Haiku by Monica Kakkar and Allyson Whipple
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
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