{"id":1047,"date":"2026-03-05T11:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T05:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aswordsfly.com\/?p=1047"},"modified":"2026-03-06T11:35:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T06:05:47","slug":"page-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aswordsfly.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/page-2\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>snowdrops\u2014<br>among the abbey ruins<br>pale moonlight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<small style=\"font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 300; color: #666;\">\u2014  Paul Callus, Malta<\/small>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b6c475e2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>evening sun \u2014<br>a gardener\u2019s bouquet<br>of marigolds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<small style=\"font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 300; color: #666; text-align: right; display: block;\">\u2014 Martina Matijevi\u0107,Croatia <\/small>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>freckling<br>the sky&#8217;s face-<br>a sprinkle of stars<\/p>\n\n\n\n<small style=\"font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 300; color: #666;\">\u2014  Jenni Wyn Hyatt, UK<\/small>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:58px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b6c475e2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>sunset in Patras\u2026<br>tasting for the first time<br>an ekmek kataifi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<small style=\"font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 300; color: #666; text-align: right; display: block;\">\u2014 Steliana Cristina Voicu, Romania<\/small>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>passing through<br>the park pond<br>pink moon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<small style=\"font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 300; color: #666;\">\u2014  Neha Singh Soni, India<\/small>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width: 680px; margin: 80px auto 0 auto; padding-top: 30px; border-top: 1px solid #eeeeee; font-size: 14px; color: #8f8f8f; line-height: 1.7; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.6px; margin-bottom: 12px; color: #a6a6a6;\">About<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><!-- Author 1 --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Paul Callus<\/strong> has been active in the literary field for around 50 years. He writes poetry, short stories, and lyrics for songs, mostly in English, Maltese, and Italian. His work has been published in various anthologies, journals, and online sites.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Author 2 --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Martina Matijevi\u0107<\/strong> is a poet from Croatia whose short poetry has been published in Modern Haiku, Acorn, Autumn Moon Haiku Journal, and other journals.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Author 3 --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jenni Wyn Hyatt<\/strong> was born in Maesteg, Wales, in 1942 but now lives in Derbyshire, England. She writes in both free verse and form, has had poetry published in print and online, and has published three collections. Her interests are home and family, reading, and bird-watching.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Author 4 --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Steliana Cristina Voicu<\/strong> is a Romanian poet and writer in a variety of genres. She has published haiku, haiga, tanka, poetry, and short prose in more than 40 periodicals and anthologies. A Touchstone Award\u2013nominated poet, she is the founder and editor of the online Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Author 5 --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Neha Singh Soni<\/strong> is a Chartered Accountant from India, with a deep love for poetry, especially haiku. She primarily focuses on love poems and nature-inspired verses. 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