melting down

all the old narratives

summer heat

rippling my shadow 

into a passing mirage 

Hifsa Ashraf, Pakistan

finding no place 

in my war-ruined homeland

before sunset

I wave goodbye 

to the last migratory bird

Hifsa Ashraf, Pakistan

all in one go— 

exhaling on the overhang 

first sunrise in spring
          

David McMurray, Japan

mushroom cloud 

blooms over the lake 

dog days of summer
          

David McMurray, Japan 

telltale bloom… 

grandma recounts 

the explosion
          

David McMurray, Japan

shaded beneath

the yellow stone overhang

beside the lake

amongst rippling memories

of soldiers, priests and sages

Marilyn Humbert, Australia

New Year's Eve

in the dim light

of the room

the wind writes 

stories in our voids

Barbara Anna Gaiardoni, Italy

first light 

at the edge of night and day

a robin's song

Małgorzata Formanowska, Poland

in the morning sun 

the smile of yellow 

rocks 

Ernesto P. Santiago, The Philippines

living hope and peace— 

a gift from Mother Earth 

the uncarved stone 

Ernesto P. Santiago, The Philippines

what long-term 

aspiration do I have 

overhanging rocks

Ernesto P. Santiago, The Philippines

yellow 

displayed on the stone 

the feeling of light 

Ernesto P. Santiago, The Philippines

flight to 

land of bliss 

runway open…

Hema Ravi, India

on the perch

awaiting…

Hema Ravi, India

laws of nature…

gravitation of love

still an enigma 

Natalia Kuznetsova, Russia

all looks touch and go—

another danger hanging 

over us…

Natalia Kuznetsova, Russia

stabilizer

I anchor myself

to a waxen moon

Joanna Ashwell, UK

feet as near

as the overhang

to the aerial vista

I wonder if you too

see pockets of sky

Joanna Ashwell, UK

naturally pitted

my pocket stone

worn like my soul

Joanna Ashwell, UK

meditating

on the cliff top

in harmony

with creatures

resting beneath

Margaret Tau, USA

this gift 

of ancient stone

my search

for balance

ends with you

Margaret Tau, USA

mystic rock 

holding onto tethers

a dappled sunlight 

Sheikha A, United Arab Emirates

wax stone 

warding off spirits 

family heirloom 

Sheikha A, United Arab Emirates

inside mouths

of rocks, wild birds

nest and hunt

Sheikha A, United Arab Emirates

nature's umbrella 

a village springs up 

beneath the overhang 

Tracy Davidson, UK

crash landing 

the Starship Enterprise 

boldly going nowhere

Tracy Davidson, UK

petrified by the storm 

we take shelter 

in the empty eye socket 

of an ancient creature 

frozen in time 

Tracy Davidson, UK 

charged by the 

moon's waxing

shelter in place

Jerome Berglund, USA

O great rock  

the patience of centuries  

reminds me of Papa

Neena Singh, India

the great overhang—  

a stone balanced  

on the edge— 

this is how faith survives  

against the weight of years

Neena Singh, India

stone on stone

no promise only grace

the vows we exchange  

till death do us part

quiet as the river flows

Neena Singh, India