Culinary Delights
Haiku by Christina Chin
spring onions
in ramen soup
flowering tips
green dwarf apple
plump in the lavender
backyard
coriander
in the parsley patch
loving the sun
Christina Chin
Kuching, Borneo State, Malaysia
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School Daze
Haiku by Boryana Boteva, Vaishnavi Ramaswamy, Melanie Alberts, Nicoletta Ignatti, and Ann Sullivan end of school more questions than answers Boryana Boteva Sofia, Bulgaria last bell – a pile of school bags under the tamarind tree Vaishnavi Ramaswamy Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India unopened envelopes and a stormless season— first school day
Sun-Ripened Tomatoes
Haiku by Rupa Anand, Sangita Kalarickal, Ann Sullivan, Rebecca Upjohn, and Victoria Hat garden umbrellas shading tomatoes Rupa Anand New Delhi, India 9 pm sun tomato leaf fragrance on my secateurs Sangita Kalarickal Minnesota, USA dog days... waiting for the heirlooms to ripen Ann Sullivan Arlington, Massachusetts, USA garden bounty,
Bare Feet
Haiku by Lisa Billa, Victoria Hat, Cynthia Anderson, Violet Avery Hall, and Petra Schmidt barefoot race across sun-baked sand fleeting afternoons Lisa Billa San Jose, California, USA beads of sweat roll out sparrows chatter in the shade cool grass on bare feet Victoria Hat Lehighton, Pennsylvania, USA happy-go-
Where Sound Goes
Haiku by Ann Sullivan, Adele Gallogly, Noriko Morishita, Sandra Simpson, and Anne Fox In Gratitude Thanks to this week's tip jar contributors: Lori Kiefer dances_joy Thanks also to Iliyana Stoyanova for her editorial efforts this week! sprinkling grass with laughter barefoot children Ann Sullivan Arlington, Massachusetts, USA