Haiku by Veronica Roma Pingol

light the world with hope 

be your rays our guiding path 

the future is yours!

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flap your wings and fly 

gently kiss the flower blooms 

hold it light like yours!

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life is wonderful 

to share with one another 

give value on it!

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love is powerful 

it can change one soul always 

from greed to better!

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© Veronica Roma Pingol

Hong Kong 

pingolveronica@gmail.com

Poetess Veronica Roma Pingol, 37yrs old from Manila, Phillippines is a member of Migrant Writers of Hongkong. She loves music so much but this time gives priority on writing. She believes that her poems are compose of love and devotion. Her poems have been appeared in different national and international anthologies.

Micropoems by Melina Papa

Helping Hand

Give a helping hand 

to orphans 

and

homeless,

Because -

for sure 

God will protect you

and for ever, 

bless! 

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Thunderstorm

Fire victims 

are leaving

their homes,

Bursts into tears, 

And now

Thunderstorms too!

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By Your Side

As 

It is 

Falling the night,

My thoughts run

By your side…!

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Humanity 

Forgive even 

your worst

Enemy,

To better once 

For all our 

Humanity! 

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© Melina Papa

Agrinio, Greece 

papamelina10@gmail.com

Eminent Greek poetess Melina Papa was born in 1974 and lives in Agrinio. Her love for languages and translation led her to write her books titled- My Soul’s Voice, The Flame of the Oil Lamp, Blue Dreams, The Heart Charmer and The Meadow of Love. She is married and mother of two children. She has been teaching foreign languages from 2004 till today. She acquired the teaching permission for English and French by the Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs. Also, she knows Italian (level Superiore) and Spanish (level C1). In 2014, she completed the intensive one-year translation program, French-Greek-French in Athens.

Micropoems on Rain by Ranjana Kashyap

Rain-1

I asked to the Rain

Can I?

Gaze the Sun, Peck the moon, 

Sparkle with stars, Converse with birds, 

Twirl with clouds, smirk with flowers,

Can I wear the chaplets of droplets?

Droplets remained busy in its pace!

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Rain-2

Rain plummeting creating euphony,

Sudden appearance of bright Sun 

Golden rays are  blending 

made a bow of colours,

Colours are dancing 

Waiting in bistro, 

cup of tea in my hand,

Imploring my heart 

in the mist after rain!

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Rain-3

Oh! Little cloud take me with you

I am your rain confined inside you!

Our liaison is esoteric

We are Inseparable!

My droplets are chaplets,

Let's spread our warm fellowship

Let's bedeck this universe with our love!

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Rain-4

Misty clouds resting on the mountains 

The rain is falling and bouncing 

I fall for you,

Ruminate and dream you!

I can die for you!

I don't know-

what I do, why I do, how I do 

But I do 

because I adore you!

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Rain-5

Dreamlike place snow covered peaks

Confined to my own cloud

I was quiet 

and mind was full of curiosity

Cloud pointed

I was started to shower my droplets

I was falling on enchanting snow 

It was no longer raining

It was converting me in verglas!

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© Ranjana Kashyap

Himachal Pradesh

ranj77in23@gmail.com

Painting : Ranjana Kashyap 

Micropoems by Jaipreet Grover

Sparkling Eyes

My sparkling eyes -

Speaks a lot

Giving wings to my dreams

To fly high in the infinite sky;

And I embellish them

With the shiny black kohl

To hide fears of uncertainty!

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Chain of Happiness

Let’s make a chain,

To break the chain 

of worries and melancholy,

By adding the pearls 

of joy and zeal,

In the infinite

Chain of Happiness!

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'Real Me'

Don’t judge only

my poems solely,

Judge my scuffles 

and the strenuous journey,

Before making 

any perception about me.

Before judging

You should know 

'Real Me'.

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Invisible Power 

His invisible power

propels me to believe 

in the pious prayer,

As I see miracles 

every day

to the ones who 

sows the seeds of humanity

every day!

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© Jaipreet Grover

Maharashtra, India 

Poetess Jaipreet Grover holds a Master’s degree in HR and is currently working as an educationist in India’s renowned educational institution. She has been bestowed with the Teachers’ Recognition Award in 2019. Her poems have been appreciated and published on multiple national and international platforms, e-zines, and in the school magazine. She is also one of the co-authors of four anthologies and one storybook. She has been conferred with "The Order of Shakespeare award", "Golden Badge" and "Prashasti Patra" globally.

I Can't Forget, A Micropoem by Zdenka Mlinar

I can't forget and never will

Our escape from the war

without you,

I can't forget your faith

In people who were so evil

I can't, oh star of our sky,

Because today

more than ever,

I need that faith!

© Zdenka Mlinar 

Zagreb, Croatia

zdenka.mlinar@gmail.com

Love at First Sight, A Micropoem by Nishat Jabeen

'I blame love at first sight'

Hence, 

I lost all of mine 

Why do I see you 

all-around 

The sound of 

captivating  jingles

Echoes aloud everywhere

Gracious! My faint soul like

Begins to rap 

on the love rhymes!

© Nishat Jabeen

Hyderabad, India 

Micropoems by Jyotirmaya Thakur

Disillusion 

Along sidewalk loners crave

A white butterfly flies in wonder

In peace safely surrenders

Coffee is in the air 

Cobwebs drops on the hair 

Confusion turns to disillusion!

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August Stars

The sky is full of beauty 

With August stars falling 

Wishes fly in rows 

End of Summer days 

Calm surface of lake 

Absorbs the twilight rays!

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Display 

Taste of morning tea 

With dawn in delicate rays

Through icicles transparent 

Artistry of snow 

on display!

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Gray

Looming laden clouds

Blanket the bustling streets

And storms paint the sky

Black skyscrapers scratch

At something beyond the gray!

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Martyrdom 

As white flakes drift down

Thousands of faces

Turning to the Sun 

A minute’s silence

For martyrdom in vain 

The wind also dies!

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Forest Shudders 

The forest shudders 

Watching bear cubs 

Walking through the glen 

Hunting season has begun

 Poachers prowling 

The monsoon rain sweeps 

Through trees tossing!

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Unsafe 

Wisteria bloom in waves 

While she waits in a cafe 

With wandering thoughts unsafe 

Unrehearsed for the first date .

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© Jyotirmaya Thakur

UK

Eminent Poetess Jyotirmaya Thakur (Retired Principal) is a bilingual author of forty books. Editor and co-author of many anthologies, with many waiting to be published.  Her work has been published in many global anthologies, magazines, tabloids, digital news-media, internationally and translated in many languages. Multi-genre award winning poet of many accolades from literary and humanitarian organisations. She is an Indian living in the UK, reviewer, translator, promoter of International poetry, social and environmental activist.