Haiku by Paula Sears, wandas wandarings, Violet Avery Hall, and Meagan Bussert fair seas an offshore wind sails the egret’s wings Paula Sears Exeter, New Hampshire, USA hanging low on the curl a surfer wandas wandarings Old Bar, Australia surf season a rogue wave catches my top Violet Avery
Haiku by Ruth Holzer, Mary McCormack, Anju Kishore, and Janet Ruth rising from every farmhouse prayers for rain Ruth Holzer Potomac Falls, Virginia, USA bare shoulders a gust of wind ripples my dress Mary McCormack La Grange Park, Illinois, USA pani-puri-burst inside my head sudden drizzle Anju Kishore
Haiku by Marilyn Humbert, Mary McCormack, Joanna Ashwell, and Boryana Boteva soft seagrass between the dunes first love Marilyn Humbert Sydney, New South Wales, Australia river bathing the bar of soap shared between us Mary McCormack La Grange Park, Illinois, USA campfire toasting marshmallows between each whisper Joanna Ashwell United
Haiku by Betsy Hearne, Caroline Ridley-Duff, Vaishnavi Ramaswamy, and Lori Kiefer tasting the lake a swim too far Betsy Hearne Urbana, Illinois, USA ladybird plague - an unexpected crunch to my sandwich Caroline Ridley-Duff Yorkshire, United Kingdom crushed ice — a lemon pip in the sarsaparilla Vaishnavi Ramaswamy Chennai, Tamil
Haiku by Roberta Beach Jacobson, Joanna Ashwell, Vaishnavi Ramaswamy, Paula Sears, and Katherine E Winnick sneaking in way too early morning sun Roberta Beach Jacobson Indianola, Iowa, USA over-easy the softening rise of dawn Joanna Ashwell United Kingdom silent afternoon the weight of a palm on the door knob
Haiku by Cynthia Anderson, Meagan Bussert, Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, Anne Fox, and Claire Vogel Camargo In Gratitude Thanks to this week's Tip Jar contributors: Mary Oishi Nalini Shetty Anonymous Janet Ruth Nancy Brady Claire Vogel Camargo Thanks also to Richa Sharma for this week's guest editing
Haiku by Lakshmi Iyer, Sheza T., kjmunro, Marion Clarke, and Soumya Mukherjee clean-up mask the watermelon flavor inside my nose Lakshmi Iyer Trivandrum, Kerala, India grass blade green popsicle waterfall Sheza T. Pakistan lake ripples from jumping fish we try to write haiku kjmunro Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada the
Haiku by Christa Pandey, Violet Avery Hall, Vidya Premkumar, Kimberly Kuchar, and Mariel Herbert she spades her grief into the soil a blackbird sings Christa Pandey Austin, Texas, USA iced coffee in my morning routine chickadee song Violet Avery Hall Jacksonville, Florida, USA the wagging tail under the banyan tree
Haiku by Lori Kiefer, Violet Avery Hall, Debbie Strange, and kjmunro trip to the beach in the rear-view mirror a seagull’s cry Lori Kiefer London, United Kingdom island sky starlight on the ocean clinging to my skin Violet Avery Hall Jacksonville, Florida, USA tidal surge this wave of
Haiku by Mary McCormack, Julie Bloss Kelsey, Alanna C. Burke, C.X. Turner, and Sandra Simpson night swim I back float on the moon Mary McCormack La Grange Park, Illinois, USA waking up to a new sidewalk chalk drawing Julie Bloss Kelsey Germantown, Maryland, USA lift into town a passenger
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
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,
Haiku by Beata Czeszejko, Adele Evershed, Katherine E Winnick, and Marion Clarke In Gratitude Thanks to Caroline Wermuth for her tip jar contribution this week. Thanks also to Sangita Kalarickal for her editorial work! painted wall in the rain graffiti Basho's irises still blue Beata Czeszejko Tarczyn, Poland
Haiku by Ann Sullivan, Ruth Holzer, Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, and Mary Oishi last day of school a tail wagging at the screen door Ann Sullivan Arlington, Massachusetts, USA last day of school we slam our lockers shut a little louder Ruth Holzer Potomac Falls, Virginia, USA school carnival a teacher
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
Haiku by Ruth Holzer, Christina Chin, Millicent Bee, Diane Webster, and Carla Schwartz delaying the journey I must make Thunder Moon Ruth Holzer Potomac Falls, Virginia, USA moon viewing aroma of baked herbal chicken in the wok Christina Chin Malaysia skinny-dip we venture deeper treading moons Millicent Bee Richmond,
Haiku by Barrie Levine, Tuyet Van Do, Patricia Carragon, and Valentina Ranaldi-Adams climbing the jungle gym each rung nearer the sky Barrie Levine Wenham, Massachusetts, USA buckets and shovels children's chatter around the sandcastle Tuyet Van Do hot sand— red outlines of my bikini Patricia Carragon Brooklyn,
Haiku by Christa Pandey, joanna ashwell, Anju Kishore, and Roberta Beach Jacobson unripe figs squirrels seem to have no qualms Christa Pandey Austin, Texas, USA blueberries the first shimmer of a daydream joanna ashwell United Kingdom peeling pink bulbs of litchi premonsoon breeze Anju Kishore Bengaluru, India vine tomatoes long
Haiku by Barbara Sabol, Neena Singh, Marietta McGregor, Kelly Sargent, and Dorota Czerwińska a row of marigolds — the deckled edge of daybreak Barbara Sabol Akron, Ohio, USA fragrant breeze laburnum bells spread their gold Neena Singh Chandigarh, Union Territory, India tiger lily the day dissolves into butterflies Marietta McGregor Canberra,
Haiku by Kimberly Kuchar, Deborah Karl-Brandt, Margaret Anderson, and Kathryn P. Haydon In Gratitude Thanks to the following contributors for their tip jar contributions this week: Steph Zepherelli Risë Daniels Nancy Brady C. Jean Downer Thanks also to C.X. Turner for her editorial efforts this week. a race
Haiku by Wilda Morris, Julie Ann Espinoza, Kathryn P. Haydon, Suzanne Leaf-Brock, and Christa Pandey the meadow full of sunburst coreopsis a bluebird's swoop Wilda Morris Bolingbrook, Illinois, USA inside the curve of an apricot mallow cup the rightsized bee Julie Ann Espinoza Los Angeles, California, USA
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Haiku by Deborah Karl-Brandt, Anne Fox, Louise Hopewell, and Kimberly Kuchar outdoor swimming pool the girl with long sleeves picks up another book Deborah Karl-Brandt Sinzig, Germany down the bank my bare feet slip into childhood Anne Fox Broomes Island, Maryland. USA rock pool a little girl giggles
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Haiku by Vandana Parashar, Debbie Strange, Hifsa Ashraf, Sandra Simpson, and Lisa Billa holding down the edges of a large map summer stars Vandana Parashar Panchkula, Haryana, India seaworn stones the journey from your pocket to mine Debbie Strange Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada humid night the well bucket catches the stars
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Haiku by Richa Sharma, Kelly Sargent, Agnes Eva Savich, and Meagan Bussert loosening my braid the untranslatable poem Richa Sharma India beach romance cheeks burning between the pages Kelly Sargent Williston, Vermont, USA hushed heat skin dusted with evening musk Agnes Eva Savich Austin, Texas, 'Merica after totality the