Two Micropoems by Kelly Moyer

The Empty Cupboard 

Pardon the leaf litter.

We’re doing renovations

on the mushroom house.

I’d offer you honeyed milk 

or a bun of some sort,

but my husband 

brought them to the queen

with a giggle and a snort.

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Book Covers 

The mouse told me

the mochi were tainted, 

so he traded a smoke 

for the entire lot.

I should have known

it was just his racket,

tho’ you gotta wonder

whether I, myself,

am a bit of a troll or not.

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© Kelly Moyer

North Carolina, USA 

unfazedmoon@gmail.com

Two Micropoems by Kuma Raj Subedi

Moment in Nature  

basking in the sun

a cold croc

pounces on a lizard,

bright sunlight

passing through clouds

dries up puddles

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Lemon

If 

you squeeze me 

too much, 

I will 

ruin your juice 

cravings with 

my seeds!

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© Kuma Raj Subedi 

Australia 

subedi.kamal@gmail.com

Kuma Raj Subedi was born in the Parbat district in Nepal. He has got two postgraduate degrees :MA in British & American literature, and Master of Teaching in TESOL. As a poet and translator his numerous creations have been published on various print and online platforms such as Misty Mountain Review, Spill words, Indian Review, Muse India, Polis Magazino, Kavya Kishor, Aksharang, Sipay, The Gorkha Times, Of Nepalese Clay, Sindh Courier,  Newsn Jeju, Ink Pantry, The Indian Periodical, Nepalnamcha, Poetishes, The Offline Thinker, Setopati, Poeticia, The Rising Junkiri, Sahitya Sangraha, Modern Poets Anthology (Ukiyoto Publishing), The Writer’s Cafe etc.Recently he participated in KM100NZ haiku competition in New Zealand and Joy to the world poetry festival. He is anctiv involved to TramsEnd Poets, a group of prominent poets and critics in Adelaide. He often writes about issues such as women’s suffering, memories, religion, nature, migration, love and culture. Currently, Mr. Subedi is residing in Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia with his two daughters and wife and works as an accomplished lecturer at TafeSA. He has been awarded as the Best Poet of the Event in the International Nazarul Poetry Festival 2023 in Bangladesh. He has been exclusively interviewed in MTV in Nepal. He has also been interviewed in a literary program by Kalika FM and Vijaya FM about his creative writings and current literary trends and styles. He has been interviewed and got published in Kayakairan Daily. Three book reviews on his debut anthology of poetry have been published in The Rising Nepal, a leading and the oldest English newspaper in Nepal and in Sahitya Post, a full time literary digital magazine in Nepal. 

Two Micropoems by Dr. Shailesh Gupta Veer in Chinese Language & Translated From English by Ma Yongbo

沙伊莱什·古普塔·维尔诗3首
译者 (Translator)：马永波 (Mayongbo)

沙伊莱什·古普塔·维尔博士（Shailesh Gupta Veer），印度诗人、评论家、编辑和多个奖项得主，用英语和印地语写作。他的作品具有高度的原创性和真实性。他编辑了二十几种文学书籍和数本杂志。他的诗歌发表在国内外各种文学杂志、期刊、选集和网站上，被翻译成汉语、希腊语、德语、法语、西班牙语、阿塞拜疆语、阿拉伯语、意大利语、塞尔维亚语、克罗地亚语、葡萄牙语、尼泊尔语、旁遮普语等多种语言。他是《微诗宇宙》的主编和《创意研究之声》的副主编。2018年12月，尼日利亚电视节目《你和今日文学》宣布他为文学偶像。他的诗歌在英格兰沃灵顿“亲爱的约翰秀”上朗读。他是初出茅庐诗人的灵感来源。他拥有考古学博士学位，目前在公立学校任教。

欲望
 她
在
我的心中，
而
我的心
在她的拳头里，
我想
永远牵着
她的手！
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缓解痛苦
心灵
不得安宁，
思维的奔流
无穷无尽，
为了试图
减轻痛苦，
我与自然
为友！
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[Poet : Dr. Shailesh Gupta Veer]

[Translator : Ma Yongbo]

Dr. Shailesh Gupta Veer is a poet, critic, reviewer, editor and multi-prize winner. He is bilingual and writes in English & Hindi. His literary works are characterized by a high degree of creativity and authenticity. He has edited about two dozen literary books and several magazines. His poetry has been published in various literary national and international magazines, journals, anthologies and websites. He has won many awards in the field of poetry and literature. His poems have been translated into Chinese, Greek, German, French, Spanish, Azerbaijani, Arabic, Italian, Serbian, Croatian, Portuguese, Nepali, Punjabi & some other languages. He is the editor of Micropoetry Cosmos and the associate editor of The Voice of Creative Research. He was declared a Literary Icon in December 2018 by the TV program 'You and Literature Today' from Nigeria. His poems were read on The Dear John Show of Warrington, England. He is an inspiration for budding poets. He is a Ph.D. in Archaeology and is currently working as a Government Educator.

 
Desire
She is
in
my heart,
and
my heart is
in
her fist,
I want
to hold
her hand
forever!
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To Ease the Pain
Mind is
restless,
stream of ideas is
endless,
in an attempt
to ease the pain,
I have
befriended
nature!
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Poet:-
Dr. Shailesh Gupta Veer
Fatehpur, UP, India
veershailesh@gmail.com

Translator:-
Ma Yongbo 
Nanjing, China 
myb22254188@gmail.com

Five Modern Haiku by Jahnavi Gogoi

a whiff of summer

that scent of Patchouli

on his collar!

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jungle safari

a startled Rhino

takes cover in the Ravenna grass!

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reunion

stirring sugar vigorously

in the awkward silence

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hiraeth

wet eyes as I thumb through

the family album

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carpe diem

relishing sour Pomelo

on a winter afternoon

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© Jahnavi Gogoi

Ontario, Canada

jahnavigogoi@gmail.com

Jahnavi Gogoi’s poetry has been published in Haiku Corner by The Japan Society, Shadow Pond Journal, The Leaf Journal, haikuNetra, Scarlet Dragonfly Journal, Cold Moon Journal, The Usawa Literary review, Borderless Journal, The Chakkar, Poems India, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Inssaei International journal, Academy of the Heart And Mind, Spillwords, Indian Periodical, Synchronized Chaos, Soul Connection, Reflections, and others. She won the first prize in the poetry writing competition organized by the Chandigarh Literary Society in the year 2022 for her poem ‘If this isn’t love’. She writes a lot about her native state of Assam, India, having spent her early childhood years in the shadow of the Patkai hills in northeast India. Jahnavi now lives in the beautiful town of Ajax in Ontario, Canada with her husband and daughter.

Three Modern Haiku by Rayees Ahmad Kumar

biting cold

due to winter's chill

shivers me from inside!

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except one omnipotent

everyone in this mortal world

is only your temporary companion!

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colourful birds

on the tall trees of garden

sing some melodies to please me!

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© Rayees Ahmad Kumar

Kashmir, India

rayeeskumar31@gmail.com

Rayees Ahmad Kumar is a columnist hailing from Qazigund, Kashmir, India. He is also a fiction writer and his columns are regularly featured in high-impact dailies and weeklies of valley.

Six Micropoems by Donna McCabe

Alone Now

Once so close

Now separate, apart

Life plays twisted, cruel tricks.

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Bonsai

Beautifully shaped

Older than appearance

Neatly pruned

Structured

And styled

Intricately.

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Books

I am addicted to your pages

Enamoured by your words

When held in my hands

Eagerly devouring another chapter.

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Calmness

Invoking calmness

When multitude emotions

Want to wash over, invade

Knowing they will only disrupt

Toy with the mind

To be calm is logic, safe.

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Healing

Poetry and petals

The cure to soothe

A tired soul.

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Mosaic

Many tiny fragments

Organised and structured

Strategically placed

Assortments of colours and shapes

Intricate designs and patterns

Culmination of seeing the bigger picture.  

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© Donna McCabe

South Wales, UK

donna_salisbury@sky.com

 

Donna McCabe is an established poet from South Wales, UK, with over twenty years experience. Her work has gained her multiple accolades within her field of literature. From being published in journals, magazines and anthologies both nationally and internationally, she is also a respected admin on many social media pages as well as having her own Instagram page.

Instagram- @donnamccabe_

Facebook- Poemsbydonnamccabe

Eight Modern Haiku by Jennifer Gurney

that first snowflake–

magic as it melts

upon my tongue

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when it's cold

I can always find you

by the space heater

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"ignight"

to light a fire at dark

to ward the cold

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hard to get warm

when the cold is from

the inside

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the cold is lovely

soft and deep-

from my haven inside

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the cold stole

my beautiful golden tree-

with one big breath

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strange brew of laundry--

shorts from last weekend with

today's winter coat

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just a wink of winter

snow mixed with fallen leaves

before fall returns

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© Jennifer Gurney

Broomfield, Colorado, US

jennifer.gurney@bvsd.org

Jennifer Gurney lives in Colorado where she teaches, paints, writes and hikes. Her poetry has appeared in a variety of journals, including Micropoetry Cosmos, The Ravens Perch, HaikUniverse, Haiku Corner, Cold Moon Journal, Scarlet Dragonfly and The Haiku Foundation.

A Tear, a Micropoem by Irma Kurti

You were not

the person I searched for.

You were hasty, indifferent, cold… 

I needed patience and warmth. 

I was ready to escape,

but I saw a tear in your eyes.

I relented—didn’t take another step— 

I couldn’t abandon you. 

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© Irma Kurti

Bergamo, Italy

kurtial@yahoo.com

IRMA KURTI is an Albanian poet, writer, lyricist, journalist, and translator and has been writing since she was a child. She is a naturalized Italian and lives in Bergamo, Italy. All her books are dedicated to the memory of her beloved parents, Hasan Kurti and Sherife Mezini, who have supported and encouraged every step of her literary path. Kurti has also won numerous literary prizes and awards in Italy and Italian Switzerland. She was awarded the Universum Donna International Prize IX Edition 2013 for Literature and received a lifetime nomination as an Ambassador of Peace by the University of Peace, Italian Switzerland. In 2020, she became the honorary president of WikiPoesia, the encyclopedia of poetry. In 2021, she was awarded the title of Liria (Freedom) by the Italian-Albanian community in Italy. In 2022, she was also nominated as the Albanian ambassador to the International Academic Award of Contemporary Literature Seneca of the Academy of Philosophical Arts and Sciences, Bari. She also won the prestigious 2023 Naji Naaman's literary prize for complete work. Irma Kurti has published 28 books in Albanian, 24 in Italian, 15 in English, and two in French. She has written approximately 150 lyrics for adults and children. She has also translated 17 books by different authors, and all of her own books into Italian and English. Her books have been translated and published in 14 countries.