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Haiku by Betsy Hearne, Christina Chin, Joy Hallinan, Nancy Orr, and Tiffany Renee Harmon chipmunks skitter by cheeks stuffed with our garden Betsy Hearne Urbana, Illinois, USA monsoon flood a borneo python slithers across the window Christina Chin Malaysia pluff mud my dog smells his way home Joy Hallinan Atlanta,
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Haiku by Laura Brincat, Joy Hallinan, Tuyet Van Do, Louise Hopewell, and Ruth Holzer In Gratitude Thanks to the following contributors for their tip jar contributions this week: Wilda Morris Veronica Hosking Thanks also to Melissa Dennison for her editorial efforts this week. Sun burnt tourists pass The cold bones
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Haiku by Stephanie Zepherelli, Laura Brincat, Sarah Paris, Anju Kishore, and Rupa Anand discarded galoshes bare feet dancing in bluebells Stephanie Zepherelli Hawai’i, USA Click clack and tap tap A tango in the tea house Over the empty lake Laura Brincat Rome, Italy the breeze between our toes wind
Haiku by Roberta Beach Jacobson, Sari Grandstaff, Caroline Wermuth, Vaishnavi Ramaswamy, and Agnes Eva Savich weekend garage sales boxes marked free at the curb Roberta Beach Jacobson Indianola, Iowa, USA backyard barbecue my neighbor flipping burgers to the dog Sari Grandstaff Woodstock, New York, USA growling and revving a Harley
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Haiku by Sherri J Moye-Dombrosky, Sarah Paris, Nancy Brady, Patricia Carragon, and Joy Hallinan grasshoppers whir and tick in the hayfield Sherri J Moye-Dombrosky Liberty, South Carolina, USA lizard tail in the lavender the buzz of bees Sarah Paris Santa Rosa, California, USA Memorial Day ants crawling over
Haiku by Patricia Carragon, Joanna Ashwell, Jennifer Gurney, Robin White, and Veronica Hosking kids stretch their legs— dandelion seeds in the wind Patricia Carragon Brooklyn, New York, USA popsicle days bare legs jumping every ocean wave Joanna Ashwell United Kingdom the first lemonade stand selling sunshine in a cup Jennifer
Haiku by Carla Schwartz, Barbara Anna Gaiardoni, Nancy Orr, Sally Quon, and Deborah Karl-Brandt cucumbers fresh out of pickles Carla Schwartz Carlisle, Massachusetts and Meredith, New Hampshire, USA chives fine leaf our noses almost touching Barbara Anna Gaiardoni Italy steamy sweet corn days Nancy Orr Lewiston, Maine, USA dripping
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Haiku by Caroline Wermuth, Sheikha A., Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, Jahnavi Gogoi, and Kelly Westhoff In Gratitude Thanks to the following contributors for kicking off the tip jar contributions this season! Julie Ann Espinoza Anonymous Svet Kimberly Kuchar dances_joy Nancy Brady swimming laps dragonflies take a dip, too Caroline Wermuth
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Haiku by Millicent Bee, Barbara Anna Gaiardoni, Nancy Brady, Emily Baumgarten, and Nancy Orr outhouse moon a thin curl of tissue Millicent Bee Richmond, Virginia, USA strawberry moon a romance for sure Barbara Anna Gaiardoni Italy moon glow… eating funnel cake at the county fair Nancy Brady Huron, Ohio, USA
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Haiku by Nancy Brady, Vaishnavi Ramaswamy, Deborah A. Bennett, Rupa Anand, and Janet Ruth ice cream stand fresh raspberries on my hot fudge sundae Nancy Brady Huron, Ohio, USA ice apple — grandpa swallows the consonants Vaishnavi Ramaswamy Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India for a dime no child now asks me ice
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Haiku by Tré, Nancy Orr, T.Nakae, Sally Quon, and Sarah Paris red horizon an albatross trims the tides Tré Blue Ridge, Virginia, USA sun's afterglow loon calls Nancy Orr Lewiston, Maine, USA dipping and diving… a swoop of violet green swallows gathers to feast T.Nakae Trout
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Haiku by Christina Chin, Tuyet Van Do, Anne Fox, Melanie Alberts, and Lisa Billa ready for waves the first current crushes a sandcastle Christina Chin Malaysia school holidays children grab towels heading for the beach Tuyet Van Do under the boardwalk mating horseshoe crabs cover the beach Anne Fox Broomes