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Haiku by Deborah Karl-Brandt, Fatma Zohra Habis, Cynthia Anderson, Helen Buckingham, and Cyndi Lloyd
wood-wide-web ...
the oaks connected through
cantarellas
Deborah Karl-Brandt
Sinzig, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
hot day
the homeless man chases
what remains of shadows
Fatma Zohra Habis
Algiers, Algeria
shadow portrait
against clear blue sky
great-tailed grackle
Cynthia Anderson
Yucca Valley, California, USA
no swings
no roundabouts
sun on sun
Helen Buckingham
Wells, Somerset, England
moonlit patio—
picking raspberries
for a midnight snack
Cyndi Lloyd
Riverton, Utah, USA
Editor Bio: Iliyana Stoyanova is a British poet, editor, and translator who holds a PhD in Theology. She is currently president of the British Haiku Society, editor of Blithe Spirit, Living Legacies editor for the Living Haiku Anthology, and a Haikupedia editor. Her former roles include Secretary of the United Haiku and Tanka Society, British Haiku Society communications officer, and BHS Awards Administrator. She has contributed to numerous projects as an editor, selector, and translator. Her haiku and other poems have been widely published in journals and anthologies, and have received several international awards. She also enjoys photography, watercolour painting, travelling, and reading.
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