from the slush
a mosaic of snowdrops
phoning family
you defend us in a language
I promise to learn

—Farah Ali, UK

after many years
he sends me a photo
skyscraper moon
the house where I lived
now only in my thoughts

—Minal Sarosh, India

monsoon drive —
raindrops shape your name
on the windshield
somewhere in the petrichor
the familiar scent of you

—Mona Bedi, India

summer evening—
gazing at the moon alone
the heat softens
into the river of night
our old room echoing

—Fatma Zohra Habis, Algeria

About

Farah Ali writes poetry and fiction and has won multiple awards for haiku, tanka and haibun. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and is a winner of the 2025 Touchstone Award for Haibun. Her work features in many journals including Acorn, Frogpond, Modern Haiku, Rattle and The Heron’s Nest.

Minal Sarosh is an award-winning Indian English poet, haikuist and novelist.
At the moment, she is mesmerised by Japanese short-form poetry, like haiku and its related forms, and spends her time writing and exploring its nuances.

Mona Bedi is a medical doctor in Delhi, India. Her haiku and senryu have been published in many journals of repute.She has received many awards.

Fatma Zohra Habis writes haiku, senryu, and tanka, and share her work in various journals.

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