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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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