heat wave
Haiku by Tré, Sandra Simpson, Marilyn Humbert, Jahnavi Gogoi, and Joan C Fingon
the heat wave’s
morning breath
subway saxophone
Tré
Blue Ridge, Virginia, USA
walled garden –
she suggests cinnamon tea
for the heat
Sandra Simpson
Tauranga, New Zealand
the heatwave wanes...
oyster clouds drift
between seagulls
Marilyn Humbert
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
searing asphalt
i become a ballerina
in my clogs
Jahnavi Gogoi
Ajax, Ontario, Canada
midday heat
along the Seine
parade of parasols
Joan C Fingon
Ventura, California, USA
Editor Bio: Dr. Sangita Kalarickal is a Pushcart Prize and Touchstone award nominated wordsmith. Her work has been widely published in several journals and anthologies. She has authored Mamina (Kavya-Adisakrit, 2023), and co-authored Light & Line Drawings (Kavya-Adisakrit, 2026), which are collections of free verse and haikai poetry. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Drifting Sands Haibun Journal.
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