Haiku by C.X. Turner, Alanna C. Burke, Kelly Westhoff, Lisa Billa, and Julie Ann Espinoza elderflower cordial a cloud passing through the jar C.X. Turner United Kingdom a white blossom rises from the apache plume butterfly Alanna C. Burke Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA her poufy white dress
Haiku by Vaishnavi Ramaswamy, Marjorie Pezzoli, Leena Anandhi, Julie Bloss Kelsey, and Nancy Brady kulfi melt— the glistening sweat on the vendor's pot Vaishnavi Ramaswamy Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India a beekeeper slicing honeycomb her blue irises Marjorie Pezzoli overnight mud pot the rice water resurrects my grandma Leena
Haiga by Miluše Míčková, Dinah Power, Joanna Ashwell, Marianne Paul, Claire Vogel Camargo, and C. Oulens In Gratitude First, my apologies for failing to acknowledge any contributors or guest editors last Sunday! I have been under the weather and was totally out of it last weekend. – Allyson Thanks to the
Haiga by Stephanie Zepherelli, Joanna Ashwell, Agnes Eva Savich, Maria Tosti, and Dinah Power shimmering sun cats and clouds in dreamtime Stephanie Zepherelli Hawai’i, USA watching you leave the blue of the sky suddenly clouds Joanna Ashwell United Kingdom the flutter of bird wings… twitching ears Agnes Eva Savich
Haiga by Kimberly Kuchar and C. X. Turner, Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, Mariya Gusev, Marietta McGregor, Urszula Marciniak after laughter chain links Poem: C. X. Turner Photo: Kimberly Kuchar cooling effect . . . the jingle-jangle tune of an ice cream truck Valentina Ranaldi-Adams our rented beach house each year on a
Haiga by Marietta McGregor, Agnes Eva Savich and Elizabeth Gold, Paméla Overeynder, C.X. Turner, Louise Hopewell distant thunder along shallow gutters flash of whiting Marietta McGregor Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia secrets… the side of the moon we never see Poet: Agnes Eva Savich Photographer: Elizabeth Gold worn weave
Haiga by Marianne Paul, Anne Fox, Christa Pandey, Stephanie Zepherelli and Che Beez Knez waiting to bloom the understudy’s understudy Marianne Paul Canada early harvest trying to remember mom’s recipe Anne Fox Broomes Island, Maryland, USA my small life fits nicely in this garden …sparrow song Anne Fox
Haiga by Christina Chin, Stephanie Zepherelli and Che Beez Knez, Marianne Paul, Louise Hopewell, Kimberly Kuchar tangled the years together Christina Chin Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia big sister talk tiptoeing around birds and bees Haiku: Stephanie Zepherelli Hawai’i, USA Photo: Che Beez Knez Adelaide, South Australia itsy bitsy bikini the
Haiga by Christa Pandey, Debbie Strange, Agnes Eva Savich and Tracy Koretsky, Dinah Power, Claire Vogel Camargo travel dreams Danube river cruise denied Christa Pandey Austin, Texas, USA beachcombing every morning i read a new story Debbie Strange Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada cavities the dentist asks me about my travels Haiku:
Haiku by C.X. Turner, Arvinder Kaur, Juliet Wilson, Lori Kiefer, and Lisa Billa fallen cherries before anyone notices C.X. Turner United Kingdom walking past an aroma of mangoes this ache for yellow Arvinder Kaur Chandigarh, India swirling petals — even the cherry trees are giving up Juliet Wilson Edinburgh,
Haiku by Ruth Holzer, Katherine E Winnick, Vaishnavi Ramaswamy, Beata Czeszejko, and Anne Fox coming out to gaze at the moon earthworms and I Ruth Holzer Potomac Falls, Virginia, USA early sleep a dandelion cloud becomes the moon Katherine E Winnick Brighton, United Kingdom passing cloud — a raven waits on
Haiku by Jahnavi Gogoi, Kelly Sargent, Violet Avery Hall, Rupa Anand, and Denisa Hanšutová watermelon seeds teaching my daughter her numbers Jahnavi Gogoi Ajax, Ontario, Canada the woman I might have been wildflower seeds Kelly Sargent Williston, Vermont, USA light breeze my skirt just inches above the dress code Violet