Haiku by Sarah Paris, Jessica Allyson, and C.X. Turner
the long fence
on every fourth post
a sparrow
Sarah Paris
Santa Rosa, CA
Instagram: @calswisspoet
lone fledgling
looks up from the path
not its mother
Jessica Allyson
Ottawa, Canada
Twitter: @jallysonwrites
fledged
into a strong wind
a blur of beak
C.X. Turner
United Kingdom
Twitter: @lover__poetic
Instagram: @love.rpoetic
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