Five Micropoems by Vatsala Radhakeesoon

Routine of Nights

In centuries of darkness

drowns, drowns the silence;

Moon, the heart

and Stars, the eyes

sing, sing the duet of nuances

dazzled by the known and the unknown.

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Who’s that?

No colour,

No shape,

Invisible

but energetic omnipresence;

Poetry reflects –

Muse or God!

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Where I Come from

My island – a dot on a map

sways the greyish storms

and the struggles of History,

then, settles amidst the bluish sea-poise

of Victory,

Just breathe it!

Just dive in!

Just live it!

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Prayer for the Ex-lover

May you burry the clichés:

It wasn’t meant to be

Let it go

That’s Fate!

May you be reborn, enlightened

with a heart all-new

May you rise deeper within the wisdom of Patience

May true love unlock your soul!

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Don’t Ask

Don’t ask me why I’m unmarried,

Don’t ask me my religion,

Don’t frame me in your obscure knowledge

of Nationality.

If you can’t possess me,

Don’t harass me,

I’m the daughter of another land, for sure!

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© Vatsala Radhakeesoon

Rose-Hill, Mauritius 

vatsfrankness@gmail.com

Eminent poetess Vatsala Radhakeesoon has been writing poetry for thirty years and is the author of numerous poetry books. She is also an abstract artist and likes to experiment with various possibilities that bless Art Vatsala is a literary translator and currently lives at Rose-Hill, Mauritius.

Two Micropoems by Zdenka Mlinar

I Ask

The time of the coronavirus and vaccines

Confusion, pain, tears and losses...

Is there an end to this plague and affairs?

I ask while new affairs wash over us,

While the evil sowers announce new plagues.

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Wars Are the Worst

Crystal glaciers are melting,

Emerald rivers are drying up,

Mountains and the strongest cliffs are crumling...

The Earth, wounded and sad, says:

My children, wars are the worst, the worst!

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© Zdenka Mlinar

Croatia

zdenka.mlinar@gmail.com

Zdenka Mlinar (lives and works in Zagreb and Velika Gorica, CROATIA). She writes poetry, prose, and miniatures (aphorisms, haiku...). She is a member of many cultural associations and societies and has published seven independent collections of poems. She normally writes in Croatian standard, but also takes a challenge of writing in Croatian dialects. Her poetry and haiku works have been published in many international collections and journals, and in several European anthologies, while her haiku works have been included in the Anthology of Croatian Haiku Poetry in 2018. In 2019, 2020 and 2021 she was selected in the European top 100 most creative haiku authors, and ishe is a member of the world register of the Haiku Foundation. Some of her poems have been translated into Italian and English, while a dozen of them have become lyrics for music songs. She is publishing her works in electronic media and various guest appearances and round tables, and for her work, she has received many letters of appreciation, praise, acknowledgments, diplomas and medals. She is enlisted in The Lexicon of Modern Writers of Velika Gorica in 2006 and 2020. 

Four Micropoems by Adriana Rocha

Because 

Don't write

don't call 

these days 

because 

I got poison on 

my lips and 

this need 

to set everything on fire!

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Don't Mind

I can't pretend 

I don't mind, 

because I do,

I can't say I don't notice, 

because I do,

I can't say I don't like it,

because I do,

I won't say more, 

I will only smile tonight. 

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Fall leaf

Like this

beautiful fall leaf,

I choose to be transformed 

and I accept to be 

taken by the wind

of fate!

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Silence 

The sun and moon 

are lovers,

they choose silence 

as communication

and distance as connection!

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© Adriana Claudia Rocha Gomez

Oruro City, Bolivia

yuthielful@gmail.com

Adriana Rocha was born in Bolivia. She is a psychologist. Poetry, photography and educational psychology are her passions. Her journey into the world of words has started in 2019. She has been participating in different literary events in Latin America, Spain, India, Canada, Nigeria and the United States of America.

Micropoems in Hindi by Anna Ferriero [Switzerland], Translated From English by Dr. Shailesh Gupta Veer [India]

अन्ना फेरिएरो की क्षणिकाएँ [अंग्रेज़ी से हिन्दी अनुवाद : डॉ. शैलेष गुप्त 'वीर']

मुझे दृढ़तापूर्वक आलिंगनबद्ध करो
और सँभालो
मेरे हमसफ़र मुझे लाड़ करो।
मुझे समय और स्थान की उस परिधि से
दूर ले चलो,
जिसे हम गढ़ते हैं।
मुझे वसन्त के दिल में ले चलो,
जहाँ रात्रि में भी
वह स्वयं को सफेद रंग से रँगता है!
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नीरवता के सुवास में
रमणीय वातावरण में
एक गहरी साँस लो
जब स्वयं को ग्रीष्म की भाँति अनुभव करो,
स्वयं के आसमान की सुनो
जब निरन्तर वर्षा हो रही हो,
उस भोर में साँस लो
जब तुम प्रतीक्षा कर रहे होते हो
किसी सितारे की!
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© अन्ना फेरिएरो
बाजेल, स्विट्जरलैंड 
annaferriero71@yahoo.it
अनुवाद : डॉ. शैलेष गुप्त 'वीर'
फतेहपुर, उत्तर प्रदेश, भारत 
veershailesh@gmail.com

[Poetess  : Anna Ferreiro,  Switzerland]

[Translator : Dr. Shailesh Gupta Veer]

Micropoems by Anna Ferriero 
[Original in English]

Hug me tight 
Keep my heart 
Kiss my soul 
Bring me 
Where there is no time and space 
we build 
Take me to the heart of spring
Where is it
Even the night 
He paints himself white!
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Breathe a star
when you feel like summer
in the most beautiful air
perfume of peace.
Listen to your sky
when it is incessant rain.
Breathe that dawn
while you wait for a star!
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© Anna Ferreiro 
Basel, Switzerland 
annaferriero71@yahoo.it

Anna Ferreiro is an Italian poet for peace and cultural contamination. She was appointed a member of the World Union of National Writers of Kazakhstan. She is an administrator of the poetry group Poetry of global vision. She is a member of the International Writers Association IWA Bogdani and a member of the poets of the Albanian magazine ATUNISPOETRY. She is a member of Voces y plumas de unamos al mundo con la poesía – Centro de México en Vision Universal Radio, and in March 2021 she has become an official member of the Indian magazine YogaYatra dealing with holistic section. She has published two poetry collections and two stories. She has won numerous national and international awards and was featured in numerous national and international magazines, radio, online newspapers, reviews. Her poetry has also been translated into many languages. In November 2020 she received the Doctorate Honoris Causa from the Institutional Alliance of Creativity, Humanity and International Culture from the Kingdom of Morocco to Mexico with international headquarters in the Mexican Republic, guaranteeing the highest degree of Doctor Causa Honoris in Creativity, Humanity and Culture.

Seven Micropoems by Lou Fu 洛 芙

[In Both Languages Chinese & English] 

《曇花》

美好的事物無法恆久

換句話說，其實

距離死亡

它，並不十分遙遠

Epiphyllum

The marvelous thing won’t last forever,

In terms of that, 

It is a fact of not being 

far away from death.

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《餘地》

我的眼眸變得茫然

失去了以往的謐靜

也許，只能換回了留白

 

Leeway

My eyes are getting dazed

To lose its past tranquility,

Maybe, it is only for the margin in return.

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《以為》

 我們以為它，可以

其實，它真的是無法可以

我們以為愛，可以

其實愛，並非永恆不變

Think

We think it is okay,

Actually, it is not okay,

We think love is marvelous,

in fact, it won’t last forever

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《變幻》  

世間總是在幻化

 像一陣龍捲

也像輕盈柔美的平原草

 

Change

It always morphs in the world 

Like a fit of spout

Or the gracefully lithe grass in plain.

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《彷彿》

有些印象

感覺它好像就要回來了

有些光景

卻也仍然感覺像在失落

 

As Though 

A little impression

Feels that it seems to come back

A little spectacle

Yet feels that it seems to lose.

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《青春史詩》

她在夜間光掠

在心裡暖暖

浮影的記憶

於是這樣的記印

Epic of the Youth

She appears 

in a gliding light 

at night, warm in heart.

The floating shadow of memory

Imprints as it is.

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《茵夢湖》

水面的漂浮物帶有迷惘

和迷戀的曖昧  

同時還兼帶著有穩定和

揮發的月鑠空吟

Immensee

The floats on water are perplexed

With ambiguous infatuation 

It also has stability 

And volatile melancholy singing!

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© Lou Fu (Taiwan)

洛 芙（台 灣）

Lou Fu (Hsu, shih-ting) was born in Taiwan. She is a Member of Taiwan Poetry Society, Chinese Poetry Society, International Poetry Research Society. She served as deputy editor of the paper published "China miniature poetry" and the "extra-territorial style" section editor. Her poems have been translated into English, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Bengali, Japanese and some other languages.

- Participation in the last year -

*India's TV news "AKN NEWS" on May 25, 2021 reported that Taiwanese poet Luo Fu translated his poem "Father" for Indian poet Bhawani Shankar Nial, and introduced Taiwanese poet Lou Fu.

*India's "Pragatibadi Newspaper" on May 27, 2021, a special page introduces the resume of Taiwanese poet Lou Fu.

*2021 International Literary Standards Organization "International Fiction & Research Council (IFRC)” (International Fiction Research Council) specially invited Taiwan poet Lou Fu to be its writer member.

*January 2022 "Global Chinese Poetry Concert" (New Zealand Spring Festival Gala special program) specially invited Taiwanese poet Lou Fu and recite the poem "Clover".

*2022 Nepalese newspaper "Kapan Baneshwor", introducing Lou Fu's poetic works and translate Lou Fu's poetry into Nepali.

*In March 2022, Lou Fu was invited to recite new poems with the Spanish Spring Poetry Festival.

*April 2022 "HUMANITY" International magazine invites Taiwanese poet Lou Fu.Be on the cover of the current issue of literary magazines.  And an in-depth interview with Lou Fu's writing career.

*May 2022 "Centre for Women's Studies" of the National Institute of History and Geography of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Invite Lou Fu to participate in the "3rd International Women's Literature Festival" and issue Lou Fu's certificate to participate in the International Poetry Festival.

*In June 2022, she was awarded the "2021 Outstanding Young Poet Award" by the Taiwan New Poetry Society.

*Wins 2022 Naji Naman International Literary Award".

Four Micropoems by Türkan Ergör

Forget

Forget bad things 

Never remember 

Delete bad things 

Never write again 

Delete, let go

Re-start life!

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Between Truth and Lie 

It was like a tale

It was looking beautiful while lie

It was giving sorrow while real 

Actually 

People was living

Between truth and lie!

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A New Journey 

If he is going

he had to go

if he is  not coming back

he had to stay

This is the end of the road

And the end of the road

There begins-

a new journey of the life!

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Dream  

It is a dream 

This world 

You start to live 

Certainly will end one day 

You will understand 

When you will wake up 

What you see! 

© Türkan Ergör

Çanakkale, Turkey

turkan497@gmail.com

Türkan Ergör is a Sociologist, Philosopher, Writer, Poet, Columnist, Ambassador for Peace and World Peace Icon. She was born in 19 March 1975 in city Çanakkale, Turkey. She is from city İzmir, Turkey. Her father name is Sait Halim Ergör. She has been awarded International "Best Poet 2020" by the International Multi Disciplinary Research Conference. She was named International "Best Author/Writer 2021". She was also received International "Best Poet 2021" and International "Best Author/Writer 2022". Paramount Sultan of the Philippines HM SULTAN MORAD S. UMPA and HRH SULTAN ALI AMPASO UMPA gave the title of Princess for Türkan Ergör.

Two Micropoems by Harinder Cheema

The Supreme Artist

On the Vast canvas of the Sky, with the colours seven

The Supreme Artist paints with his magical brush sitting in the heaven 

The Sky changes its colour with a wave of His brush

Thus the Universe  keeps moving from dawn to dusk.

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The Two Streets

The Commercial Street of the mortal world is overcrowded where people buying fame, power and riches are on a shopping spree,

The Spiritual Street is empty

Though here Peace is available for free!

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© Harinder Cheema

Chandigarh, India 

Harinder Cheema is a well-known global poet and an award winning author. She is the author of two Books, entitled," The Temple Stop"and " Soul Chants", A Collection Of Poetic Hymns. Her novel 'The Temple Stop' is the recipient of 'The Best Book of the Year Award 2020' by Aghaaz, Author In You and she has received the honour and title of the MASTER OF CREATIVE IMPULSE “ By WORLD LITERATURE INDIA for her poetry Book entitled, “Soul Chants “in 2022. She has received "Naji Naaman International Honor Prize for Complete Work in 2022". She is the co-author of 30 poetry anthologies and her articles have been published in various prestigious International magazines. Her short stories have been published in the coffee table books and she is also the proud recipient of many prestigious  global awards and honours in the field of Literature.

Four Micropoems by Dr. Sonia Gupta

GESTURE

With a joyful and warm heart

Gesture and welcome someone

Shower abundant respect and regard

It’s a virtue of being human.

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DEVOTION

To achieve our ambition

It needs courage and determination

Pathway of success is not easy

One has to pay full devotion.

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HARMONY

Spread all around love and harmony

Enlighten the lamp of empathy

Create a temple of peace everywhere

Eradicate all pains and fears.

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SPUNK

O' this life is a struggle

At every step a new hurdle

Move on with SPUNK and hopefulness

You will win crown of success!

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© Dr. Sonia Gupta 

Mohali, Punjab, India 

sonia.4840@gmail.com

Dr. Sonia Gupta is a dentist (BDS, MDS), from Chandigarh, India. She is a prolific writer in English, Hindi & Punjabi languages. She has authored twelve independent anthologies, out of which nine are in English and three are in the Hindi language. She has won several awards in various Hindi and English literary contests. She has won gold and silver medal in a poetic world cup, Prasanna Jenn Memorial Award by Asian Literary Society and 5th rank in international essay contest organized by literary society in 2018 and many more. Her poems, articles, stories, essays, and many other compositions are part of vivid anthologies, newspapers, and magazines. Her poetic journey continues with great endeavour. Her poetry and writings reflect her closeness and deep love for nature, life and spirituality. She is also fond of paintings, singing, dancing, knitting, cooking, and embroidery. Her several scientific papers are published in international and national journals related to her professional field. Her many books are coming soon.

Two Micropoems by Madelyn Fernandez Marcelino : Environment Special

We Beautify 
Clean blue
River and sky
Monochrome of lush foliage
For they that fly
Stewards of earth
And sky
We all are
Planet we beautify.
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Colourful As Songs
What beauty lies
Within man’s psyche
In this Eden they have kept
Culture, traditions
Colourful as songs
Bahandi of the past
Vibrating through generations.
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© Madelyn Fernandez Marcelino
Iloilo, Phillipines 
madelynfmarcelino@gmail.com

Madelyn Nobleza Fernandez—Marcelino hails from Latagan, Del Pilar,   Barotac Viejo, Iloilo, Philippines. She graduated with  a degree in Bachelor  of  Arts major in English,  minor in Social  Science from the  West Visayas State College (now WVSU)  in  La  Paz, Iloilo City.  She obtained a Diploma in  Teaching  English   from   La Consolacion  University  Philippines-Malolos (LCUP).

Three Micropoems by Priyalakshmi Gogoi : Environment Special

Protect Our Home 

Protect the Earth to protect yourself
The Earth is Our home and we belong to it
Let's not put our future in danger
rather lessen the severities and impacts
Global warming is a warning.

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Divine Mother 

A divine home around us
Nature is our inspiration
Let's all work for its conservation,
Nature is always pristine
Embraces us with its beauty
Let us make efforts to keep it clean.
Preserve and cherish Nature
She is our divine Mother 
Let us protect her and be blessed.

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Garden of Life

Nature is our home
Let us make it beautiful and worth living
for our children where they can breathe freely
Where they learn the value of protecting it
Turning it into a lovely garden of Life.

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© Priyalakshmi Gogoi

Assam, India

priyalakshmigogoi123@yahoo.com

Poetess Priyalakshmi Gogoi has been born and brought up in the beautiful city of Guwahati, Assam in the North East of India. Currently working as a Teacher, she has been writing since her school days and her poems have been published in various newspapers and magazines. Her poetry has also been published in blogs, Instagram, editorial, e- magazine and national and international Anthologies. She has been awarded several times for winning Poetry contests in various literary platforms. She is also a World English Saino Writer and a Gogyokha USA writer. She has been awarded the 75th Independence Day Literary Honor on 15th August, 2021 jointly given by Motivational Strips and Gujarat Sahitya Academy in "Recognition of Exhibiting Literary Brilliance Par Global Standards". She has been received Rabindra Nath Tagore Memorial Honour in 2022. She has been awarded Honorary Membership, The Gold Writers Award among others for her Poetic excellence by the prestigious Drukyul Writers Association, Bhutan.

Three Micropoems by Taghrid Bou Merhi : Environment Special

Paper
In its details, half a soul
And the second half
Tree spirit.
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High
Plant a tree
Funchy air chord
Touch her.
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Plastic 
Don `t give up
Not to melt
Between the sun's ribs.
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© Taghrid Bou Merhi
Líbanon/Brazil
taghrid240@gmail.com

Eminent Poetess Taghrid Bou Merhi is a Lebanese Poetess, Writer, Translator.Árabic teacher for non-native speakers. Living in Foz Do Iguaçu Brazil.Editor of AL-ARABE TODAY and ​RAINBOW Magazine. Fluent in Arabic (native language), French, English, Portuguese, Italian and Spanish.She has published 5 collections of poetry. Her poems have been published in numerous international anthologies.She hás translated 8 book.Published in various Literary magazines,journals, anthologies and websites.Her poems have been translated into more than 24 languages.She won the Nizar Sartawi International Translator Award for Creativity 2021 in the field of translation and literature.

Three Micropoems by Zdenka Mlinar : Environment Special

Oh God 
There is no sowing of native fields,
Nor the sowing of love.
From the Mother's womb, evil arises...
Oh, God, save the man;
Save him from the inhumane!
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Wonder
I look, and I wonder:
Am I worthy of You,
How much did I wrong You
How much did I hurt You?
Plain, mountain, river... 
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To Mankind 
Please show some respect, people!
Respect the greatness of the universe,
Respect his generosity,
Give respect to nature's beauty...
People! Respect, PLEASE!
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© Zdenka Mlinar
Croatia
zdenka.mlinar@gmail.com

Zdenka Mlinar (lives and works in Zagreb and Velika Gorica, CROATIA). She writes poetry, prose, and miniatures (aphorisms, haiku ...). She is a member of many cultural associations and societies and has published seven independent collections of poems. She normally writes in Croatian standard, but also takes a challenge of writing in Croatian dialects. Her poetry and haiku works have been published in many international collections and journals, and in several European anthologies, while her haiku works have been included in the Anthology of Croatian Haiku Poetry in 2018. In 2019, 2020 and 2021 she was selected in the European top 100 most creative haiku authors, and ishe is a member of the world register of the Haiku Foundation. Some of her poems have been translated into Italian and English, while a dozen of them have become lyrics for music songs. She is publishing her works in electronic media and various guest appearances and round tables, and for her work, she has received many letters of appreciation, praise, acknowledgments, diplomas and medals. She is enlisted in The Lexicon of Modern Writers of Velika Gorica in 2006 and 2020.

Two Micropoems by Adriana Rocha : Environment Special

Neighhborhood

Four stations

Four sensations

Four occasions

Four dimensions-

are part of this 

glamorous neighborhood.

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Language of Trees 

In the forest

I surrender,

staying quiet

I listen -

The language of trees.

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© Adriana Claudia Rocha Gomez

Oruro City, Bolivia

yuthielful@gmail.com

Adriana Rocha was born in Bolivia. She is a psychologist. Poetry, photography and educational psychology are her passions. Her journey into the world of words has started in 2019. She has been participating in different literary events in Latin America, Spain, India, Canada, Nigeria and the United States of America.

Four Micropoems by Orbindu Ganga

Thoughts 

Thoughts are caged

Never to breathe,

Eyes couldn't stop

To whisper

In tears.

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Wishes

Blank is furious

Not been seen by any,

The painting wishes-

The rain flushed the colours

To breathe again. 

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Last Time 

Heaved to sign one 

Last time

To say 

I love myself,

Before the dust 

Takes me away.

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Introspection

I whispered to my shadow

To show me the other side

Oblivion to the self,

She gave me the mirror

I read the self. 

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© Orbindu Ganga

orbindo.ganga@gmail.com

Kannur, Kerala, India

About the Poet:-

Orbindu Ganga is the co-founder and editorial research director of an International English Literary Journal – INNSÆI, International Journal of Creative Literature, Art, Translation, and Research for Peace and Humanity (IJCLATRPH). He is a consultant, publisher, author, editor, poet, content writer, painter, researcher, certified life coach, spiritual mentor, and creator of the Subconscious Observation Belief System (SOBS). He has been the featured poet thrice in the 2019, 2020 and 2021 editions of The Year of Poet published by Inner Child Press International Publication from US.

Three Micropoems by Priyalakshmi Gogoi

Dust

This time the petrichor felt different

Like I wanted to rub it all over my skin 

Feeling her words that mingled 

With the dust leaving a trail 

Of her poetic soul.

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Flow into You

There's a brook of emotions 

flowing silently inside me 

Calm yet melancholic

Crooning along the ups and downs 

Flowing to meet you one day...

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What Love is Not

Love is not about domination.

It's not about showing supremacy 

but it's all about how you make 

each other feel at home. 

It's about giving each other that space 

to love oneself and feel the freedom.

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© Priyalakshmi Gogoi

Assam, India

About the Poetess:-

Priyalakshmi Gogoi has been born and brought up in the beautiful city of Guwahati, Assam in the North East of India. Currently working as a Teacher, she has been writing since her school days and her poems have been published in various newspapers and magazines. Her poetry has also been published in blogs, Instagram, editorial, e- magazine and national and international Anthologies. She has been awarded several times for winning Poetry contests in various literary platforms. She is also a World English Saino Writer and a Gogyokha USA writer. She has been awarded the 75th Independence Day Literary Honor on 15th August, 2021 jointly given by Motivational Strips and Gujarat Sahitya Academy in "Recognition of Exhibiting Literary Brilliance Par Global Standards". She has been awarded Honorary Membership, The Gold Writers Award among others for her Poetic excellence by the prestigious Drukyul Writers Association, Bhutan.

Peace, a Micropoem by Lianou Petropoulou

Peace,

First we need to learn ourselves

Then how we want to be loved

After what will become 

when we grow old

After find a place

A work

A partner

A dog

A cat

Baby

Home

Holidays

...WAR!

© Eva Lianou Petropoulou

Paris, France 

Dejected, A Micropoem by Dasharath Naik

Going to live an unlived life 

I faint as I start ;

Time smirks 

For I fail to chime in with it ;

And my journey 

Abruptly ends ere it begins.

© Dasharath Naik

Sundargarh, Odisha, India 

dasharath23664@gmail.com

Eternal Touch, A Micropoem by Bijayalaxmi Rath

Drenched in shower of Love

Beauty beautified 

Emanates soulful vibe

Fall no more a bidding farewell

A worship

A bow down

To Love's 

Eternal Touch.

© Bijayalaxmi Rath

Bhubaneswar, Odisha ,India 

rathbijayalaxmi22@gmail.com

Poetess Bijayalaxmi Rath, done Masters in English from Utkal University, Odisha work as faculty English in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. She is a bilingual poetess, writes in English and odia. Her poems published in various anthologies and recipient of lots of awards, Sahitya Academy award by Motivational Strips,on 15 August 2021, Saraswat Excellent award by Suryodaya Literary foundation.

Two Micropoems by Anna Ferreiro

The Awakening of the Rattle

Hug me tight

Keep my heart

Kiss my soul

bring me

where there is no time and space we build

Take me to the heart of Spring

where is it

even the night

it is painted white.

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The Eyes

Look of the moon

color of sunset

a ray of love, shines

unceasing eternal wayfarer

of an unexplored sea

barrier Reef

untouched

Everything is new now

life again bubbly

on the borders of Ireland.

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© Anna Ferreiro 

Basel, Switzerland 

annaferriero71@yahoo.it

Anna Ferreiro is an Italian poet for peace and cultural contamination. She was appointed a member of the World Union of National Writers of Kazakhstan. She is an administrator of the poetry group Poetry of global vision. She is a member of the International Writers Association IWA Bogdani and a member of the poets of the Albanian magazine ATUNISPOETRY. She is a member of Voces y plumas de unamos al mundo con la poesía – Centro de México en Vision Universal Radio, and in March 2021 she has become an official member of the Indian magazine YogaYatra dealing with holistic section. She has published two poetry collections and two stories. She has won numerous national and international awards and was featured in numerous national and international magazines, radio, online newspapers, reviews. Her poetry has also been translated into many languages. In November 2020 she received the Doctorate Honoris Causa from the Institutional Alliance of Creativity, Humanity and International Culture from the Kingdom of Morocco to Mexico with international headquarters in the Mexican Republic, guaranteeing the highest degree of Doctor Causa Honoris in Creativity, Humanity and Culture.

Two Micropoems by Jyotsna Sharma Prdeep

Lord Krishna

Life is rough

and wild

No one is cute

and mild 

But when I feel

fragrance of thy

My heart plays

Upon a lute of joy!

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Love

Love is a pain,

in which

Heart becomes

like a sky

Full with tears-rain!

©️ Jyotsna Sharma Prdeep

Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India 

New Birth, a Micropoem by Houda Boukassoula

Every New morning is a new birth

Let every fraction of a second 

Bring to your life some mirth

Expect dawn to burst light 

into your heart

Whatever the darkeness prevailing

in your sky.

● Houda Boukassoula

Tunis, Tunisia