trick-or-treat
the pumpkin’s smile
slightly crooked

Deborah Karl-Brandt, Germany

snazzily dressed
for the celebration ball –
a copse of trees

Jenni Wyn Hyatt, UK

Gaudete Sunday—
the dead pine
reborn in frost

Adele Evershed, USA

beneath
the festive moon
glowing paper lanterns

Christina Chin, Malaysia

tuberose garland —
she measures the idol
by the elbow

Vaishnavi Ramaswamy, India

unfinished rangoli
somewhere between
order and rain

Nalini Shetty, India

lunar eclipse
somewhere
my shadow in it

Biswajit Mishra, Canada

Christmas Day –
she picks the last rose
for the table

Jenni Wyn Hyatt, UK