Haiku by Carly Siegel Thorp, Deborah Karl-Brandt, and Jessica Allyson
in her bucket
the sand dollars
she returns
Carly Siegel Thorp
Sterling, MA, USA
Instagram: @carlysiegelthorp
collecting shells
at the beach
en l i g h t enment
Deborah Karl-Brandt
Bonn, Germany
shell necklace
her way to the beach
blocked off
Jessica Allyson
Ottawa, Canada
Instagram: @jessica.allyson77
Threads: @jessica.allyson77
Twitter: @jallysonwrites
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