MARY’S TEARS

KRISTIAN O’HARE

Quiet as a garden after rain

Those lilacs knew my mother, I say Those lily-of-the-valley, I point to the little sprays of white flowers she called them Mary’s tears said she cried at the cross said each tear drop turned into these bell-like flowers

At night silent sparks of fireflies

Haiku

Luke Levi

full moon even the flowers shine white spring without end wildflower hills

LUKE LEVI’s poems can be found in Humana Obscura, Presence, Tiny Seed Journal, Haiku Commentary, Akitsu Quarterly, Narrative Northeast, and elsewhere. He lives in the Texas Hill Country. His recent poetry book, So Fragile Are the Beautiful Things, was a finalist for the IAN Book of the Year award in poetry. Find him on Instagram @lukelevipoet and Twitter @LukeLevi6.

VIAN BORCHERT is an established expressionist artist. Borchert has exhibited extensively in exhibitions within the US and internationally. A graduate and “Notable Alumni” from the Corcoran College of Art & Design George Washington University, Washington, DC, Borchert exhibits in museums and key galleries in major cities such as New York City, Los Angeles, and London. Borchert had her artwork exhibited in prestigious venues like The SAM Museum, Times Square - Broadway Plaza, United Nations Lobby Gallery in NYC, Art Basel Miami Beach, 1stDibs Design Center in Chelsea, NYC. Her artwork is also in embassies and in private collections worldwide. Borchert’s art has been vastly featured in press like MOEVIR Paris Fashion & Art Magazine, ARTPIL, The Washington Post, Modern Renaissance Magazine and Vie magazine. Borchert is an art educator teaching fine art classes in the Washington DC area. Borchert’s artwork can be found at auction houses and luxury marketplaces “Artsy” and “1stDibs.” Learn more at www.vianborchert.com