- as words fly

silver grass path
chilly breeze
from the cyclist

_{Keiko Izawa, Japan}

first frost—
the postman
still in shorts

_{Thomas David,United Kingdom}

thrift shop
the cat curled in the window
not for sale

_{Louise Hopewell, Australia}

silently stepping
on winter moonshine
the old white cat

_{Geethanjali Rajan, India}

wrapping around
the warmth of pashmina
winter stars

_{Rupa Anand, India}

moth wings. . .
loose thread
of dad’s sweater

_{Neha Singh Soni, India}

river bend—
a ripple of winter light
in dad’s hair

_{Adele Evershed, USA}

patches of fog …
alone by the window
of his care home
Father fades once again
into his trench days

_{Chen-ou Liu, Canada}