the river

tireless of washing away

all the sins

Tejendra Sherchan, Nepal

in the cosmos 

rarity of a wood

instead of the diamond

a rock captures them

in its lap

Tejendra Sherchan, Nepal

before camera

the cobblestone did 

the snaps

Tejendra Sherchan, Nepal

curved canvas

waning in the wind…

autumn evening

Monica Kakkar, India and USA

river bend…

laden with leaves

autumn arrives

Monica Kakkar, India and USA

whistle-stop…

blurring the brushstrokes

end of autumn

Monica Kakkar, India and USA

The mirage offers hope, feigning a palpable reach. 

A scent of pine draws excitement, beckoning you nearer, 

Yet never within reach, it is held for eternity in stone.

Virginia Moon, USA

river cobbles

the sound of centuries 

splashing by

Bhawana Rathore, India

cumulus clouds

over the stone bridge

a cuckoo's song…

unfazed with the world

sometimes, it's just my mind 

Bhawana Rathore, India

for no reason 

running to the trees 

on the horizon
          

David McMurray, Japan 

in flew a raven 

to perch on a branch 

in the pine forest
          

David McMurray, Japan

a landscape lost 

in steel-grey fog 

hamon

Tony Williams, UK 

woodsmoke and frost 

the blue-grey 

curling air
          

Tony Williams, UK

pen and ink sketch 

lightning cracks

across peace

Sherri J Moye-Dombrosky, South Carolina  USA

a god’s maquette

the world

he wishes to create

Sherri J Moye-Dombrosky, South Carolina  USA

a world inside 

the world

human mind

Hema Ravi, India 

shiny exterior

discerned

interior

Hema Ravi, India 

splash and 

dash—smoother

body

Hema Ravi, India 

lost in the clouds

of an ancient land

forest stones holding

the resonance of a gorge

in sand and water notes

Joanna Ashwell, UK

ribbons of stars

seam through each pore

one mighty river cobble

Joanna Ashwell, UK

silent flow 

of a river

on the cobble

K. Ramesh, India

silver river

 a thicket of trees

 full moon night

Shalini Gupta, India

 river zen pebbles

    my worries 

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             Shalini Gupta, India

my homeland...

I see its serene landscapes

everywhere

Natalia Kuznetsova, Russia

silent flow 

of a river

on the cobble

K. Ramesh, India

a landscape

etched upon the wind

clouds billowing—

the birds wing 

carrying  a story...

Katherine E Winnick, UK

falling out

of our family album

ancestral land

just as dad

described it

Margaret Tau, USA

how deceptive this peace 

before the shockwave 

reaches our shores 

Tracy Davidson, UK 

spilled twilight breaking limestone cliffs pasqueflowers

Sheikha A., United Arab Emirates 

buckwheat pom-poms 

a swallowtail uncoils

to pearls of nectar

Sheikha A., United Arab Emirates 

magic stone— 

enfolding mountains 

forests, rivers, clouds… 

ah, to sit beneath a tree 

and forget all my sorrows

Neena Singh, India

cobblestone— 

the far hills gather 

in my palm

Neena Singh, India