Aleppo (12) 9 WIN

by Abed

Outside, there's too much noise
and little room for hope...

Haiku/Senryu, April '16 (8) 7 WIN

by Colm

Nightingales nuance
morning melodies for those...

Life's Complexity (5) 8 WIN

by William Mae

Life's complexity
The body shall lose its seely grip...

Earth Day Offering (Shakespearean Sonnet) (14) 9 WIN

by Maple Tree

Within shadows, darkness falls from the moon
star glow flames the magical sky above...

Etch the past (18) 10 WIN

by Maher

These days cold water trickles at my feet.
Where rivers flowed with willows - envy in their...

The Cockatrice and the Pharaoh's Barge (8) 8 WIN

by Larry Chamberlin

Water slapped against banks of the Blue Nile;
something huge caused an unnatural wake...

On Haunted Trails (12) 13 WIN

by NightFlyer

Our evening walks on haunted trails
Where lies a ghostly mystery...

Still (19) 9 WIN

by Everlasting

I love you, still: like waters streaming tranquil
along a shore or a canal, just like that - still...

On Mourning (11) 16 WIN

by Narph

I'm sitting on my bed tonight,
studiously pressing orange play-dough...

The Garden Swing (8) 10 WIN

by Hellon

....and, that's where I found you
asleep on the garden swing...

Watch and see (15) 11 WIN

by Dagmar Wilson

I'm tired of talking, pouring out my soul
forced to defend what's going on inside my brain...

Locked in. (12) 10 WIN

by Darren

As more voices intruded
poked then prodded...