My Seamstress, Mother of Mine, a Micropoem by Alessandro Russo

You smile at your thoughts

when they bare come,

you fit their figure

and define the garment

that most suits them,

sewing words

that can tell them

without stiffening,

without constraining them

to rise on tiptoe

to lenghten

some short reason.

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Alessandro Russo was born in Castellammare di Stabia (Naples - Italy). He is the author of several books of poetry and has been awarded many national and international poetry awards.

[Prepared by Angela Kosta, Executive Director of MIRIADE Magazine, Academic, journalist, writer, poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, translator]

Rare Flower, a Micropoem by Angela Kosta

Lost

In vain I searched for a flower 

That it had your sweet scent

I came back empty-handed 

And while I've seen you sleep 

Spellbound

I understood that nothing and no one 

Not even a rare flower

It would compare to your beauty 

to your irresistible freshness

©️ Angela Kosta

Albania & Italy

Three Micropoems by Eva Petropoulou Lianou

Like

Hope is gold

Kindness is silver

Rude and stubborn are negativity

This planet needs only 

beautiful hearts to roll

Like a rolling stone.

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Peace

We forgot ourselves

We forgot who we are

Killing eachother with a bomb

Killing eachother with a word

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Angels

We communicate with Poetry

They hug us with music

People,

They become so evil

THey don't even recognize 

their face in the mirror

Pray to save your souls.

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© Eva Petropoulou Lianou 

Athens, Greece 

eviepara@yahoo.fr

Summer, a Micropoem by Emmanuel Mettles

"I was scorching like a summer,

The birds burnt within,

Every pore, a dried tunnel

Ending day, bled,

And, at the last mo,

At the very latest mo,

The moon died,

Died....

The the last death.

And who paints it,

Who else paints it!

© Emmanuel Mettles

Kerala, India 

Poetess Emmanuel Mettles was born and brought up in  Kerala State, India. She is Post Graduate in English, Sanskrit and Human Psychology. Presently she is working in Telangana State, India, as a Psychological Counsellor. She is a multilingual poet  who writes in English, Telugu and Malayalam languages.Her poems are published in many prominent periodicals. She is a co-author in as many as 48 anthologies published in India and abroad. Her latest book,  in her mother tongue,  Malayalam( Veyil Varavukal - Beaming Sunlight) is on the way.

She was awarded the title  BLOSSOMING POET - 2019 at HYDERABAD POET CONFLUENCE in 2019. And the following are few more other awards and laurels she received in recent times.

1. KABI RABINDRSNATH TAGORE AWARD 2020.

(ARPITA FOUNDATION- BRINDAVAN)

2. MADUSOODAN DUTTA EXCELLENCE AWARD ( INDO UNIVERSAL VOICES OF POETRY)

3. Suryodaya Excellence Award ( S.L.F ODISHA)

4.EVERYCHILD CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE (Indo Universe Voices of Poetry, W.B)

5. Certificate of Excellence (Oxygen Pen)

6. International Ambassador of Peace Award(World Literary Forum for Peace and Human Rights)

7.Purnakumbha Award(Biswa Sahithya Samithy, Telengana,)

8. Telengana Sahitya Akademi Award ( Govt.of Telengana).

She is the Founder of  a global literary platform namely The HaVen International which run seperate platforms for uplift of literature in languages English, Malayalam and തെലുഗു. (HaVen Malayalam, HaVen Telugu, HaVen Furnace (poetry review) and The HaVen International) Furthermore, Ms Emmanuel Mettles is functioning as Advisor, Admin and Vo-ordinator in many literary platforms.

She is the advisory general of a global lietrary platform, Suryodaya Literary Foundation. (Odisha, India)

She is a vibrant and live wire activist of violations against children and women.

She is also a renowned translator, columnist, critic and orator too.

Books published are

1.The Solo Traveller( English)

2.Ummu Chinnu(English)

3.Veyil Varavukal( Malayalam)

4.Sthreetha( Malayalam- a regional language of India)

Three Micropoems by Dr. Vineet Kashyap Tripathi

Futile Love 

what's love

that knows no pain

maybe flooded in blood

life ends in vain.

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Peace

If you 

fall in love,

you rise 

as a dove!

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Sweet Silence 

silence whispers 

through empty roads

vacant houses

solitude or solace.

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© Dr. Vineet Kashyap Tripathi

Lucknow, UP, India 

Eight Modern Haiku by Maria Teresa Liuzzo (In Two Languages:- English & Italian)

Mouth of stars

Divine breath

Drink the eternal fire

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Bocca di stelle               

Soffio Divino                

Bevi l'eterno fuoco     

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Opened book 

Snow on the page       

Stem of march

*

Libro aperto                   

Neve sulla pagina       

Stelo di marzo     

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Night Rose

On the lips at night 

Sparge le stelle 

*

Rosa notturna                  

Sulle labbra la notte         

Sparge le stelle              

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Flowers feathers

Dancing shoes

It’s spring

*

Piume di fiori             

Scarpette che danzano 

E' primavera                  

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Breath of the sea

Fisherman of moons

In my veins

*

Soffio di mare                 

Pescatore di lune                

nelle mie vene

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Mouth of violet

Earrings of moons 

On windowstill

*

Bocche di viole                

Orecchini di lune                 

sul davanzale

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Lull me forever

in the triunph of the wind

Let me be word  

*

Cullami sempre                    

Nel tripudio del vento            

Fammi parola                         

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Night rose

In the mouth

The spring blooms

*

Rosa notturna                        

Nella bocca fiorisce               

la primavera                          

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© Maria Teresa Liuzzo

Reggio di Calabria, Italy 

anto.d.2015@gmail.com

Maria Teresa Liuzzo, born in Saline di Montebello Jonico and lives in Reggio di Calabria (Italia).  She is President of  (P.Benintende Lyric and dramatic Association)-'. Journalist and publisher. Chief  Director of  Literary Review ''LE MUSE''. Writer .Psycholic Doctot at   -Leibniz University Santa Fe, New Messico, USA. Modern  Literature and Philosophy Prof.  - USA. – Correspondent of  de ''Italy American bridge IL PONTE ITALO - '' -USA -  -New Meagre EUROPA (Hunedoara)-Romania

Collaborator of   ''ALB-SPIRIT'' TIRANA (ALBANIA) -''PERQASJE''(home) (TIRANA - ALBANIA) -''ALBANIA PRESS'' e ''DRITARE'' (window-ALBANIA) -''ATUNIS'' (BELGIUM - BRUXELLES); ''GAZETA DESTINACIONI'' Destination newpaper(VALONA - ALBANIA);  '' THE NAUSEA -(ARGENTINA); ''GAZETA NATIONAL (TIRANA NATIONAL(NATIONAL NEWSPAPER- ALBANIA); MAGAZINE ALESSANDRIA TODAY (ITALY); ''ORFEU'' (ALBANIA); ''CAFETALK'' (JAPAN).

PUBLISHE WORKS:

''ROOTS'' Jason Ed. (1992);

 ''PSYCHE'' Jason Ed. (1993);

''APEIRON'' Jason ed. (1995);

 ''UTOPIAN  EUTHANASIA '' Jason ed. (1997);

  -WATER  IS A SLOW BEAT'' Lineacultura Ed. (2001);

''  IMAGE AUTOPSY Agar ed. (2002);

'' BUT A RESTLESS WAVE STIRS THE VEINS Agar ed. (2003);

 '' - SHADOW DOEN’T EXCEED THE LIGHT Agar ed. (2006);

''GENESIS'' Agar ed. (2008); 

 '' –FORGET- ME-NOT Agar ed. (2009);

 ''I AM TALKING, NOW!'' Agar ed (2020); 

 -DON’T ME I LOVED THE WIND Agar ed. (2021);

'' –THE HUNGRY SHADOW OF THE MOTHER Agar ed. (2022); 

'' THE LIGHT OF THE RETURN Agar ed. (2022)

THE NIGHT IS DANCING IN YOUR PUPILS (April 2022); 

'' IN VIGIL OF WEAPONS AND WORDS Agar Ed. (2023);

'DANCE TO THE RHYTHM OT THE RHYMES  '' – IN ARABIAN LANGUAGE I – MOROCCAN  UNIVERSIY EDITION (AUGUST  2023 ); 

''TARMURI DE LUNA ''SHORES OF THE MOON - IN ITALIAN & / RUMENIAN LANGUAGE - Cosmopoli Ed. (OCTOBER  2023); 

'' ITALIAN BOOK -ANTHOLOGY – TRANSLATED  INTO RUSSIAN LANGUAGE  BY ELDAR AKHADOV (RUSSIA – OCTOBER  2023).

Lots of articles and Publications in Italy and  Abroad.

Eight Modern Haiku by Jennifer Gurney

gazing at the moon
in perfect balance
between Earth and sky
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I still can't believe
you are gone-
each day I let go anew
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books 
at my bedside-
a lengthy queue
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my next tattoo 
will be over my heart -
Picasso's dove
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shining stars
dancing in the moonlight
against the night sky
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my mom’s handwriting
brings memories to light of
words unspoken
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green to yellow 
to red to ground-
the life of a leaf
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when my reach 
outstretches my grasp-
I touch possibility
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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 Blog, The Ravens Perch, HaikUniverse, Haiku Corner, Cold Moon Journal, Scarlet Dragonfly and The Haiku Foundation.