Allyson Whipple

haiku

gut feeling

Haiku by Anne Fox, Lakshmi Iyer, Vandana Parashar, Lori Kiefer, and Eavonka Ettinger riverside the clink of horseshoes beyond the bend Anne Fox Broomes Island, Maryland, USA ice apple — a gut feeling on my face Lakshmi Iyer Trivandrum, Kerala, India as if in answer to a prayer the sound of

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dusk drapes

Haiku by Meera Rehm, Jessica Allyson, Carla Schwartz, Mary McCormack, and Monica Kakkar early sunrise behind the curtain buzz of a fly Meera Rehm United Kingdom catching my eye spider’s silk in the sunshine Jessica Allyson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada clock on fire learning to read sunshine Carla Schwartz Carlisle,

schools and summers

Haiku by Ann Sullivan, Ruth Holzer, Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, and Mary Oishi last day of school a tail wagging at the screen door Ann Sullivan Arlington, Massachusetts, USA last day of school we slam our lockers shut a little louder Ruth Holzer Potomac Falls, Virginia, USA school carnival a teacher

heat wave

Haiku by Tré, Sandra Simpson, Marilyn Humbert, Jahnavi Gogoi, and Joan C Fingon the heat wave’s morning breath subway saxophone Tré Blue Ridge, Virginia, USA walled garden – she suggests cinnamon tea for the heat Sandra Simpson Tauranga, New Zealand the heatwave wanes... oyster clouds drift between seagulls Marilyn Humbert

“...I can now see the moon” — Mizuta Masahide

Haiku by Ruth Holzer, Christina Chin, Millicent Bee, Diane Webster, and Carla Schwartz delaying the journey I must make Thunder Moon Ruth Holzer Potomac Falls, Virginia, USA moon viewing aroma of baked herbal chicken in the wok Christina Chin Malaysia skinny-dip we venture deeper treading moons Millicent Bee Richmond,

summer fun

Haiku by Barrie Levine, Tuyet Van Do, Patricia Carragon, and Valentina Ranaldi-Adams climbing the jungle gym each rung nearer the sky Barrie Levine Wenham, Massachusetts, USA buckets and shovels children's chatter around the sandcastle Tuyet Van Do hot sand— red outlines of my bikini Patricia Carragon Brooklyn,

fruits of one's labor

Haiku by Christa Pandey, joanna ashwell, Anju Kishore, and Roberta Beach Jacobson unripe figs squirrels seem to have no qualms Christa Pandey Austin, Texas, USA blueberries the first shimmer of a daydream joanna ashwell United Kingdom peeling pink  bulbs of litchi premonsoon breeze Anju Kishore Bengaluru, India vine tomatoes long

sunshine, freedom, and a little flower

Haiku by Barbara Sabol, Neena Singh, Marietta McGregor, Kelly Sargent, and Dorota Czerwińska a row of marigolds — the deckled edge of daybreak Barbara Sabol Akron, Ohio, USA fragrant breeze laburnum bells spread their gold Neena Singh Chandigarh, Union Territory, India tiger lily  the day dissolves  into butterflies Marietta McGregor Canberra,