Sounds of Summer

Haiku by Meredith Ackroyd, Melissa Dennison, Soumya Mukherjee, and Jo Balistreri

In Gratitude

Thanks to this week's tip jar contributors!

Nancy Brady
Bipasha Majumder (De)
Betsy Hearne
Ann Sullivan

And thanks to Jennifer Gurney for this week's editorial efforts!

heat lightning
the buzz of a grass whistle
in his hands

Meredith Ackroyd
Afton, Virginia, USA

shrieks and laughter
the arcing jet
from the hose

Melissa Dennison
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

afternoon nap
a pigeon
echoes the fan

Soumya Mukherjee
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

a clink of ice
and jazz in the park
settling

Jo Balistreri
Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA

Editor Bio: Jennifer Gurney lives in Colorado where she teaches, paints, writes and hikes. Her poetry is widely published, two of her poems have won international contests, one was turned into a choral piece and one has ridden on a bus in Racine, Wisconsin. Jennifer has 15 books of poetry and over 3,300 published poems. Jennifer’s favorite poems are the ones written on the back of an envelope at a red light.

Tip Jar

Haiku Girl Summer will always be a free publication. If you want to make a financial contribution, please visit Allyson Whipple’s Buy Me a Coffee page. Mention Haiku Girl Summer in the comment box and your donation will go into a pool that will be divided among the guest editors at the end of the 2026 editorial run.

Merch

If you want to even more ways to share the summer love, you can check out the Haiku Girl Summer merch shop. We have T-shirts and tank tops along with hats, mugs, buttons, and a spiral notebook. Email me if there are other items you’d like to see!