Summer Solstice

golden wattle orb
euphony of eucalypts—
fragrant solstice noon

another solstice—
libraries and labyrinths
under the eyelids

Monica Kakkar
India and USA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicakakkar

ten days until solstice
faded yellow berries
in the meadow

insomnia
the shortest night
still too long

Allyson Whipple
St. Louis, MO, USA
www.culinarysaijiki.com