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 rain
Vandana Parashar
Panchkula, India
weekend off —
the hairdresser sharpens
her gardening shears
Lori Kiefer
London, United Kingdom
bearded iris
amongst all the pink ladies
dad's garden club
Eavonka Ettinger
Long Beach, California, 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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