A Piece of Bread, A Micropoem by Angela Kosta

A piece of bread
To fill your stomach
For day and night;
Life Partner,
Who screams miserable existence,
Wait, just wait,
It will end in a short time!
To be born
Defeated by cruel fate
Whose fault is all this?
Am I guilty of myself?
Were we unwanted by God?
© Angela Kosta
Elbasan, Albania

Poetess Angela Kosta was born in Elbasan (Albania). She is the author of various novels, books of poetry and fairy tales published in Italy and in her home country, Albania. She has lived in Italy since 1995. She is a translator, poet, writer, publicist and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper Albania Press.

Five Micropoems by Tasneem Hossain

Life 

The sun shines, sets again; 

Rainbow disappears, reappears again;

Sorrows come with mighty blows,

Giving way to happiness aglow;

Life is a blend of sorrows and pain;

Love and laughter you will regain.

Nothing in this world will forever remain.

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Stay Bold 

Behold her beauty-

Butterflies can't resist.

Bright and brilliant-

Beauty at its best.

Stay bold and blissful 

My beautiful babe!

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Phoenix Rises

Seeds, buds, petals

Flowers bloom on trees

Phoenix rises!

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Rippling 

Stars in sky-

Lovers kiss on tumbling boat 

Rippling sea waves!

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The Show Goes on 

I sit blindfolded, as I see:

Puppets dance on whims of masters.

Hooded monkeys jump to catch the ball;

Masquerading ladies sip tea, lavishly, indoors.

Gossip and bicker fake eyelashes curl.

The drummer beats the drum;

The rat steals from indoors.

I sit blindfolded

the show goes on...!

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© Tasneem Hossain

Dhaka, Bangladesh

cec.tasneem@gmail.com

Tasneem Hossain is a multi-lingual poet from Bangladesh. She writes in English, Urdu and Bengali. She is also a fiction and op-ed writer, translator and trainer. She has published three poetry books: The Pearl Necklace, Floating Feathers and Grass in Green (published inUSA) and a book of articles:Split and Splice. Four more books are underway. Apart from her four authored books, more than 70 of her literary writings have been published in different magazines and dailies in the USA, Canada, UK, Singapore, China, Greece and Bangladesh. As an op-ed writer, she has written about 65+ op-eds in a span of 2.5 years. She runs a project named Life in lyrics, which is a literary network with no borders. As a trainer, she has imparted training to more than 26,000 staff of different organisations. She also worked as newscaster, commentary reader, interviewer and radio presenter in radio Bangladesh for 10 years. She completed her Masters in English Language and Literature from Dhaka University and has been a faculty in CUET, Bangladesh. She resides both in Bangladesh and Canada.

A Violent Wave, A Micropoem by Intizor Samandarova

There is a flash in the eyes,

Fire in the heart,

My heart is full of excitement,

And longing for happiness,

There is trust in heart,

No place for fear,

I am ready for a violent wave!

© Intizor Samandarova

Gurlan, Uzbekistan 

samandarovaintizor386@gmail.com

Intizor Samandarova is the one of young poetess and writers from Uzbekistan. She was born on May 3, 2007 in Gurlan District, Khorezm Region, Republic of Uzbekistan. She is the author of the books "The best invitation" and "My Grandfather's Memoir". She is the member of international organizations "Iqra" of Pakistan, "Asih Sasami"of Indonesia, "Juntos por las letras" of Argentina, "All India council for technical skill development" of India. Her poems have been published in international anthologies, newspapers and magazines.

Three Micropoems by Nolcha Fox

Juice

Every word a tiny knife

that slashed deep chasms

in her skin.

The day squeezed grapefruit

in the cuts, and how 

they burned, they burned.

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Dangling

Conversations swim away.

I try to lure them with a worm

that dangles, wiggles,

doesn’t catch a thing.

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What He Is

He is a sonic boom

wrinkling my walls.

He is a disco ball

reflecting the sun.

He is a bullet

searching for the sky.

He is an oil slick

evading the record of his misdeeds.

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[A note by poetess Nolcha Fox :-

Thanks to Carly M Cherry’s poem, "They Tried to Race the Moon" for some of the words and images I used.]

© Nolcha Fox 

Buffalo, WY, USA

nolchafox@yahoo.com

Poetess Nolcha’s poems have been curated in print and online journals. Her poetry books are available on Amazon and Dancing Girl Press. Nominee for 2023 Best of The Net. Editor for Open Arts Forum, Chewers & Masticadores, Garden of Neuro. Accidental interviewer. Fake news faker.

Website: https://bit.ly/3bT9tYu

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nolcha.fox/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FoxNolcha

Medium: @nolchafox_14571

Three Micropoems by Dr. H. C. Zbigniew Roth

My Geraniums

Morning

raindrops are falling on the streets today

they clean the facades of all houses from dust

sunburnt geraniums on balconies

in the September rain, they raise their temples!

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South

Need not be afraid of the cloudy sky above them!

today swayed by gusts of gentle wind

staring at the gray over the colorful green

on the stage of the theater of our weekday!

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Evening

When in the evening dark clouds cover the sky above them

with the sparks of my happiness, I will light up the sky above

I will share the rainbow of my smile with everyone

it can make the leaven of happiness in our hearts!

© Amb. Dr. H. C. Zbigniew Roth

Poznań, Poland

poezja.muzyka.sport@gmail.com

Three Micropoems by Karmelina Angelika Kelenc

Odyssey of Hvar

You are a delicate flower

Generous and good

Noble in soul like a true king

You are an odyssey of the Croatian seas

Cili hvar has known you for a long time...!

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The Sea Embraces Me

Blue sea, you receive me

and embrace with his wave

to know you in depth

as I know you with sorrow

because I didn’t know why

where my gold resides

seventy-six times

lighted roads please!

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Love

My heart goes out to you when you walk

And when you invite me to your place

When you look at me with your eyes

And when you tell me a lip ric-

"L'Amour C'est Toi,

L'Amour C'est Moi,

My dearest love!"

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© Karmelina Angelika Kelenc

Zagreb Croatia

stojabojana8@gmail.com

Karmelina Angelika Kelenc was born in 1966. She is a painter and singer-songwriter. She writes and sings songs that are dedicated to God, her homeland and love.

Four Micropoems by Santosh Kumar Pokharel

I Am Not for Him
He was mine before
He was unaware of me.
And now I am not for him
He cried out loud 
His crying I will flaut
I won't him applaud. 
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Wait
He was very unhappy
As no one recognized him.
Wait for tomorrow morning 
I will tell you,
The sun knows everything.
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On the Mountain-Peak 
There was a light on the mountain-peak 
And another at the feet
Both were different qualities 
Got enlightened those
Who ventured climb up high
Were enlightened too, who didn’t.
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So
I was and was not
You were as your cause you got
I had no cause 
So, I was and was not.
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© Santosh Kumar Pokharel
Bhaktapur, Nepal
poetsantosh@gmail.com

Santosh Kumar Pokharel is a renowned multilingual poet and writer from Nepal. He has published five books of his original poetry collections, the latest being THE WAR AND OTHER POEMS. International awardee of Anton Chekhov International Award from Russia, N.Gogol International Award from Ukraine, People's Diplomacy International Award from Kazakhstan, the Best International Poet Award from China, the Golden Writer of the world Award from ten countries and many international recognitions, he writes in Nepali, English, Russian, Hindi, and Maithili and Tharu alongside. His poems range from soft lyrical to grave metaphysical, and most of his themes are peace, love, and human hunger.