA

verge of vermilion

thousand flowers from one stem—

night breaks into day

Monica Kakkar, India and USA

chrysanthemum moon 

i peel off another layer 

of sorrow 

that nobody 

will notice

Pamela A. Babusci, USA

floating moon 

all night your radiance 

blinded me & yet at dawn 

how crystalline the dew 

on the chrysanthemums

Pamela A. Babusci, USA

chrysanthemum mountain

nothing

more

Pamela A. Babusci, Italy

playing

in the snow

at the crowd

good hunting

to the perfect gift

Barbara Anna Gaiardoni, Italy

softness

of the stone

Shikoku flowers

Tejendra Sherchan, Nepal 

dappled clouds…

the winter chrysanthemums  

weave gold

Neena Singh, India

wedding night—

golden flowers bloom

on the bedspread

Neena Singh, India

garden chrysanthemums:

will you still bloom

when we are gone? 

Neena Singh, India