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dusk drapes

Allyson Whipple

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dusk drapes
Credit: Richa Sharma

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, Massachusetts and Meredith, New Hampshire, USA

full sun
the patio chair
hot against my thighs

Mary McCormack
La Grange Park, Illinois, USA

dusk drapes
the dappled downs . . .
derby day

Monica Kakkar
India and the USA

Editor Bio: Richa Sharma currently resides in the National Capital Region of India. Since 2019, her work has been published in many online and print journals, contests, and anthologies that focus on Japanese short-form poetry. Her detailed author biography is available on her personal blog:

https://richasharmahaiku.blogspot.com

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