grandpa baby sitting—
kids turn TV
to the X rated channel
Allen M. Terdiman, US
my psychiatrist friend
comes to call, and talks
non-stop
Francine Porad, US
Heso dashi te raijin sasou onigokko
navels exposed,
yound girls tempting
the gods of thunder
Hisanori Ohgane, JP
new porn shop—
the locals pass by with
barely a glance
Allen McGill, MX
pawprints
across the wet cement
a cry of anguish
Allen McGill, MX
shadow-box play;
how easy the shift
from dove to snake
DW Bender, US
mirror
he looks for the person
he wants to look like
John Tiong Chunghoo, MY
alas! oil greedy fools,
if all our rivers turned into oil
what will we drink ?
Narayanan Raghunathan, IN
morning walk
in search of haiku
they don't grow on trees
Bill Kenny, US
early morning walk
her new husband shuffles
to fix coffee
Carmel Lively (Westerman), US
new houses
the view disappears
rooftop by rooftop
Carmel Lively (Westerman), US
botanical garden
our guide says the cycads
are from Jurassic Park
Bruce Ross, US
handicapped parking
he pretends to walk
with a limp
Victor P. Gendrano, US
Thinking again:
"Is he thinking what I think
he’s thinking?"
Zhanna P. Rader, US
after the harvest
the dusty harvester
sneezes
Original in French:
Après la moisson
moissonneur-batteur tout gris
éternuement
Élie Duvivier, BE
under the aspirin
pain waits
to show off
Helen Ruggieri, US
in my purse
like a coin in the Trevi—
100 yen piece
Helen Ruggieri, US
day after mother's death—
in the mirror my face
suddenly older
Jasminka Nadaskic Diordievic, CS
too many bug bites...
my blood tastes
good like sushi!
Willow Katsumi, US
swordplay—
the master’s glance
steely-strong
Origa (Olga Hooper), US
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