sunshine, freedom, and a little flower
Haiku by Barbara Sabol, Neena Singh, Marietta McGregor, Kelly Sargent, and Dorota Czerwińska
a row of marigolds —
the deckled edge
of daybreak
Barbara Sabol
Akron, Ohio, USA
fragrant breeze
laburnum bells
spread their gold
Neena Singh
Chandigarh, Union Territory, India
tiger lily
the day dissolves
into butterflies
Marietta McGregor
Canberra, Australia
the whisper
before a first kiss
. . . white lilac breeze
Kelly Sargent
Williston, Vermont, USA
rose garden
a child bends down
over a daisy
Dorota Czerwińska
Warszawa, Poland
Editor Bio: Dr. Sangita Kalarickal is a Pushcart Prize and Touchstone award nominated wordsmith. Her work has been widely published in several journals and anthologies. She has authored Mamina (Kavya-Adisakrit, 2023), and co-authored Light & Line Drawings (Kavya-Adisakrit, 2026), which are collections of free verse and haikai poetry. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Drifting Sands Haibun Journal.
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