Blue

Haiku by Meera Rehm, Boryana Boteva, Cynthia Anderson, Kelly Sargent, and Lisa Billa

this blue sky
all I want to do
is nothing

Meera Rehm
United Kingdom

blue hydrangea
still in search
of my reason for being

Boryana Boteva
Sofia, Bulgaria

harvest moon
the blue haze
of estrangement

Cynthia Anderson
Yucca Valley, California, USA

blueberry iced tea
the sweetness
of my own company

Kelly Sargent
Williston, Vermont, USA

late twilight
jacarandas raining
this deep sweet blue

Lisa Billa
San Jose, California, USA

Editor Bio: An English language teacher, freelance editor, editing consultant, writing coach, and mandala artist, Vidya is presently promoting her third poetry book, Light and Line Drawings, which she collaborated on with her friend and fellow poet, Sangita Kalarickal. She is Associate Editor of haibun for the haikuKATHA journal and editor for two full-length books and four anthologies. A 'book' in the Human Library, Chennai Chapter, she was featured in a coffee table book, ‘50 Inspiring Women boys and girls should read about, Chennai Edition’ (2021). Vidya finds meaning in life through yoga.

Instagram: @vidya.shankar.author

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